Global Winds

Please watch the instructional video FIRST, then click on the second image to complete the self-checking fill-in-the-blanks activity.

You will then login to Padlet to record yourself reading each of the correct statements. (Feel free to go to the hallway to record your video.)

You can access this assignment in Google Classroom.

Read and review the paragraph to brush up on your convection current explanation. You may need to know this for a quiz. (hint, hint, wink, wink)

Click the picture above and click "Login." Complete the "What is global circulation" assignment.

Read the article, and answer the questions.

Click here to hear the article being read.

Be sure to HIGHLIGHT the article where you find the information that helped you answer each question.

Label each highlighted area with the number of the question it helped you answer.

Watch this AMAZING video to understand why it appears that the air "curves" above Earth's surface as the Earth rotates, and then answer the questions on your "Global Winds Stations" worksheet.

Watch the video, and answer the questions on your "Global Winds Stations" worksheet.

Check out the global wind patterns in real-time! Zoom in for a better view.

Watch the video above before you attempt this station's activity.

Click the picture above to go to the Flocabulary site, use the "Log in with Google" button, and complete the "Wind Patterns" assignment.

You must achieve 80%+ for each section. Ask Mr. Fulton for a 'reset' for any section you did not score 80% or better.

Watch this cool video that illustrates the meandering path of the polar jet stream.

Take this practice quiz. Review your answers and look through the "Feedback" section of questions you missed to learn about the topic. Take the quiz as many times as you need until you get a PERFECT SCORE!

Use the tablet and the Quiver app to view the global wind belts on the "Earth" page in 3D. Notice how the prevailing winds in the Northern Hemisphere are mirrored across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere.