Monday: Earth Sun and Moon Intro, Lost on the moon activity
Tuesday: The Moon, Moon Phases organizer
Wednesday: Eclipses
Thursday: The SUN
Friday: Quiz- 100% Earth, Sun and Moon. **Hint it will not be a scantron**
Question: What is Geocentric and Heliocentric mean? LOOK IT UP!!!!!!
Ocean currents and El Nino: A scavenger hunt
How are ocean currents created?
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056692/ocean-current
How can scientists use ocean currents to create energy?
http://ocsenergy.anl.gov/guide/current/index.cfm
A barge loaded with Nike shoes toppled over in the ocean during a storm. The currents carried the shoes all over the place! Describe what happened and where the shoes went.
http://seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov/OCEAN_PLANET/HTML/oceanography_currents_2.html
What is El Nino?
http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/nino/intro.html
How long have scientists known about El Nino?
http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/nino.html
Where does the warm air that causes El Nino come from? (Hint: Click the animation of El Nino to view a quick clip)
http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/where1.html
RAFT on-demand writing assignment
(RAFT stands for Role Audience Format Topic)
Directions: Pick one choice from each column. Write a one-page response for your topic.
| Circle your choice |
Role |
Audience |
Format |
Topic |
| Concerned citizen |
TV watchers |
An editorial voicing your opinion |
Pollution being carried by ocean currents |
|
| Editor of a newspaper |
People reading newspaper |
A public service announcement |
Ocean currents being used to create clean energy |
|
| Environmental scientist |
Senators or representatives |
A persuasive letter to public officials |
Change in weather due to El Nino |
|
| Meteorologist (weather scientist) |
kids |
A news segment |
Monday: Climate notes, Activity: Using a station Model
Tuesday: Weather Log Graphing Activity
Wednesday: Earth Sun and Moon Relationships Introduction
Thursday: Benchmark Exam
Friday: Continue Earth Sun and Moon Relationships
Monday: OAS in computer lab
Tuesday: Continue weather notes HW : What is weather?
Wednesday: Reading weather maps, Graphing weather data
Thursday: Severe Weather
Friday: Quiz over Weather, Atmosphere, Plate Tectonics
Weather 50%, Atmosphere 20%, 30% Plate Tectonics
Monday: Go over quiz, Weather Notes
Tuesday: Blog check, Surprise!Weather Notes BN video
HW: Due Friday Online Assignment- I will give
details in class
Wednesday: Weather Notes, Air Pressure Demonstration
Thursday: Weather Note Taking Sheets
Friday: Cloud in a Bottle Lab
I have attached the weather power point. Please open and review!!!
