ELEMENTARY

ELEMENTARY HOMEWORK

1. Field Journal (Draw and write about something you learned this week.) Length:  1st grade just a few words; 2nd grade 1-2 sentences; 3rd grade and up 3-5 sentences.
2. Lab: Pressure fountain with balloon (Watch this video and use the materials Miss Lori provided WITH A PARENT to make your pressure fountain)  You will also need a bowl, water, scissors, and some kind of hot glue, shoe goo, gum, or something sticky to seal the bottle.

RESOURCES

• Air and Wind | Kids will Learn About How Wind and Air Affect Weather | Science for Kids (12:37)
• Layers Of Atmosphere | The Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos For Kids (3:27)
  

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HIGH SCHOOL

IN CLASS TOPICS

• What’s in the air you breathe? - Amy Hrdina and Jesse Kroll (5:22)
  
• Reveal Earth's Atmosphere | National Geographic (4:56)
• Layers Of Atmosphere | The Dr. Binocs Show | Educational Videos For Kids (3:27)
• What Is The Ozone Layer? | Ozone Layer Depletion | Dr Binocs Show |Kids Learning Video|Peekaboo Kidz (end at 4:22)
• Greenhouse Effect (2:29)
• Bernoulli's Principle: How Planes Fly | Fast Forward Teachable Moments (0:52)
• Bernoulli’s Principle (1:43)
• What is Viscosity | Understanding Resistance to Flow (1:29)
• How Do Hot Air Balloons Work? | Best Learning Videos For Kids | Thinking Captain (1:05-1:40)
• Types of Air Masses (stop at 1:18)
  

RESOURCES

• Week 2 "Atmosphere" Google Doc in your google drive "Shared with Me"

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HIGH SCHOOL HOMEWORK

• 2 Entries about this week's learning in your field journal with a drawing for each or paste in an image/picture for each.
• (See samples of field journals here--scroll to bottom of page)
  
• Next week's assigned research (see below)
• Study for Quiz. Week 2 "Atmosphere" Notes

HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Add your notes to the Google Doc Week 3: Weather ASAP

Week 3: Weather

1. What is the Coriolis Effect?
2. What is a “front” in weather?  What are the different types of fronts?
3. What is a monsoon?
4. What is an air mass prevailing wind (and doldrums, trade winds, westerlies, and polar easterlies)?
5.  What are “drafts”?
6.  What is hail and how is it formed?
7.  What is rain and how is it formed?
8.  What is sleet and how is it formed?
9.  What is snow and how is it formed?
10.  What is humidity?  (include dewpoint, relative humidity, and saturated air)
11. Find a weather map image and paste it in. What is air pressure?  What is a cold front?  A warm front?
12.  How does the amount of water vapor in the air affect temperature and pressure?