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WEEK 3 PHYSICAL SCIENCE: WEATHER
October 4, 2023

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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. Watch this Video:  The Magic School Bus - Season 1 Episode 13 - Kicks Up A Storm (1080p HD Upscale) (about 25 minutes)
  3. Lab: Hurricane in a bowl  (bowl, water, spoon, 2 drops food coloring)

IN CLASS RESOURCES
  • Video: Weather for Kids | What is weather, and how does it work? Learn Bright (8:04)
  • Video: What Are Clouds Made Of? (Slow it down 3: 36)
  • Cloud Photos: https://web.extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/clouds.cfm?Slide=5

HIGH SCHOOL

 IN CLASS TOPICS
  • Coriolis Effect | National Geographic (2:57)
  • Air Masses, Fronts, Storms and Pressure Systems. A Full Video Lesson On What Causes Weather 6.E.2B.2 (7:54)
  • What is a Monsoon? (1:32)
  • All about Global Winds (4:42)
  • What are updrafts and downdrafts? (0:59)
  • Winter weather: How does sleet, freezing rain and snow form? (1:02)
  • What is hail? How is hail formed and why does it happen? | Weather Wise (3:22)
  • Best Earth Science Videos | What is Humidity? (0:55)
  • Meteorologist Ryan Davidson Explains Weather Maps (stop at 2:30)
  • Temperature/Dew Point Spread | Water Vapor in the Atmosphere | Lowest Condensation Level (7:15)

RESOURCES
  • Week 3 "Weather" Google Doc in your google drive under "Shared with Me"
  • What are Weather Fronts? Warm Front, Cold front? | Weather Wise (2:18)
  • Making a Cold Front In the Kitchen
  • Jamie McCaughty Demo video on Coriolis Effect
  • https://www.sciencefacts.net/layers-of-atmosphere.html


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.
  • Next week's assigned research (see below)
  • Study for Quiz. Week 3 "Weather" Notes
  • Allison:  Cloud Activity & 1 Field Journal

HIGH SCHOOL ASSIGNED RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Add your notes to the Google Doc Week 4: Water (by Tuesday at 6pm)

Week 4:
  1. What is the hydrosphere?
  2. What makes up a water molecule? What is turbidity? How is water a "universal solvent"?
  3. What is unique about water as it cools?
  4. What causes surface tension of water?
  5. What is "hard" water vs. what is "soft" water?
  6. What is density?
  7. How do some objects float in water?
  8. What is an ocean current and how is it caused?
  9. What are 3 zones of the ocean and some facts about each?
  10. How do ocean waves form and how are they measured?
  11. Does ocean water all have the same amount of salt or salinity level?
  12. What are some harmful sources of water pollution and why?
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