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Post date: Aug 29, 2018 10:55:56 PM
Big Question: How do hurricanes form?
Assignments
Must have Science Notebook - 9/7
Cyclone Simulator - 9/7
Room Map with Room Map Items - 9/17
How do scientists forecast the weather? WS - 9/21
Google Earth Scavenger Hunt - 9/26
Signed Portfolio 9/6 to 9/22 - due 9/26
ADV SCI
2 paragraphs initial research - 9/21
Objectives
Understand class expectations by completing the blanks in the syllabus.
Review weather and climate concepts through learning about hurricanes.
Identify different types of scientists.
Identify the location of safety equipment in the room on a map.
Give an example for each of the three types of scientific models.
Locate places on a map using coordinate systems.
Use computer-based maps to find geographic information.
Keywords (*= KIM)
Engineering
*Summary
*Air pressure (Old ES pg. 393)
Hypothesis
*Convection current (Old ES pg. 399)
*Hemisphere
*Coriolis effect
*Jet Stream
Model (Old ES pg. 18)
parallels (Old ES pgs. 37-38)
meridians
coordinates
Distortion
Projection
Warm-ups
9/5 - Describe something you did this summer that relates to science or engineering.
9/6 - How would you prepare for a hurricane winds, storm surge, and aftermath?
9/7 - What causes wind? What can cause differences in air pressure in the atmosphere? (Old ES pg. 402)
9/10 - A Lava Lamp works by a light bulb giving off heat to make convection currents inside. Make a step-by-step hypothesis of what is going on inside a lava lamp.
9/11 - If you were a scientist or engineer, what kind would you be? What specific questions or problems would you be looking at?
9/12 Find 9 safety problems in the on-screen picture.
9/13 Give an example of each of the following: (old ES 18-21)
Physical Model
Mathematical Model
Conceptual Model
9/17 - Label all the changes of state between Solid, Liquid, and Gas.
9/18 - Current Surface Wind and Temperature - earth.nullschool.net
On map taped into your notebook:
Mark the high-pressure systems with a circled H.
Mark the low-pressure systems with a circled L.
What direction are Cold Fronts usually going?
What direction are Warm Fronts usually going?
What kind of weather is usually seen around Cold Fronts?
Why do High Pressures usually have nice weather?
9/20 - Make a surface weather map from data shown on:
Mark the high-pressure systems with an H.
Mark the low-pressure systems with an L.
Mark each front you see with a line.
Mark lines you think are cold fronts with triangles and warm fronts with half circles in the direction of the wind.
Compare your map with Current US Surface Weather Map - weather.com
9/21 - Same as above. How has it changed from the day before?
9/25 - What are three different types of map projections? How is each made? (Old ES pgs. 40-42)
-Look at the abbreviation list and pick out 5 abbreviations you could use when taking notes.
- List all the units in the metric system you know for: length, volume, mass and temperature. (Old ES pgs. 22-25)
Websites
earth.nullschool.net - Amazing atmosphere and weather visualization tool.
US Surface Weather Map - weather.com - Map with isobars, fronts, precipitation type and intensity.
Western US Surface Weather Map - Weather.com
Intellicast Maps - intellicast.com - Local and global weather maps. Some are interactive.
AccuWeather.com - Weather news and video with few advertisements.
Latest Satellite Imagery - nhc.noaa.gov
Winds
The Coriolis Effect - youtube.com (3:05)
The Truth About Toilet Swirl - smartereveryday.com and Veritasium
Weather
States of Matter: Basics - phet.colorado.edu
Hurricanes
Hurricane 101 - nationalgeographic.com - Video 3 mins.
SciJinks - How does a hurricane form? - jpl.nasa.gov
Historical Storm Tracker - nbcnews.com - Allows various searches for ‘named’ storms in the Atlantic Ocean going back to 1900.
Wildfires
http://www.oregon.gov/ODF/Fire/pages/FireStats.aspx
Coordinates and Navigation
Google Earth - google.com - Google Earth shows satellite pictures intermixed with a variety of other data.
Terrestrial Coordinate Explorer - astro.unl.edu - Allows you to quickly find a place on the globe using Latitude and Longitude.
Magnet and Compass - phet.colorado.edu - Explore how a magnet works.
Virtual Compass - digitalarena.co.uk - Test your compass skills.
Outdoor Navigation with Map and Compass - whatcom.wsu.edu
Magnetic Declination - ngdc.noaa.gov - Magnetic declination