Seasons

Weather Chapter 4 Notes

Chapter 4 Notes

Notes from slides 2-8 in Chapter 4 Weather. We will be discussing these together in class.

Station A

First Fall Poem

Click the image above to view the poem. Click the button near the poem's title to hear it being read by the author.

Answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station B

Reasons for the Seasons

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

Station C

Seasonal Lag Article [Washington Post]

Seasonal Lag

Open the slideshow above to read the article, and answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station D

Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Diagrams

Read about why students are often WRONG about the cause of seasons.

Station E

EdPuzzle: Sun and Seasons

Click the picture above and click "Login." Complete the "Seasons and the Sun: Crash Course Kids " assignment.

Station F

Angled Light

Read each of the thermometers sitting on the counter. Each thermometer is covered with a piece of dark construction paper to help it absorb the light energy (radiation).

The light bulbs are identical and each thermometer is the same distance from the light bulb, but one bulb is angled while the other is direct.

Notice which thermometer's temperature is higher.

Station G

Earth's Tilt

Watch this AWESOME video describing the cause of Earth's seasons, and answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station H

Mr. Parr

Listen to this song about seasons, and answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station I

Mastery Quiz

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!

Station J

Angle vs. Area - Light Intensity

Angle vs. Area

Using a flashlight at 45 and 90 degrees, explore how the sun's energy gets spread out during the winter months.

Station K

Why Do We Have Different Seasons?

Watch this cool animated video, and answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station L

Importance of the Tropics

Watch this cool animated video, and answer the questions on your "Seasons Stations" worksheet.

Station M

Why Do Leaves Change Color During Fall? Short Wave Podcast

Why Do Leaves Change Color During Fall?

Listen to this short podcast about why deciduous trees change color in the fall.