Monday & Tuesday, February 7th & 8th: Layers of the Atmosphere & Atmospheric Heating
Today, we learned that the atmosphere is the part of the Earth's system that is responsible for all weather. Within the atmosphere are 5 layers: the Troposphere, the Stratosphere, the Mesosphere, the Thermosphere, and the Exosphere. These layers have very unique characteristics that enable our Earth to be habitable. On Tuesday, we focused in on how weather forms in the atmosphere, particularly wind. The Sun's radiation heats the Earth's surface, the Earth's surface heats the air above it through conduction, then the warm air rises and the cool air sinks to create convection currents, which forms wind! Wind is the driving force behind all weather! Download the below Power Point for details from these lessons.
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Wednesday, February 9th: Practicing our Knowledge
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Thursday, February 10th: SNOW DAY
Friday, February 11th: Island Friday!
Today's lesson topic: Energy in Ecosystems!
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Monday, February 14th: Weekly Quiz 18 Solar Energy & The Atmosphere
Due to the snow days last week, scholars took their quiz today on the 5 layers of the atmosphere (Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere and Exosphere) and Atmospheric Heating (Radiation, Conduction, Convection), as well as Land Breezes and Sea Breezes.
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Tuesday, February 15th: Ocean Currents Cornell Notes
Today, scholars learned that water moves very similarly to air! The ocean currents can be divided into two types: surface currents and deep currents. These streamlike movements of water are caused by different factors. Scholars used Chapter 5, Section 1 (pages 124-128) to learn more about ocean currents!
Homework tonight: Make
sure you are reading more
about ocean currents tonight! After
reading, answer the discussion question using complete sentences. Then,
answer the four lesson review questions. Make
four notecards for
your four terms!
(Ocean current, Surface Current, Coriolis Effect, Deep
Current)
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Wednesday, February 16th: Surface Currents Practice
Today, scholars learned more about surface currents. Through a Brain Pop video and mapping practice, scholars will explore the different surface currents around the world.
Homework tonight: Exploring
Our World’s Currents: (1) Make a list of all
the world’s currents (Northern Hemisphere:
Warm Currents, Northern Hemisphere:
Cold Currents, Southern Hemisphere:
Warm Currents, Southern
Hemisphere: Cold
Currents); (2) Then, using the names
of the currents and your knowledge of them, plan a trip around the world!
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Thursday, February 17th: Ocean Currents Groups Activity
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Download the below Power Point based on your group number.
- Each scholar will have a role to play in today's activity!
#1: you will lead the
group in answering the section called “Message in a Bottle”
#2:
you will lead the group in answering the section called “Animals
depend on currents too!”
#3: you will lead the
group in answering the section called “Currents affect Weather!”
#4/#5: you will lead the
group in coloring in the map for the Global Conveyor Belt
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Friday, February 18th: Weekly Quiz 19 Ocean Currents
Tuesday, February 22nd: Forecasting Weather Cornell Notes
Textbook pages to use:
- Chapter 7 Section 1 (pages 184-190)
- Chapter 7 Section 4 (pages 206-209)
Homework tonight: Read the lesson on Predicting Weather. Answer the discussion question using complete sentences. Answer the four lesson review questions.
Please continue working on your Island Friday packets and vocab rings!!!
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Wednesday & Thursday, February 23rd & 24th: Weather Stations
Friday, February 25th: Weekly Quiz 20 & Island Friday
Monday, February 28th: Severe Weather Cornell Notes
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Tuesday, March 1st: Severe Weather Project Overview
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Wednesday, March 2nd: Starting our Severe Weather Project Presentations
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Thursday, March 3rd: Severe Weather Project Work Day
Friday, March 4th: Submitting Severe Weather Project & Island Friday