Great Lakes Snow Analysis

Gain an understanding of how cold air moving over warm lake water causes the cycling of matter, leading to lake effect snow formation in various Great Lakes regions. Analyze snowfall variations and identify a cause-and-effect relationship or correlational relationship. This lesson plan is designed for NGSS Standard MS-ESS2-4 and MS-ESS2-5.

Topics

  • correlational relationships
  • earth science
  • MS-ESS2-4
  • MS-ESS2-5
  • Great Lakes
  • snow analysis
  • hydrologic cycle
  • lake effect snow
  • energy transfer
  • matter cycling
  • causal relationships
  • weather patterns
  • climate science
  • geoscience