Lesson Plan: The Atmosphere Science

Students will be able to

• describe what the atmosphere is,
• recall what is meant by the terms air column, pressure, and atmospheric pressure,
• recall that the bar is a unit of pressure,
• recall the value of atmospheric pressure at sea level,
• recall that atmospheric pressure changes with height above sea level,
• recall that atmospheric density changes with height above sea level,
• recall that pressure can be used to measure altitude with devices such as an altimeter,
• understand isobar diagrams,
• draw isobar diagrams,
• recall that a barometer is a device that can be used to measure pressure,
• recall that hot air rises and cold air sinks.