Weblinks and further instructions. This webquest is due __________________.

Weblinks for the Webquest (Weather or Not...)

Prompt 1: Let's review air masses. Click on the link to fresh your memory  and define air mass in your own words.
 http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/...

Prompt 2: Now we need to  review the types of air masses, where they form, and the characteristics of the air in each. Learn which air masses affect us in the U.S. by going to the link below. Please make a graphic organizer (a table, preferablly) to help you condense the notes. 
 http://www.usatoday.com/weather/tg/wamsorce/wamsorce.htm

Prompt 3: See if you can identify the types of air masses that are present in the U.S. today by clicking on Temperature and Humidity next to the map and comparing the two views (on the right side, make sure you click on "layers" tab, click on "weather stations",     on settings (the wheel) click on temperature then humdity. It should give you the temperature and hudimity inside a colored bubble. See how the colored bubbles clump up together. Draw this in "lumps"). Use a pencil and try to draw these air masses on the map provided to you on the answer sheet.
http://www.wunderground.com/
 
Prompt 4:Read the information on the site, and define the front in your own words. 
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/af/frnts/home.rxml

Prompt 5: Now click on the following links to learn about the types of fronts, their symbols, and the weather they bring. 
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/...
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/...
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/...
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/...

Prompt 6: Now click on this link to see a nifty animation and learn why cold fronts bring the weather they do. No response necessary, but make note of imporant concepts: http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter11/graphics/59_Cold_Front/59.html

Prompt 7: Click on this link to see a nifty animation and learn why warm fronts bring the weather they do. No response necessary, but make note of imporant concepts: : http://apollo.lsc.vsc.edu/classes/met130/notes/chapter11/graphics/58_Warm_Front/58.html

Prompt 8 & 9:
Now revisit this site: http://www.wunderground.com/ and click on fronts. Is there a correlation between where you placed the air masses on your map and where the fronts are located? Draw the fronts on your map.

Prompt 9: Write down your prediction of weather. Draw on the map in front according to direction.
Prompt 10: Essay

Warm-up: Read about different types of clouds
Classwork: Make graphic organizer
Draw clouds according to the altitude scale
Homework: none (turn i

Warm-up: 1.How do the tornadoes form?
2.How would you prepare for tornado safety?
3.___________is the measure of the moisture (water vapor) in the air.
Classwork: Discuss Analysis & graph for Seasons gizmo
start on Hurricane gizmo
Homework: finish Seasons (due tmrw)
finish Hurricane (due Monday)

Warm-up: make gizmo account: www.explorelearning.com

Classwork: Seasons gizmo

Questions to consider: what happens as you increse the number of degrees? (How does tilting the plate relate to how much sun rays hit the plate?)

How is this related to seasons?

Homework: Seasons gizmo due on Friday (lab grade)

Warm-up:
1.How do the clouds form?
2.What causes lightning?
3.What is the tool that measures wind speed?
Classwork:
Review for quiz
Take quiz (Severe Weather & Fronts)
Read Twister Science Article
Homework:
Answer questions on Twister Science Ariticle

 Warm-up:
1.Define stationary front
2.What measures the air pressure?
3.What happens to the air pressure as the temperature decreases?
Classwork:
Predict Weather
Go over forecasting temperature & precipitation worksheet
(concepts to know: know that temperature of day & night depends on cloud coverage & type of wind that blows. How does cloud coverage affect day time temperatures? How does cloud coverage affect night time temperatures?)
(Concepts to know: know that precipitation occurs when moist air cools and condenses. Why is moisture necessary for making precipitation? How do fronts affect precipitation?- Fronts affect precipitation because warmer air is pushed up and cools, condenses, and turns into cloud)
Homework: study for the quiz [concepts to know: formation & location of thunderstorms, tornadoes, tropical storms; types of fronts & their movement; weather instruments; how air pressure is affected by temperature, humidity and altitude; how precipitation is affected by fronts]

Warm-up: What have you learned in the past couple of weeks? (Write at least 3 concepts learned). How do you think you did on your project? Could you have produced a better product? Please explain.

What was most memorable to you (stands out most) out of this unit? Why was this most memorable?

Classwork: notes on weather & weather instruments
predict temperature and precipitation

Homework: try to predict the weather for Monday based on Sunday's weather. Please be sure to justify your prediction with at least 2-3 sentences (based on Sunday's weather).

Warm-up: 
1.How are thunderstorms formed?
2.Cyclones are formed ___________(specific location).
3. What happens during a warm front?
Classwork: review how each type of storm is formed
work on the flipbook
Homework: finish flipbook (due tomorrow!)

Writing test today. Revised schedule.

class work: take notes on front (see attached for notes on severe weather and fronts)
work on flip book

Homework: work on flipbook (due Friday) and study for Quiz (Tuesday 1/28/13)

Ms. Kwon's voice is finally back! Yay!!! Let's take some notes =)

Classwork: Notes on thunderstorms, tornado, tropical storms (notes will be posted tmrw along with tmrw's notes)
Start on Flipbook. Flipbook instructions:

  1.Write your name on the front page. Write date & period. Title this “Severe Weather” (or something along those lines)
2.Please label the subheadings: thunderstorm,  tornado, tropical storms
3.For each page (each type of storm) you must write` ¡Formation: describe how each is formed (in detail) ¡Location: Where it is formed ¡Illustration: draw (in color) what it looks like
 4.In each page, you must describe how each is formed 5.On the back of the page, label 4 different types of fronts: warm front, cold front, occluded front, and stationary front. ¡Illustrate & describe how each is formed

Homework: work on flipbook (Due Friday)