Learning Goal:
Investigate storms and what powers them in the atmosphere.
Vocabulary:
Hurricane
Trade Winds
Coriolis Effect
Class Resources:
Bill Nye: Storms
Activity:
Video Guide
Homework:
Predicting the weather worksheet
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
Today in Science 5/16
Learning Goals:
Identify the major types of air masses that affect the weather in North America.
Name and describe the main types of fronts.
Vocab:
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 76-82
Activity:
Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet
Prediciting the Weather
Homework:
Ed Heads Weather Activities
Identify the major types of air masses that affect the weather in North America.
Name and describe the main types of fronts.
Vocab:
Tropical
Polar
Maritime
Continental
Cold Front
Warm Front
Stationary Front
Occluded Front
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 76-82
Activity:
Air Masses and Fronts Worksheet
Prediciting the Weather
Homework:
Ed Heads Weather Activities
Friday, May 13, 2011
Today in Science 5/13
Learning Goals:
Explain how clouds form.
Name the 6 main types of clouds.
Vocab:
Fog
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 61-66
Activity:
Cloud Vocab Notes
Cloud Games
Online Cloud Quiz
Sporcle Cloud Game
Homework:
None
Explain how clouds form.
Name the 6 main types of clouds.
Vocab:
Fog
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 61-66
Activity:
Cloud Vocab Notes
Cloud Games
Online Cloud Quiz
Sporcle Cloud Game
Homework:
None
Today in Science 5/12
Learning Goals:
*Observe the operation of the water cycle model.
*Associate the operation of the model with the natural water cycle.
*Describe and identify the parts of the water cycle.
Vocab:
Accumulation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Surface Runoff
Subsurface Runoff
Did You Know:
Textbook Page 61
Activity:
Water Cycle Model Activity
Water Cycle Song :)
Homework:
None
*Observe the operation of the water cycle model.
*Associate the operation of the model with the natural water cycle.
*Describe and identify the parts of the water cycle.
Vocab:
Accumulation
Evaporation
Transpiration
Condensation
Precipitation
Surface Runoff
Subsurface Runoff
Did You Know:
Textbook Page 61
Activity:
Water Cycle Model Activity
Water Cycle Song :)
Homework:
None
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Today in Science 5/1
Learning Goals:
Explain how clouds form.
Name the 6 main types of clouds.
Vocab:
Fog
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 61-66
Activity:
Cloud Vocab Notes
Homework:
None~ Have great weekend!
Explain how clouds form.
Name the 6 main types of clouds.
Vocab:
Fog
Cumulus
Stratus
Cirrus
Cumulonimbus
Nimbostratus
Did You Know:
Textbook pages 61-66
Activity:
Cloud Vocab Notes
Homework:
None~ Have great weekend!
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Today in Science 5/11
Learning Goal:
Discuss the properties of wind and how its direction and speed are measured.
Vocab:
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Did You Know:
Textbook Pages 52-60
Activity:
Wind Lab
Homework:
Study Vocab for Quiz Tomorrow
Click Here to Study Quizlet
Discuss the properties of wind and how its direction and speed are measured.
Vocab:
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Did You Know:
Textbook Pages 52-60
Activity:
Wind Lab
Homework:
Study Vocab for Quiz Tomorrow
Click Here to Study Quizlet
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Today in Science 5/10
Learning Goal:
Discuss the properties of wind and how its direction and speed are measured.
Vocab:
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Did You Know:
Textbook Pages 52-60
Activity:
Wind Worksheet
Make a Weather Vane
Homework:
TIP Vocab
Discuss the properties of wind and how its direction and speed are measured.
Vocab:
Wind Vane
Anemometer
Did You Know:
Textbook Pages 52-60
Activity:
Wind Worksheet
Make a Weather Vane
Homework:
TIP Vocab
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