Monday, March 9 th Entry Task 1.Re-read the procedure for the lab. 2.Look at your hypothesis. Make any necessary changes (keep the purpose and the problem statement in mind) 3.Add any control variables to what is already written down in your notebook (after looking over the procedure you may come across additional ones) Schedule: Local Winds Lab- collect data Objective: I can measure differences in rate of temperature change between water and sand Homework Complete Graph for lab Air pressure stats Please have on desk: 6 questions from Friday

Make a double line graph depicting the data from the two beakers. (remember to include a title and labels for each axis.) Make a double line graph depicting the data from the two beakers. (remember to include a title and labels for each axis.)

Tuesday, March 10 th Entry Task 1.Compare your graph with the person sitting next to you. 2.Write down any differences you may have. 3.Make any changes to your graph, if necessary. 4.Make sure you use the “how to write an 8 th grade lab report” as a guide. Schedule: Local Winds Lab- Conclusion Homework: Formal Lab Report due tomorrow Objective: I can analyze scientific data and create a conclusion to explain cause of local winds Please Have on Desk: Graph

Conclusion Follow the bullets below; each bullet is a sentence in your paragraph. What was the questions/purpose/problem statement of the experiment? How does the data answer the question from the questions/purpose/problem statement? Give examples from the data to support what the answer is – USE NUMBERS! State whether the hypothesis was supported by the data. Give a different example from the data to explain whether the hypothesis was supported or not – USE NUMBERS! What were possible sources of error in this experiment? Give 2 to 3 specific examples of possible error from the experiment. Summarize what was learned and what the results support.

Wednesday, March 11 th Entry Task Answer the following questions using full sentences, IQIA. 1.Does wind move horizontally or vertically? 2.Does warm air rise or sink? 3.Does air move from low- to high- pressure areas or from high to low? 4.What does the Coriolis effect cause winds to do? Schedule: Lab, Peer edit Air pressure and wind review 16.1 and 16.2 Quiz Homework: Read/RSG 16.3 Chapter 16 Vocabulary Due Tuesday Objective: I can review information about air pressure and winds Please have on desk: Formal Lab Report

16.1 and 16.2 Vocabulary Subject: Air pressure Air pressure Barometer Subject: Wind Patterns Weather Wind Global wind Coriolis effect Jet Stream Monsoon

Thursday, March 12 th Entry Task Answer the following questions using full sentences, IQA. 1.What is humidity? 2.The temperature at which air will reach saturation is called what? 3.What are clouds made of? 4.What do cloud droplets condense on? Schedule: Cloud notes Cloud Types Worksheet Homework: Finish Cloud Types WS Objective: I can classify cloud types based on their characteristics Please have on desk: 16.3 RSG

Most Clouds Form as Air Rises and Cools

Ch. 16:Earths atmosphere is a blanket of gases that supports and protects life What you’ve learned What your going to learn in 16.3 Water vapor circulates from Earth to the atmosphere Warm air is less dense than cool air and rises How water in the atmosphere changes How clouds form Characteristics and types of clouds

How clouds form It rains and there are water puddles all over the ground. As it starts to heat up the water evaporates and turns into water vapor. The vapor rises and as it rises it gets colder. This causes water vapor to freeze or form tiny water droplets. As it all condenses they form clouds. Once they get too heavy they simply fall as precipitation.

Humidity and Relative Humidity  Humidity: the amount of water vapor in the air  Saturation: a condition in which the amounts of precipitation and condensation are equal  The warmer the air is the more water vapor it takes to saturate it  Relative Humidity: compares the amount of water vapor in the air with the maximum amount of water vapor that can be present at that temperature  Dew Point: temperature at which air will reach saturation

Different types of clouds Cirrus: appear feathery or whispy Cumulus: clouds that can grow to be very tall Stratus: clouds that form in flat layers Word Parts tell more about clouds: With nimbo- or nimbus- it means it’s a type of cloud that produces precipitation With the prefix alto- it means clouds at a medium altitude

Cirrus Clouds Form in very cold air at high altitudes Made of ice crystals and have a wispy or feathery appearance Usually seen in good weather but they can sometimes mean a storm is coming

Cumulus Clouds  Puffy white with dark bases(look like cotton balls)  Usually occur during good weather when warm air rises an its water vapor condenses  If they get really tall they can produce showers  Cumulonimbus are the largest and cause thunderstorms(can be 11miles high)

Stratus Clouds Smooth gray clouds that form in layers Produce light precipitation The higher up they form, the thinner they are

Fog Fog is a cloud that rests on the ground or a body of water Forms when a surface is colder than the air above it Clears as ground is heated up