"Atmosphere Magazine" - Incorporating Art in Science

Aligned to NGSSS SC.6.E.7.9.

Uses:

I used this as an activity for students to work on quietly after a test.

Could also be used for a front-loading activity or a homework assignment.

Front: Students identify each layer of the atmosphere, color.

Key:

Earth --> Troposphere --> Stratosphere --> Mesosphere --> Thermosphere --> Exosphere

Inside: Students complete the "Hot" or "Not" page by identifying the hottest layer of the atmosphere and the coldest layer of the atmosphere. Students will draw and color pictures.

Key:

Hottest layer: Thermosphere. Drawing includes ionosphere - positive and negative charges.

Coldest layer: Mesosphere. Drawing includes "shooting stars" (meteors burning up).

Back: Students identify the troposphere as the "weather layer".

Key:

Students will draw weather images. Answers vary.