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PBIS — Teacher’s Planning Guide: Planetary Forecaster LS1

Unit Introduction (pages 2-18)
Learning Set 1 Introduction: What is Temperature and How Does It Differ across Earth’s Surface? (pages 19-22)
Section 1.1 Understand the Challenge: Think about the Questions (pages 23-28)
Section 1.2 Read: Measuring Temperature (pages 29-36)
Section 1.3 Investigate: Creating a Prediction Map on Paper and in My World (pages 37-52)
Section 1.4 Investigate: Compare Your Temperature Map to a Real-World Temperature Map (pages 53-61)
Section 1.5 Explore: Which Locations are Habitable on Earth? (pages 62-76)
Learning Set 1: Back to the Big Challenge (pages 77-82)

PBIS — Teacher's Planning Guide: Planetary Forecaster LS2

Learning Set 2 Introduction: How Does a Planet’s Shape Affect Surface Temperatures? (pages 83-86)
Section 2.1 Understand the Challenge: What are the Effects of a Planet’s Shape on its Temperatures? (pages 87-96)
Section 2.2 Investigate: How Do Direct and Indirect Light Affect Surface Temperatures? (pages 97-106)
Section 2.3 Explain: How Shape Affects a Planet’s Temperature (pages 107-114)
Section 2.4 Investigate: What is the Incoming Solar Energy at Different Distances from the Equator? (pages 115-126)
Section 2.5 Review and Revise Your Explanation: Shape and Temperature (pages 127-134)
Learning Set 2: Back to the Big Challenge (pages 135-146)