1. Into the Weather Investigation 1, Part 1
What is Weather?
Into the Weather
Investigation 1, Part 1
Teacher’s Guide (TG) - P. 33

2. Quick Write (in your Interactive Notebook)
What is weather?
Write down everything you know about weather in the circle map that is started on step 1.
Teacher’s Guide (TG) P. 44 and P.45
TG-Assessment -P.422

3. Today’s Weather Normal? If not, what weather would you expect?
Does the same weather happen everywhere on Earth today?
Watch “Things That Fall from the Sky”, and write in your Interactive Notebook any ideas that surprise you (circle map).
TG P.45

4. Things That Fall from the Sky
What surprised you about the weather shown in the video? Discuss with your “elbow partner” and be prepared to share with class.
TG- P.45

5. Severe Weather
Weather that is dangerous or causes damage (Highlight/Add this definition to your Index Interactive Notebook.)
Experienced severe weather?
Other severe weather?
TG - P.45

6. Hurricanes As you watch the video think about the following questions:
What is a hurricane?
What conditions are necessary for a hurricane to form?
TG- P.45

7. Hurricanes Discuss the following questions:
What kind of damage occurs during hurricanes?
What are some things people have tried to lessen the effects of a hurricane?
Where and when have some of the most devastating hurricanes happened?
How do meteorologist monitor hurricanes?
TG - P.46

8. Hurricane Discussion Questions (Add information to your Interactive Notebook in your own words.)
What is a hurricane?
An area of low pressure into which air rushes, creating powerful winds that spiral around a central eye.
Answers to questions on P.45-46

9. Hurricane Discussion Questions
What conditions are necessary for a hurricane to form?
Area of low pressure
Ocean temperatures at least 81F.
Answers to questions on P.45-46

10. Hurricane Discussion Questions
What kind of damage occurs during hurricanes?
Wind and water damage. Flooding.
What are some things people have tried to lessen the effects of a hurricane?
Moved entire cities, improved hurricane forecasting, built seawalls, and built houses on stilts.
Answers to questions on P.45-46

11. Hurricane Discussion Questions
Where and when have some of the most devastating hurricanes happened?
Galveston 1900, Belize 1961, Caribbean Islands 1988, Bangladesh 1991, Florida 1992, and Katrina 2006.
How do meteorologist monitor hurricanes?
Ground observations, aircraft observations, and satellite images.
Answers to questions on P.45-46

12. Weather Questions
You might have questions about weather after watching the videos.
In your Interactive Notebook make a step 4: Reflection and write down 3 or 4 questions you have about weather.
Share your questions with your group.
TG- P.46

13. Meteorology
The scientific study of Earth’s weather (Highlight/Add definition to your Interactive Notebook Index.)
What does it mean?
Ancient Greeks thought anything that fell from the sky was a meteor, including rain, snow and hail.
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14. What does it mean?
Today, meteorology includes only the study of weather.
Planetary scientists study meteors.
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15. Meteorologist
A person who studies the causes and effects of Earth’s weather
Meteorologists study weather in order to make predictions or forecasts
Predictions to let people know what kinds of weather to expect the next day or the next week.
TG- P.46-47

16. Weather Forecasts Who would use a forecast?
What decisions might they make?
TG- P.47

17. Homework
Bring in a copy of a local weather report to discuss tomorrow.
TG- P.47