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Warm-Up(IN) 1/5/11 Warm ups are done individually and quietly in your desk. Warm up time is usually 5-7 minutes and is a time for you to get prepared and focused for class. Write your name, today’s date, and Earth Science on the paper that you have received. -Answer the following prompt: Write a 5 sentence paragraph about your break. What did you do? Did you go anywhere? Who did you see over break? Do you have a favorite part?
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In- 1/06/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph talking about anything you know about outer space. This includes the sun, planets, asteroids, stars, galaxies, and much more. Is there anything you would like to learn about astronomy? Out- Reflection 10pts. TBA Through- Classwork Timeline of the Universe PowerPoint with notes Explain Cornell Notes Format Our Solar System Reading handout Homework: Our Solar System Reading with Cornell Notes
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In- 1/06/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10pts. Write a five sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about the formation of the universe from today’s PPT Timeline of the Universe. -Explain how galaxies formed. -Describe element formation in stars. -Explain star death and the distribution of elements for new star systems. -Describe planetary system formation. Underline 4 key terms Through- Classwork Timeline of the Universe PowerPoint with notes Explain Cornell Notes format Homework: Our Solar System Reading with Cornell Notes
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In- 1/07/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about the solar system from last nights homework Our Solar System Reading Handout- Cornell Notes Out- Reflection Through- Classwork National Geographic Video Clip -Solar System 101 The Cosmic Distance Scale (NASA Website) Powers of Ten WS Homework: Finish Powers of Ten WS Geowords Vocabulary Pg E6-E11 All
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In- 1/10/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use each of the following words in your paragraph. -astronomical unit -planets -solar system -stars -galaxy -light year -nebula -cosmologist Underline each key term Out- Reflection None Through- ClassworkAnimations Dimensions of the Solar System- Activity Homework: Rounding Decimals & Scientific Notation WS Notebooks due block day
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In- 1/11/11, Warm-Up Round the following numbers to the tenths place. 1.0.456789 2. 2.6324 3.79.0721 4.145.567 5. 0.0563 Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Planet size comparison pictures Update Scoresheet Finish Dimensions of the Solar System Activity Homework: Rounding numbers wkst Notebooks due block day
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 1/06/11-1/13/11Warm-Ups50 1/7/11Geowords pg. E8-E1120 1/13/11Total70 Scoresheet
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In- 1/12/11 and 1/13/11 Warm-Up In complete sentences, compare the sizes of the planets. Also compare the distances between the planets. Use the activity we did earlier this week to help you. Out- Reflection Write a five sentence paragraph about what you have learned during the astronomy unit up to this point. Underline 5 vocabulary words. Through- Classwork Outer Space Travel Worksheet Puzzle Homework: None
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In- 1/18/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Describe and explain every thing you know about the Earth's Moon and how the sun affects the Earth. Out- Reflection TBA Through- Classwork The Sun-Earth-Moon System -Oral Reading w/Section Wrap-up questions Homework: DDRG The Earth Moon System
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In- 1/18/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection (10 points) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Axis -Equinox -Solstice -Seasons -Rotation (rotate) -Revolution (revolve) -Earth -Sun -Amount of sunlight -Day -Year -Hours Underline each key term Through- Classwork The Sun-Earth-Moon System -Oral Reading w/Section Wrap-up questions Homework: DDRG The Earth Moon System
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In- 1/19/11 and 1/20/11 Warm-Up Define the following words: Solstice Equinox Answer the following questions: 1.What causes day and night? 2. What causes the seasons? 3. What determines the length of a year? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork The Seasons Webquest Homework: None
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In- 1/21/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Axis -Equinox -Solstice -Seasons -Rotation (rotate) -Revolution (revolve) -Earth -Sun -Amount of sunlight -Day -Year -Hours Out- Reflection TBA Through- Classwork Orbiter simulation Seasons and moon worksheet Homework: None
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In- 1/21/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection Write a five sentence paragraph summarizing what you have learned about this week in earth science. Through- Classwork Orbiter simulation Seasons and moon worksheet Homework: None
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In- 1/24/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going so far. Out- Reflection (10 pts) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize how the moon and sun affect the Earth system. What are the phases of the moon? What relationship exists between the tides and the phases of the moon? Explain the seasons. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Video Clip “Moon 101” Earth’s Moon PowerPoint with notes Tides and Lunar Phases Graphing Homework: Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook)
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In- 1/25/11, Warm-Up Draw a labeled diagram of the moon phases. Out- Reflection (10 pts) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about tidal forces and the Earth system today. Explain the relative positions of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun for a spring and neap tide. Explain the effect tides have had on the length of the day. Through- Classwork Finish Tides and Lunar Phases Graphing Moon phases simulation Tidal Forces and Earth’s System Homework: DDRG Orbits and Effects Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook)
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In- 1/26/11 and 1/27/11 Warm-Up Using your homework from last night to help you, define the following words: Eccentricity Orbital plane Inclination Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Update score sheet Orbits and Effects PowerPoint with Cornell Notes Orbits and Effects Investigate Pg E29-E30 #1,2, & 3 Homework: Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook) EllipseMajor axis Distance between Foci Eccentr icity
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 1/18/11-1/28/11Warm-Ups50 1/18/11The Sun-Earth-Moon System Section Wrap-up questions 20 1/24/11Phases of the Moon Diagram20 1/24/11Geowords P. E41-E4420 1/26/11 and 1/27/11 P. E29-E30 Orbits and Effects Investigate 20 1/28/11NOVA: Asteroids Movie Facts20 1/28/11Total150
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In- 1/28/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Orbit(s) -Planets -Comets -Ellipse -Foci -Eccentricity -Orbital plane -Inclination -Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion Out- Reflection 10pts. In complete sentences, summarize what the movie was talking about today. Through- Classwork NOVA Video: Asteroids Write down 20 facts in your notebook. These should be in complete sentences. Homework: None
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In- 2/3/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about the sun. Out- Reflection 10pts. Draw a picture of the sun and label the following parts: -Corona -Core -Sunspot -Chromosphere -Photosphere -Prominence -Solar wind Through- Classwork The Sun PowerPoint with Cornell notes The Sun worksheet Homework: Finish Tunguska reading and questions
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In- 2/4/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a sunspot? 2. What is a solar flare? 3. What is a prominence? 4. Which of the above affect us on earth? Explain. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Sunspot graphing Eclipses PowerPoint Homework: None
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In- 2/7/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, talk about what classes you are planning on signing up for to take next year. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Choice of studies Homework: Geowords Pg. E50-E55 due in notebook. The next notebook check will be Feb. 18 th.
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In- 2/8/10, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about eclipses. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Eclipse PowerPoint Eclipse construction activity Homework: Geowords Pg. E50-E55 due in notebook. The next notebook check will be Feb. 18 th.
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In- 2/9/11 and 2/10/11 Warm-Up Describe the two types of eclipses or draw a labeled picture of the two types of eclipses. Out- Reflection 10pts. Reflect on today’s lab. Write a five sentence paragraph talking about what you learned from today’s lab, what you liked about it, and how this activity relates to stars. Through- Classwork Introduce stars Finish eclipse construction activity Flame test lab Start DDRG homework Homework: DDRG Pg. E63
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In- 2/11/11, Warm-Up Take a look through your notes and write a five sentence paragraph review what you know about the sun. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Sun review posters Homework: None
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In- 2/14/11, Warm-Up You had homework last week reading about the electromagnetic spectrum. Using your homework to help you, explain what the electromagnetic spectrum is. Out- Reflection 10 pts. Explain the procedure (steps) you need to use to correctly use the spectroscope. Through- Classwork Electromagnetic spectrum PowerPoint with skeleton notes Introduction to using spectroscopes Homework: None
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In- 2/15/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What is a spectroscope? 2. What is electromagnetic radiation and how do we use it in our everyday lives? 3. How are frequency and wavelength of a wave related? 4. How can astronomers figure out the temperature, chemical composition, and luminosity (brightness) of a star? Out- Reflection 10 pts. In a five sentence paragraph, explain what you did in the lab today. How is this related to astronomy? Through- Classwork Bright line spectra lab Start Spectra Identification Homework: Spectra Identification
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Through- Classwork Update Scoresheet Oral Reading Pg. 684 with section wrap up questions Evolution of Stars PowerPoint with Cornell Notes Classifying stars Worksheet Homework: Finish classifying stars worksheet Notebook check Friday In- 2/16/11 and 2/17/11 Warm-Up Friday is the end of the 1 st six week grading period. How is your semester going so far? What could be better about it? What is going well? Out- Reflection None-Start HW
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 1/31/11-2/18/11Warm-Ups50 2/7/11Geowords Pg. E50-E5520 2/16/11-2/17/11Pg. 684 Section wrap up questions 20 2/18/1120 Movie Facts20 2/18/11Total110
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In- 2/18/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize your notes from last class period. Underline 5 key terms. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Life cycle of a star video 20 movie facts in notebook Homework: Astronomy test next Friday
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In- 2/23/11, Warm-Up We have been talking about astronomy for awhile now. In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you have learned about astronomy. Out- Reflection 10pts. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.How are brightness and distance related? 2. What scale is used to describe brightness? 3. Why do the sun and moon look so bright to us? Through- Classwork Oral reading with Checking up questions P. E73- E77 Brightness vs. Distance lab Homework: Test on Friday
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In- 2/24/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize what you have learned about stars. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Constellations reading Constellations worksheet Homework: Test Friday
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In- 3/4/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph about CSAPs. What was the hardest test for you? What was the easiest test for you? Is there something that could be done differently by TJ staff or administration to ensure that you do well on the test? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Computer lab- Oceanography webquest: introduction to oceans Homework: None
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In- 3/7/11, Warm-Up No warm up Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Wild South America- Penguin shores movie with worksheet Homework: Notebook check Friday
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In- 3/8/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write about what you are most interested in learning about during the oceans unit. Out- Reflection 10 pts. 1.What is a thermocline? 2. Define ocean current and name the four forces that influence ocean currents. 3. What are the two types of ocean currents? Through- Classwork Ocean currents video clip Nature of Oceans PowerPoint with skeleton notes Homework: Notebook check Friday DDRG Causes of Ocean Circulation
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In- 3/9/11 and 3/10/11 Warm- Up In complete sentences, based on your notes from yesterday, explain the following: 1.What is thermohaline circulation? 2. What is the coriolis effect? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Thermohaline Circulation terminology notes Thermohaline demos with worksheet Coriolis Effect: Movement of Air reading with section wrap up questions Video clip: Coriolis effect Coriolis Effect lab activity Homework: DDRG Deep Circulation Notebook check Friday
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 2/23/11-3/11/11Warm-Ups50 2/23/11Checking Up P. E73-E7715 3/9/11 & 3/10/11 Coriolis Effect Section Wrap Up questions 20 3/11/11Total85
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In- 3/11/11,Warm-Up Based on the demos from last class period, answer the following questions: 1.Which type of water is more dense salt water or fresh water? 2. Which type of water is more dense hot or cold water? 3. What would be the most dense type of water possible? (warm, fresh water for example) Out- Reflection 10pts. Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about the currents and the ocean this week. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Deep Circulation PowerPoint with skeleton notes Ocean Currents worksheet Homework: None
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In- 3/14/11,Warm-Up Imagine you are an underwater explorer. You stay under the ocean for weeks at a time. What do you think that experience would be like? What would you want to study and explore on your exploration? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Surface Circulation PowerPoint with skeleton notes Start ocean circulation posters (due block day) Homework: DDRG surface circulation
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In- 3/15/11, Warm-Up Write a 5 sentence paragraph. Compare and contrast deep circulation ocean currents to surface circulation ocean currents. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Ocean circulation posters (due block day) Homework: None
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In- 3/16/11 and 3/17/11 Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going so far. Is this six weeks going better or worse than last six weeks? Are you on track to meet your goals for the semester? Out- Reflection 10pts 1.What are the factors that influence surface currents? 2. Which factor influences surface currents the most? 3. What is the pattern that a surface current travels in called? Through- Classwork Flotsam Found video clip Ocean currents oral reading with Section Wrap Up questions Surface circulations of oceans worksheet Finish ocean circulation posters Homework: None
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In- 3/18/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions. 1.Explain why some debris in the ocean never comes up on shore? 2. Where are ocean currents the warmest? 3. Where are ocean currents the coldest? 4. If an ocean current starts near the equator, will it be warm or cold? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Surfology video Surfology lesson Homework: None
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In- 3/21/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about El Nino. If you don’t know what it is, take a guess at what you think it might be. Out- Reflection 10pts Underline 5 key terms Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned about El Nino. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Ocean Currents worksheet El Nino PowerPoint with skeleton notes Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans Test Friday DDRG El Nino and ocean circulation
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In- 3/22/11, Warm-Up Based on what you learned yesterday about El Nino, how do you think El Nino might affect the food chain? Answer in complete sentences. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Earth Comm Pg F59-F60 -Oral Reading with DDRG El Nino and food chain graphing assignment Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans test Friday
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In- 3/23/11 and 3/24/11 Warm-Up No warm up Update scoresheet Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork El Nino Weather Anomalies PowerPoint (No notes) El Nino sea surface temperature activity and questions El Nino weather anomalies activity and questions Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans test Friday Finish questions from in class
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 3/14/11-3/25/11Warm-Ups50 3/16/11-3/17/11Section Wrap Up questions Ocean Currents 20 3/25/11Total70
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In- 4/5/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Describe an experience that you have had when weather seriously affected your life (or day). Thunderstorm, tornado, flood, lightning, hurricane, snowstorm, ice, etc… Out- Reflection 10pts Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about layers of the atmosphere today. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Earth’s Atmosphere 14-1 Pg 392 (Glencoe) Layers of the Atmosphere WS -Graphing and analysis Homework: Atmosphere & Elevations WS Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/6/11 and 4/7/11 Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Explain the layers of the atmosphere. -Identify the layers of the atmosphere. -What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into four layers. -What happens to the temperature in the troposphere (increases/decrease), why? -What happens to the temperature in the stratosphere (increases/decrease), why? Out- Reflection 10 pts. Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about Surface Air Pressure Patterns and maps today. Underline 5 key terms Refer your Cornell notes for key vocabulary terms. Through- Classwork Finish layers of the atmosphere worksheet Air Pressure PowerPoint with Cornell notes Surface air pressure patterns worksheet Weather maps PowerPoint (no notes) and surface maps How to read a surface map worksheet Homework: Atmosphere and elevation worksheet Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/8/11, Warm-Up Write your answers in complete sentences. 1.Explain what a surface map is. 2. What is an isobar? 3. Explain what the following symbols mean: H, L, Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Weather: Energy from the sun PowerPoint Reading in Glencoe P. 402 Draw labeled picture in notebook explaining conduction, convection, and radiation. Needs to relate to weather. Homework: Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/11/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned so far about weather. Underline 5 key words. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Glencoe Reading: Forecasting weather Reading station model on the weather map worksheet Homework: Notebook check Friday Geowords assignment due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/12/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Write down anything you know about thunderstorms. Possible topics you could write about are how thunderstorms are formed, damage they can cause, what time of year or where in the world they are most likely to happen, or anything else you know about thunderstorms. Out- Reflection 10pts. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a front? 2. How does a thunderstorm form? 3. Explain the characteristics of a cold front. 4. Explain the characteristics of a warm front. Through- Classwork Air Masses PowerPoint with Cornell notes Homework: Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/13/11 and 4/14/11 Warm-Up Use your Cornell notes from this unit to answer the following questions: -What type of weather is typical of high pressure? -What type of weather is typical of low pressure? -What causes wind and what general direction does it blow, low to high or high to low? -How is pressure shown on maps? -Draw the the symbol for a cold front. -Draw the symbol for a warm front. Out- Reflection 10pts Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Glencoe Reading P. 422 Sling psychrometer activity Relative humidity worksheet Cloud in a bottle activity DDRG: A thunderstorm matures Homework: Finish DDRG A thunderstorm matures Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/13/11 and 4/14/11 Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10pts Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a sling psychrometer? 2. What is relative humidity? 3. Explain how a cloud is formed in at least 3 sentences. Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Glencoe Reading P. 422 Sling psychrometer activity Relative humidity worksheet Cloud in a bottle activity DDRG: A thunderstorm matures Homework: Finish DDRG A thunderstorm matures Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/15/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Relative humidity -Water vapor -Saturated -Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air -Pressure decreases with increasing altitude -Expansion cooling -Condense/Condensation -Condensation nuclei -Drops of water suspended in the air -Cloud formation Out- Reflection 10pts TBA Through- Classwork Clouds PowerPoint with note worksheet Types of clouds worksheet Homework: None
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In- 4/15/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10pts Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What are the three major types of clouds? 2.Explain how a cloud is named? 3.What do you think would be the most dangerous type of cloud? Explain why. Through- Classwork Clouds PowerPoint with note worksheet Types of clouds worksheet Homework: None
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In- 4/18/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going. Out- Reflection- 10 pts. Write a five sentence paragraph summarizing your notes from today. Make sure to include the four mechanisms in your summary. Through- Classwork Rising Air Mechanisms PowerPoint with Cornell notes Thunderstorms in the USA worksheet Homework: DDRG: Tracking thunderstorms with radar
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In- 4/19/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.Where do you think in the USA are thunderstorms very likely to happen? Explain. 2. Where do you think in the USA are thunderstorms not very likely to happen? Explain. Be sure to include some of the mechanisms we talked about yesterday in your answers. Out- Reflection 10pts None-Start HW Through- Classwork Thunderstorms PowerPoint with worksheet (notes) Start HW Homework: DDRG Severe Weather
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In- 4/20/11 and 4/21/11 Warm-Up Write a five-sentence In detail, describe this weeks weather. Paragraph. In detail, describe this weeks weather. Think about it and try to recall some details. For example, what were the temperatures each day? Was there any precipitation? What were the wind direction and speed? Did the weather change as the weekend progressed? Explain. Out- Reflection 10pts TBD Through- Classwork EarthComm Reading: How Radar Works P. F90 Review weather and surface maps Thunderstorms PowerPoint part II with Cornell notes Savage Lightning video Homework: DDRG Sever Winds
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In- 4/22/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize what the movie about tornadoes was talking about. Underline 5 key words. Out- Reflection 10pts In a five sentence paragraph, write about anything that you have learned about weather so far during this unit. Through- Classwork Glencoe Reading : Weather Patterns Lightning and Tornado worksheet Homework: none
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In- 4/25/11, Warm-Up Write about anything you know about tornadoes in a five sentence paragraph. OR Write about an experience you have had involving a tornado in a five sentence paragraph. Out- Reflection 10pts Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned about oceans this week. Underline 5 key terms Refer to the word wall, Cornell notes, and skeleton notes for key vocabulary terms and concepts. Through- Classwork Mid Latitude Cyclones PowerPoint (no notes) Mid Latitude Cyclones worksheet Homework: none
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In- 4/26/11, Warm-Up Answer the questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a mid latitude cyclone? 2. What causes them to occur? 3. Where are they most likely to occur? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Mid Latitude Cyclones worksheet Homework: None
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In- 4/28/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Low Pressure -Counterclockwise -Cyclone -Mid-latitude cyclone -Cold air mass -Cool air mass -Warm air mass -Warm front -Cold Front -Occluded Front Out- Reflection- None Through- Classwork Finish Mid-latitude cyclones worksheet Start Cyclone Video Homework: None
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In- 4/29/11, Warm-Up None- Set up notebook Out- Reflection 10 pts. Write a 5 sentence paragraph summarizing what the cyclone movie was talking about. Through- Classwork Finish Cyclone Video Homework: None
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In- 5/2/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write about Hurricane Katrina. If you have an experience from hurricane Katrina or know someone who did, you can write about that. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Tornadoes PowerPoint (no notes) Analyzing severe weather data worksheet Start Hurricane Katrina movie Homework: None
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In- 5/3/11, Warm-Up None- Set up notebook Out- Reflection Write a five sentence paragraph summarizing what the movie was talking about. Through- Classwork Finish Hurricane Katrina video Homework: None
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In- 5/4/11 and 5/5/11 Warm-Up Be creative… Write a five-sentence paragraph. Write an imaginary story about a super scary hurricane experience that you lived through. Be creative… Out- Reflection- 10 pts. TBA Through- Classwork Hurricane PowerPoint (no notes) Hurricane worksheet 29 Hurricane worksheet 38 Weather conversions Homework: None
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In- 5/14/11 and 5/5/11 Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10 pts Consider your warm-up from today a rough draft. Only now add weather data to your story. Write a five-sentence paragraph. Write an imaginary story about a super scary hurricane experience that you lived through. Only now add weather data to your story. What happened to the air pressure? Did it increase or decrease as the hurricane passed? Was the wind speed constant or was it gusting? Did the wind direction change as the hurricane passed? Did rainfall increase or decrease as the hurricane passed? Did the temperature increase or decrease as the hurricane passed? Through- Classwork Hurricane PowerPoint (no notes) Hurricane worksheet 29 Hurricane worksheet 38 Weather conversions Homework: None
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In- 1/18/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection (10 points) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Axis -Equinox -Solstice -Seasons -Rotation (rotate) -Revolution (revolve) -Earth -Sun -Amount of sunlight -Day -Year -Hours Underline each key term Through- Classwork The Sun-Earth-Moon System -Oral Reading w/Section Wrap-up questions Homework: DDRG The Earth Moon System
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In- 1/19/11 and 1/20/11 Warm-Up Define the following words: Solstice Equinox Answer the following questions: 1.What causes day and night? 2. What causes the seasons? 3. What determines the length of a year? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork The Seasons Webquest Homework: None
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In- 1/21/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Axis -Equinox -Solstice -Seasons -Rotation (rotate) -Revolution (revolve) -Earth -Sun -Amount of sunlight -Day -Year -Hours Out- Reflection TBA Through- Classwork Orbiter simulation Seasons and moon worksheet Homework: None
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In- 1/21/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection Write a five sentence paragraph summarizing what you have learned about this week in earth science. Through- Classwork Orbiter simulation Seasons and moon worksheet Homework: None
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In- 1/24/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going so far. Out- Reflection (10 pts) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize how the moon and sun affect the Earth system. What are the phases of the moon? What relationship exists between the tides and the phases of the moon? Explain the seasons. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Video Clip “Moon 101” Earth’s Moon PowerPoint with notes Tides and Lunar Phases Graphing Homework: Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook)
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In- 1/25/11, Warm-Up Draw a labeled diagram of the moon phases. Out- Reflection (10 pts) Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about tidal forces and the Earth system today. Explain the relative positions of the Earth, the Moon, and the Sun for a spring and neap tide. Explain the effect tides have had on the length of the day. Through- Classwork Finish Tides and Lunar Phases Graphing Moon phases simulation Tidal Forces and Earth’s System Homework: DDRG Orbits and Effects Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook)
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In- 1/26/11 and 1/27/11 Warm-Up Using your homework from last night to help you, define the following words: Eccentricity Orbital plane Inclination Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Update score sheet Orbits and Effects PowerPoint with Cornell Notes Orbits and Effects Investigate Pg E29-E30 #1,2, & 3 Homework: Geowords P. E41-E44 (do in your notebook) EllipseMajor axis Distance between Foci Eccentr icity
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 1/18/11-1/28/11Warm-Ups50 1/18/11The Sun-Earth-Moon System Section Wrap-up questions 20 1/24/11Phases of the Moon Diagram20 1/24/11Geowords P. E41-E4420 1/26/11 and 1/27/11 P. E29-E30 Orbits and Effects Investigate 20 1/28/11NOVA: Asteroids Movie Facts20 1/28/11Total150
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In- 1/28/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Orbit(s) -Planets -Comets -Ellipse -Foci -Eccentricity -Orbital plane -Inclination -Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion Out- Reflection 10pts. In complete sentences, summarize what the movie was talking about today. Through- Classwork NOVA Video: Asteroids Write down 20 facts in your notebook. These should be in complete sentences. Homework: None
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In- 2/3/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about the sun. Out- Reflection 10pts. Draw a picture of the sun and label the following parts: -Corona -Core -Sunspot -Chromosphere -Photosphere -Prominence -Solar wind Through- Classwork The Sun PowerPoint with Cornell notes The Sun worksheet Homework: Finish Tunguska reading and questions
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In- 2/4/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a sunspot? 2. What is a solar flare? 3. What is a prominence? 4. Which of the above affect us on earth? Explain. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Sunspot graphing Eclipses PowerPoint Homework: None
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In- 2/7/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, talk about what classes you are planning on signing up for to take next year. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Choice of studies Homework: Geowords Pg. E50-E55 due in notebook. The next notebook check will be Feb. 18 th.
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In- 2/8/10, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about eclipses. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Eclipse PowerPoint Eclipse construction activity Homework: Geowords Pg. E50-E55 due in notebook. The next notebook check will be Feb. 18 th.
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In- 2/9/11 and 2/10/11 Warm-Up Describe the two types of eclipses or draw a labeled picture of the two types of eclipses. Out- Reflection 10pts. Reflect on today’s lab. Write a five sentence paragraph talking about what you learned from today’s lab, what you liked about it, and how this activity relates to stars. Through- Classwork Introduce stars Finish eclipse construction activity Flame test lab Start DDRG homework Homework: DDRG Pg. E63
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In- 2/11/11, Warm-Up Take a look through your notes and write a five sentence paragraph review what you know about the sun. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Sun review posters Homework: None
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In- 2/14/11, Warm-Up You had homework last week reading about the electromagnetic spectrum. Using your homework to help you, explain what the electromagnetic spectrum is. Out- Reflection 10 pts. Explain the procedure (steps) you need to use to correctly use the spectroscope. Through- Classwork Electromagnetic spectrum PowerPoint with skeleton notes Introduction to using spectroscopes Homework: None
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In- 2/15/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1. What is a spectroscope? 2. What is electromagnetic radiation and how do we use it in our everyday lives? 3. How are frequency and wavelength of a wave related? 4. How can astronomers figure out the temperature, chemical composition, and luminosity (brightness) of a star? Out- Reflection 10 pts. In a five sentence paragraph, explain what you did in the lab today. How is this related to astronomy? Through- Classwork Bright line spectra lab Start Spectra Identification Homework: Spectra Identification
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Through- Classwork Update Scoresheet Oral Reading Pg. 684 with section wrap up questions Evolution of Stars PowerPoint with Cornell Notes Classifying stars Worksheet Homework: Finish classifying stars worksheet Notebook check Friday In- 2/16/11 and 2/17/11 Warm-Up Friday is the end of the 1 st six week grading period. How is your semester going so far? What could be better about it? What is going well? Out- Reflection None-Start HW
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 1/31/11-2/18/11Warm-Ups50 2/7/11Geowords Pg. E50-E5520 2/16/11-2/17/11Pg. 684 Section wrap up questions 20 2/18/1120 Movie Facts20 2/18/11Total110
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In- 2/18/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize your notes from last class period. Underline 5 key terms. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Life cycle of a star video 20 movie facts in notebook Homework: Astronomy test next Friday
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In- 2/23/11, Warm-Up We have been talking about astronomy for awhile now. In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you have learned about astronomy. Out- Reflection 10pts. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.How are brightness and distance related? 2. What scale is used to describe brightness? 3. Why do the sun and moon look so bright to us? Through- Classwork Oral reading with Checking up questions P. E73- E77 Brightness vs. Distance lab Homework: Test on Friday
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In- 2/24/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize what you have learned about stars. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Constellations reading Constellations worksheet Homework: Test Friday
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In- 3/4/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph about CSAPs. What was the hardest test for you? What was the easiest test for you? Is there something that could be done differently by TJ staff or administration to ensure that you do well on the test? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Computer lab- Oceanography webquest: introduction to oceans Homework: None
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In- 3/7/11, Warm-Up No warm up Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Wild South America- Penguin shores movie with worksheet Homework: Notebook check Friday
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In- 3/8/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write about what you are most interested in learning about during the oceans unit. Out- Reflection 10 pts. 1.What is a thermocline? 2. Define ocean current and name the four forces that influence ocean currents. 3. What are the two types of ocean currents? Through- Classwork Ocean currents video clip Nature of Oceans PowerPoint with skeleton notes Homework: Notebook check Friday DDRG Causes of Ocean Circulation
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In- 3/9/11 and 3/10/11 Warm- Up In complete sentences, based on your notes from yesterday, explain the following: 1.What is thermohaline circulation? 2. What is the coriolis effect? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Thermohaline Circulation terminology notes Thermohaline demos with worksheet Coriolis Effect: Movement of Air reading with section wrap up questions Video clip: Coriolis effect Coriolis Effect lab activity Homework: DDRG Deep Circulation Notebook check Friday
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 2/23/11-3/11/11Warm-Ups50 2/23/11Checking Up P. E73-E7715 3/9/11 & 3/10/11 Coriolis Effect Section Wrap Up questions 20 3/11/11Total85
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In- 3/11/11,Warm-Up Based on the demos from last class period, answer the following questions: 1.Which type of water is more dense salt water or fresh water? 2. Which type of water is more dense hot or cold water? 3. What would be the most dense type of water possible? (warm, fresh water for example) Out- Reflection 10pts. Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about the currents and the ocean this week. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Deep Circulation PowerPoint with skeleton notes Ocean Currents worksheet Homework: None
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In- 3/14/11,Warm-Up Imagine you are an underwater explorer. You stay under the ocean for weeks at a time. What do you think that experience would be like? What would you want to study and explore on your exploration? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Surface Circulation PowerPoint with skeleton notes Start ocean circulation posters (due block day) Homework: DDRG surface circulation
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In- 3/15/11, Warm-Up Write a 5 sentence paragraph. Compare and contrast deep circulation ocean currents to surface circulation ocean currents. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Ocean circulation posters (due block day) Homework: None
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In- 3/16/11 and 3/17/11 Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going so far. Is this six weeks going better or worse than last six weeks? Are you on track to meet your goals for the semester? Out- Reflection 10pts 1.What are the factors that influence surface currents? 2. Which factor influences surface currents the most? 3. What is the pattern that a surface current travels in called? Through- Classwork Flotsam Found video clip Ocean currents oral reading with Section Wrap Up questions Surface circulations of oceans worksheet Finish ocean circulation posters Homework: None
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In- 3/18/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions. 1.Explain why some debris in the ocean never comes up on shore? 2. Where are ocean currents the warmest? 3. Where are ocean currents the coldest? 4. If an ocean current starts near the equator, will it be warm or cold? Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Surfology video Surfology lesson Homework: None
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In- 3/21/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, write down anything you know about El Nino. If you don’t know what it is, take a guess at what you think it might be. Out- Reflection 10pts Underline 5 key terms Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned about El Nino. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Ocean Currents worksheet El Nino PowerPoint with skeleton notes Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans Test Friday DDRG El Nino and ocean circulation
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In- 3/22/11, Warm-Up Based on what you learned yesterday about El Nino, how do you think El Nino might affect the food chain? Answer in complete sentences. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Earth Comm Pg F59-F60 -Oral Reading with DDRG El Nino and food chain graphing assignment Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans test Friday
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In- 3/23/11 and 3/24/11 Warm-Up No warm up Update scoresheet Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork El Nino Weather Anomalies PowerPoint (No notes) El Nino sea surface temperature activity and questions El Nino weather anomalies activity and questions Homework: Notebook check Friday Oceans test Friday Finish questions from in class
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DateAssignment NamePoints Possible Your Score 3/14/11-3/25/11Warm-Ups50 3/16/11-3/17/11Section Wrap Up questions Ocean Currents 20 3/25/11Total70
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In- 4/5/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Describe an experience that you have had when weather seriously affected your life (or day). Thunderstorm, tornado, flood, lightning, hurricane, snowstorm, ice, etc… Out- Reflection 10pts Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about layers of the atmosphere today. Underline 5 key terms Through- Classwork Earth’s Atmosphere 14-1 Pg 392 (Glencoe) Layers of the Atmosphere WS -Graphing and analysis Homework: Atmosphere & Elevations WS Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/6/11 and 4/7/11 Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Explain the layers of the atmosphere. -Identify the layers of the atmosphere. -What is the basis for dividing the atmosphere into four layers. -What happens to the temperature in the troposphere (increases/decrease), why? -What happens to the temperature in the stratosphere (increases/decrease), why? Out- Reflection 10 pts. Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you learned about Surface Air Pressure Patterns and maps today. Underline 5 key terms Refer your Cornell notes for key vocabulary terms. Through- Classwork Air Pressure PowerPoint with Cornell notes Weather maps PowerPoint (no notes) Surface air pressure patterns worksheet Air pressure map How to read a surface map worksheet Homework: DDRG What conditions create a thunderstorm? Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/8/11, Warm-Up Write your answers in complete sentences. 1.Explain what a surface map is. 2. What is an isobar? 3. Explain what the following symbols mean: H, L, Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Weather: Energy from the sun PowerPoint Reading in Glencoe P. 402 Draw labeled picture in notebook explaining conduction, convection, and radiation. Needs to relate to weather. Homework: Geowords assignment due 4/15 in notebook
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In- 4/11/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned so far about weather. Underline 5 key words. Out- Reflection None Through- Classwork Glencoe Reading: Forecasting weather Reading station model on the weather map worksheet Homework: Notebook check Friday Geowords assignment due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/12/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Write down anything you know about thunderstorms. Possible topics you could write about are how thunderstorms are formed, damage they can cause, what time of year or where in the world they are most likely to happen, or anything else you know about thunderstorms. Out- Reflection 10pts. Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a front? 2. How does a thunderstorm form? 3. Explain the characteristics of a cold front. 4. Explain the characteristics of a warm front. Through- Classwork Air Masses PowerPoint with Cornell notes Homework: Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/13/11 and 4/14/11 Warm-Up Use your Cornell notes from this unit to answer the following questions: -What type of weather is typical of high pressure? -What type of weather is typical of low pressure? -What causes wind and what general direction does it blow, low to high or high to low? -How is pressure shown on maps? -Draw the the symbol for a cold front. -Draw the symbol for a warm front. Out- Reflection 10pts Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Glencoe Reading P. 422 Sling psychrometer activity Relative humidity worksheet Cloud in a bottle activity DDRG: A thunderstorm matures Homework: Finish DDRG A thunderstorm matures Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/13/11 and 4/14/11 Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10pts Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What is a sling psychrometer? 2. What is relative humidity? 3. Explain how a cloud is formed in at least 3 sentences. Through- Classwork Update scoresheet Glencoe Reading P. 422 Sling psychrometer activity Relative humidity worksheet Cloud in a bottle activity DDRG: A thunderstorm matures Homework: Finish DDRG A thunderstorm matures Notebook check Friday Geowords due in notebook on Friday
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In- 4/15/11, Warm-Up Write a five-sentence paragraph. Use as many of the following words and phrases in your paragraph as possible. -Relative humidity -Water vapor -Saturated -Warm air can hold more water vapor than cold air -Pressure decreases with increasing altitude -Expansion cooling -Condense/Condensation -Condensation nuclei -Drops of water suspended in the air -Cloud formation Out- Reflection 10pts TBA Through- Classwork Clouds PowerPoint with note worksheet Types of clouds worksheet Homework: None
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In- 4/15/11, Warm-Up Out- Reflection 10pts Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.What are the three major types of clouds? 2.Explain how a cloud is named? 3.What do you think would be the most dangerous type of cloud? Explain why. Through- Classwork Clouds PowerPoint with note worksheet Types of clouds worksheet Homework: None
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In- 4/18/11, Warm-Up Write a five sentence paragraph about how your semester is going. Out- Reflection- 10 pts. Write a five sentence paragraph summarizing your notes from today. Make sure to include the four mechanisms in your summary. Through- Classwork Rising Air Mechanisms PowerPoint with Cornell notes Thunderstorms in the USA worksheet Homework: DDRG: Tracking thunderstorms with radar
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In- 4/19/11, Warm-Up Answer the following questions in complete sentences. 1.Where do you think in the USA are thunderstorms very likely to happen? Explain. 2. Where do you think in the USA are thunderstorms not very likely to happen? Explain. Be sure to include some of the mechanisms we talked about yesterday in your answers. Out- Reflection 10pts None-Start HW Through- Classwork Thunderstorms PowerPoint with worksheet (notes) Start HW Homework: DDRG Severe Weather
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In- 4/20/11 and 4/21/11 Warm-Up Write a five-sentence In detail, describe this weeks weather. Paragraph. In detail, describe this weeks weather. Think about it and try to recall some details. For example, what were the temperatures each day? Was there any precipitation? What were the wind direction and speed? Did the weather change as the weekend progressed? Explain. Out- Reflection 10pts TBD Through- Classwork EarthComm Reading: How Radar Works P. F90 Review weather and surface maps Thunderstorms PowerPoint part II with Cornell notes Savage Lightning video Homework: DDRG Sever Winds
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In- 4/22/11, Warm-Up In a five sentence paragraph, summarize what the movie about tornadoes was talking about. Underline 5 key words. Out- Reflection 10pts In a five sentence paragraph, write about anything that you have learned about weather so far during this unit. Through- Classwork Glencoe Reading : Weather Patterns Lightning and Tornado worksheet Homework: none
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In- 4/25/11, Warm-Up Write about anything you know about tornadoes in a five sentence paragraph. OR Write about an experience you have had involving a tornado in a five sentence paragraph. Out- Reflection 10pts Write a five-sentence paragraph. Summarize what you have learned about oceans this week. Underline 5 key terms Refer to the word wall, Cornell notes, and skeleton notes for key vocabulary terms and concepts. Through- Classwork Mid Latitude Cyclones PowerPoint (no notes) Mid Latitude Cyclones worksheet Homework: none
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