Meteorology
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Meteorology Videos - check them out!
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Dive and Discover
Follow this link to explore the various unique features of the sea floor. Check it out!
Want to learn more about the Mariana Trench? Then check out this site also: Ocean Trench: Take a dive 11,000 m down
Want to learn more about the Mariana Trench? Then check out this site also: Ocean Trench: Take a dive 11,000 m down
Here's another interesting animation - this time it shows our current wind patterns and speeds
Follow this link to see our current patterns Wind animation
Global Warming research for our Socratic Seminar
Is global warming happening for real? If so, is it caused because of the things humans are doing? Or is it caused because of a natural cycle of climate patterns that rise and fall over time? Today you will be gathering information so that you can contribute (intelligently!) to our global warming socratic seminar.
Use the resources below and the printed articles in the room to gather facts that support each side of the issue and facts that will help you answer these discussion questions Google Doc; Word Document that we will use for our discussion. Record facts and ideas into the discussion questions as you research. Keep an open mind as you research. You can print your document for the discussion.
Here are the links:
EPA for Kids (watch the video, then click "Learn the Basics" to start getting more details)
Icecap Facts and Myths
American Policy Roundtable
Global Warming: Natural or Manmade?
Global Warming 101 (Roy Spencer)
Larry Ferlazzo's Best Sites about Climate Change
Environmental Protection Agency
USA Today Interactive
Global Warming: Did We Cause It?
Global Warming Effects
AMNH's Climate Change
Temperature Anomalies
Climate Timeline
Bias in Scientific Research
ClimateGate Article
Climate Interactive
Global Warming Stopped?
Permafrost Climate Change Effects
Astronauts Chime In
Warming Slowdown
Use the resources below and the printed articles in the room to gather facts that support each side of the issue and facts that will help you answer these discussion questions Google Doc; Word Document that we will use for our discussion. Record facts and ideas into the discussion questions as you research. Keep an open mind as you research. You can print your document for the discussion.
Here are the links:
EPA for Kids (watch the video, then click "Learn the Basics" to start getting more details)
Icecap Facts and Myths
American Policy Roundtable
Global Warming: Natural or Manmade?
Global Warming 101 (Roy Spencer)
Larry Ferlazzo's Best Sites about Climate Change
Environmental Protection Agency
USA Today Interactive
Global Warming: Did We Cause It?
Global Warming Effects
AMNH's Climate Change
Temperature Anomalies
Climate Timeline
Bias in Scientific Research
ClimateGate Article
Climate Interactive
Global Warming Stopped?
Permafrost Climate Change Effects
Astronauts Chime In
Warming Slowdown
Severe Weather Project Options
Relative Humidity Summary
The Greenhouse Effect
Have you ever been inside a greenhouse? How did it feel? Our atmosphere acts like the glass of a greenhouse - controlling the temperatures here on Earth. Open Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Slideshow to learn about the greenhouse effect and global warming.
As you start working on the global warming research, you should look at the discussion questions that we will be using for the socratic seminar. The questions should help guide your research. Here is the list of questions that may be discussed: Google Doc; Word Document). Open up the Google Doc if you have an account/Chromebook and "make a copy" to write on. If you don't have Google Docs, open up the Word document and save it to your home folder. Feel free to write notes on it as you research. You may use these notes during the discussion.
As you start working on the global warming research, you should look at the discussion questions that we will be using for the socratic seminar. The questions should help guide your research. Here is the list of questions that may be discussed: Google Doc; Word Document). Open up the Google Doc if you have an account/Chromebook and "make a copy" to write on. If you don't have Google Docs, open up the Word document and save it to your home folder. Feel free to write notes on it as you research. You may use these notes during the discussion.
Educreations - summary for ocean currents
Follow this link to watch basic instructions for creating your summary on educreations.
Under Pressure!
So you thought the pressure was over now that the Dakota STEP tests are done. However, you can't escape. Pressure is always all around us - air pressure that is.
Check out each of the following links to gain a better understanding of the powerful force of air pressure surrounding us.
1. Holy Hemispheres! The Magdeburg Experiment
To do: Read the story.
Watch for:
a. After creating a partial vacuum inside the copper sphere, how did the air pressure inside the sphere compare with the air pressure outside?
b. Two teams of horses could not pull the two hemispheres apart. What does this tell you about the magnitude (strength) of atmospheric pressure?
c. What happened with von Guericke’s water barometer that he invented on sunny days compared to cloudy days?
Holy Hemispheres!
2. To do: Watch the video.
Watch for: How was the first barometer created? Why did it work?
Torricelli's experiment
3. To do: Read the short description and the instructions. Then try out the animation.
Watch for: Why does the balloon change in volume (amount of space taken up) and pressure? What do you know about pressure as you get higher in altitude (differences on top of a mountain compared to being at sea level)?
Balloon animation
4. To do: Read the description and watch the animation.
Watch for: What is the pressure like before the storm reaches the location, while it is at the location, and after the storm leaves the location?
Storm system animation
5. When you finish checking out these links, then go to ediscio to study pressure.
Check out each of the following links to gain a better understanding of the powerful force of air pressure surrounding us.
1. Holy Hemispheres! The Magdeburg Experiment
To do: Read the story.
Watch for:
a. After creating a partial vacuum inside the copper sphere, how did the air pressure inside the sphere compare with the air pressure outside?
b. Two teams of horses could not pull the two hemispheres apart. What does this tell you about the magnitude (strength) of atmospheric pressure?
c. What happened with von Guericke’s water barometer that he invented on sunny days compared to cloudy days?
Holy Hemispheres!
2. To do: Watch the video.
Watch for: How was the first barometer created? Why did it work?
Torricelli's experiment
3. To do: Read the short description and the instructions. Then try out the animation.
Watch for: Why does the balloon change in volume (amount of space taken up) and pressure? What do you know about pressure as you get higher in altitude (differences on top of a mountain compared to being at sea level)?
Balloon animation
4. To do: Read the description and watch the animation.
Watch for: What is the pressure like before the storm reaches the location, while it is at the location, and after the storm leaves the location?
Storm system animation
5. When you finish checking out these links, then go to ediscio to study pressure.
Brainpop links
Follow this link to watch "What is weather?", "Ocean Currents", and any other brainpop videos.
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078778069/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078778069/student_view0/brainpop_movies.html
4th Quarter Enrichment Options
Congratulations on mastering 4th quarter concepts early! Follow this link to see a few choices for using your extra time.