Weather

=Weather=

Keywords
**anemometer:** instrument that measures wind speed **wind vane:** instrument that determines wind direction
 * absorption:** when the energy is taken in by an object
 * air pressure:** the force exerted by the gases pushing on an object
 * altitude: ** distance above sea level
 * atmosphere**: a whole layer of air that surrounds earth
 * barometer:** instrument that measures air pressure
 * climate zones:** the regions called __tropical__, __temperate__, and __polar__ that occur because of the unequal heating of Earth
 * condensation:** when the temperature of water vapor cools and changes back to water droplets
 * convection current:** cycle of warm air rising and cook air sinking causing a circular movement
 * cycle: ** processes that repeat over and over
 * density: ** amount of mass in a given volume in a substance
 * evaporation****:** liquid, such as water, changes from a liquid to a gas (water vapor)
 * humidity:** the amount of water vapor in the air
 * isobars:** lines on a weather map that connect places with the same atmospheric pressure
 * isotherms:** lines on a weather map that connect places with the same temperature
 * polar region:** extends from 60 to the north pole, 90 degrees north latitude
 * precipitation:** water droplets that fall in various forms (rain, snow, freezing rain, sleet, hail)
 * radar:** instrument that sends radio signals that are reflected of objects, can be used to detect rainfall location, intensity, and movement as well as the potential for severe weather and even tornadoes
 * psychrometer:** instrument with a wet-dry bulb that measures relative humidity
 * rain gauge:** instruments used to measure amounts of precipitation
 * reflection:** when energy bounces off a smooth surface
 * relative humidity:** a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air compared with the amount of water vapor the air could hold at a certain temperature
 * run-off:** precipitation falls on land surfaces and attempts to move back toward sea level as surface-water flow or groundwater flow
 * satellite:** object that orbits earth and provides images of cloud patterns and movements
 * solar energy:** energy that comes from the sun
 * surface currents:** Earth's oceans circulate warm and cold ocean waters in convection patterns and influence the weather and climates of the land masses nearby
 * transportation:** water evaporated from a plant's leaves
 * tropical region: ** begins at the equator and extends to about 30 degrees north latitude
 * water cycle:** the constant movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere (troposphere)
 * water vapor:** water in its gaseous state-instead of liquid or solid (ice)

**Unit 1**

Weather Symbols

 * 1) Review [[file:weather symbols.pdf]]
 * 2) Review [[file:Vocabulary Weather Tools-6-4.5 and 6-4.6.doc]]
 * 3) Review Weather Forecasting
 * 4) Visit The Weather Channel Locate weather for Orange Park, FL and compare weather symbols
 * 5) Make notes of what the weather is to be for today's date, using correct weather vocabulary
 * 6) Construct Weather Vane
 * 7) Make a Thermometer
 * 8) Utilize this form and monitor the weather over the next 5 days [[file:Recording daily Weather.pdf]]

Lesson 2

 * 1) Jobs in Meteorology
 * 2) What is a meteorologist?
 * 3) Complete [[file:Scientific careers in weather.pdf]]

Earth's Atmosphere
Earth’s atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds the planet and makes conditions on Earth suitable for living things.
 * Compare the composition and structure of Earth’s atmospheric layers
 * Earth's atmosphere is divided into several different atmospheric layers extending from Earth's surface outward
 * Differences in temperature separate the layers

The Atmosphere Introduction to the Earth's Atmosphere Layer's of the Earth's Atmosphere


 * 1) Read pages 207-212 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Review websites listed above
 * 3) Complete [[file:6-4 Layers of the Atmosphere Foldable Project.doc]]
 * 4) How does the earth's atmosphere change at different elevations from the earth's surface?
 * 5) Complete Layers of the Atmosphere worksheet
 * 6) Complete the Travel Destination: The Outer Limits of Earth's Atmosphere
 * 7) Complete the worksheet scramble

Earth's Atmosphere Continued

 * 1) Visit Intro to the Atmosphere Complete questions 1-12 in your science journal

Earth's Atmosphere Continued

 * 1) Continue answering questions 13-21 on the Intro to the Atmosphere link

The Sun's Energy

 * 1) Read pages 214-219 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Complete 1st part: [[file:Heating Earth Surfaces.pdf]]
 * 3) Conduct experiment [[file:Sample Prodedure Temp Sand Water.pdf]] and complete: [[file:Investigating Earth Surfaces.pdf]]
 * 4) Go back to your heating earth's Surfaces sheet and complete after your experiment

Gases in the Atmosphere Absorb Radiation

 * 1) Review Radiation, Conduction, and Convection
 * 2) Explore radiation with the experiment on page 220 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 3) Read pages 220-223 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 4) Review Greenhouse Effect

Human Activities Affect the Atmosphere

 * 1) Complete experiment on page 225 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Read pages 225-231 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 3) Begin the Observing Particulates experiment on page 232
 * 4) Review page 234
 * 5) Oral Review

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms

 * 1) Read page 239 and 240 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Weather Patterns Go to this site and complete questions 1-5 in your science journal.
 * 3) Interview one person and complete: [[file:Sample Interview Survey.pdf]]

Weather Patterns and Severe Storms Continued

 * 1) Read pages 241-244 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Go back to the weather patterns site and complete questions 6-9 in your science journal.
 * 3) Review: [[file:Top United States Weather Events.pdf]]
 * 4) What is Lightening?

**Lesson 11**

The Atmosphere has Wind Patterns

 * 1) How does Earth's shape affect solar heating? To find out, conduct experiment on page 245 of McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Read pages 245-247 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 3) Conduct experiment on page 247

Wind Patterns Continued

 * 1) Go the the weather patterns site and complete questions 11-15 in your science journal
 * 2) Read pages 248-252 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 3) Inside the jet Stream

Most Clouds Form as Air Rises and Cools

 * 1) Explore condensation by completing experiment on page 254 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2)  Read pages 254-257 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 3) Conduct experiment on page 257
 * 4) Complete reading of pages 258-261
 * 5) Cloud Classification, Description, and Pictures
 * 6) Draw and label different types of clouds in your science journal

Water Falls to Earth's Surface as Precipitation

 * 1) Read pages 264-268 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 2) Make the rain gauge on page 265
 * 3) Rain and Floods
 * 4) Review page 270 in McDougal Littell Science Grade 6
 * 5) Oral Review