Feb. 19 to Mar. 5 - Weather

Warm-ups

2/19 -Make a Venn diagram of Weather and Climate.

2/21 - (1) Turn the Cyclone Simulator upside down. Make at least three observations. Hypothesis: Why is the water flowing so slowly? (2) Do it again. This time experiment with ways to make it flow faster by shaking, sloshing and twirling the Cyclone Simulator. What did you do to make it flow better? Make at least 3 observations now that it is flowing.

2/24 - Read pgs. 2-3 of ScienceWorld 3/3/14

• Explain the clouds in the Grand Canyon picture.

• What's an inversion layer?

2/25 - Summarize a way to find dewpoint temperature with a glass, thermometer and ice.

2/26 - Summarize a way to make a psychrometer. You may used a labelled picture as part of the explanation

2/27

• What types of clouds are produced by quickly rising warm air?

• What type of cloud doesn't require rising air?

2/28 If wind is traveling at 10 mph, how many miles will a cold front travel in 12 hrs?

Objectives

• Describe the function of each instrument at a ground weather station

• Calculate Relative Humidity from wet bulb/dry bulb measurements.

• Identify the major shapes and altitude of clouds.

• Describe how rising air can form different types of clouds.

• Create and interpret Isobar maps from barometer readings in an area.

• Interpret weather from weather maps.

• Make predictions of future weather using maps showing isobars, cloud cover, fronts and precipitation.