Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate Apr 20-     2016

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Current unit Atmosphere, Weather, and Climate chapters - 13 the atmosphere, 14 weather, and 15 climate (clicking on the subject will take you to the equivalent chapter in the online text).
Chart from the National Weather Service

The Concrete Layer

e-copies of assignments are below and in schoology, paper copies will be available in class.
The Atmosphere 
Weather
The Climate 

The Building Layer Assignments

These were also put into schoology.

Advanced Layer assignment

The advance layer is also available in schoology.

Climate Change is simple: David Roberts TedED watch on youtube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ktYbVwr90

Review The structure of our atmosphere!! Watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaikvaAw2nk
Presentations and note guides from in class
The Atmosphere 
Weather 
The Climate 
Misc Resources used in this unit

Vocabulary links:

National Geographic Our Atmosphere Earth watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tz8oyuT4E0

Agenda 2017

Mon April 24
  • Notes over our atmosphere
  • Vocab over the atmosphere due Thursday
  • Reminder test corrections due on Wednesday
Tues April 25 ​​​​Wed April 26 - Late Start
  • Water cycle activity (outside)
  • ​Assignment water cycle write-up due tomorrow
  • Test corrections due today
​​Thurs April 27
  • Work day finish up water cycle write-ups then work on water cycle projects
  • ​Vocabulary due today
Fri April 28
  • ONQ - our atmosphere and water cycle
  • Work on water cycle projects
Mon May 15 - work day
  • Time to finish reading weather maps activity
  • If you have not presented your El Nino or La Nina presentation (or the water cycle presentation) you should do it TODAY
  • Students should be working on cloud reading on their own time (will be on next ONQ)
Tues May 16​​ ​​​​Wed May 17 - Late Start
  • The Day After Tomorrow (movie)
​​Thurs May 18
  • The Day After Tomorrow (movie)
Fri May 19
  • Finish the Day After Tomorrow
  • Discuss movie
Mon May 1
  • Mrs. Myers presents example water cycle presentation
  • Work day - students should be finishing up presentations by TOMORROW!
Tues May 2
  • ​By end of class Wednesday ALL groups should be done REVISING their presentation from their self critique. (HW - finish your self-critiques today)
  • Students can re-take the ONQ from last week
​​​​Wed May 3 - Late Start
  • Revisions of presentations (some groups may present at the end of class today)
  • If students are done with presentations and no one is presenting, work on cloud reading (with cloud organizer picked up in class).
​​Thurs May 4
  • Student groups present
Fri May 5
  • Groups finish presenting today 
Mon May 8 Tues May 9 ​​​​Wed May 10 - Late Start
  • Start presenting El Nino or La Nina presentations
​​Thurs May 11
  • Finish presenting El Nino or La Nina presentations
  • Students should be working on cloud reading on their own time (will be on next ONQ)
  • Wind vocab assignment - due Tues, May 16
Fri May 12​

Previous weeks agendas 2016

​Mon Feb 22 Tues Feb 23​​Wed Feb 24 - School Cancelled
  • No classes
  • Remember test corrections over Earth's waters are due today
​​Thurs Feb 25 - School Cancelled
  • No classes
​Fri Feb 26 - 2 hour delay
  • Work on water cycle projects
​Mon Feb 29 
  • Finish water cycle projects (should be complete before you come to class tomorrow)
Tues Mar 1
  • Evaluate your water cycle project using the rubric
  • Show your eval to the teacher, revise as necessary
​​​​Wed Mar 2 - Late Start modified block schedule for ISTEP classes 2, 4, & 8 today
  • Present presentation (evaluate other groups)
  • ONQ on over the video, and notes from last week
​​​Thurs Mar 3 - modified block schedule for ISTEP classes 1, 3, 5, 7
  • Same as Wed
Fri Mar 4 
​Mon Mar 7Tues Mar 8
  • El Nino or La Nina presentations
  • BUG day !!! Re-take ONQ atmosphere, test corrections or re-takes, revisions over projects
​​Wed Mar 9 - Late Start​​Thurs Mar 10Fri Mar 11 
  • ONQ - wind
  • Last day of this grading period (last day for re-takes, and revisions)
  • Present revised water cycle projects if necessary
First week of the 4th Quarter
​Mon Mar 14
  • The Day After Tomorrow (movie)
Tues Mar 15
  • The Day After Tomorrow (movie)
​​Wed Mar 16 - Late Start
  • Finish the Day After Tomorrow
  • Start essay over Day After Tomorrow
​​Thurs Mar 17
  • Work day on essay - use proofreader site and checklist!
Fri Mar 18 
  • ONQ - Day after tomorrrow
  • Essay revision (will be easiest if you finish this today)

SPRING BREAK March 19-28 No School 
See you Tues March 29!!
Mon Mar 28
  • No school 
Tues Mar 29
  • Notes over clouds
  • Work on Cloud organizer
​​Wed Mar 30 - Late Start
Block scheduling periods 2,4, & 8 today​​Thurs Mar 31
Block scheduling periods 1, 3, 7, 5 today
  • Same as Wed
Fri April 1 
Extended time in 7th period only today
  • ​In class assignment - Instruments of meteorology 
  • Go over meteorology assignment
  • Quizlet vocab weather practice activity
  • Homework - vocabulary choices weather
Mon Apr 4Tues Apr 5
  • Weather vocab assignment due
  • Notes - Climate factors
  • Assignment - climate paragraph due Thurs
​​Wed Apr 6 - Late Start
  • Work day - climate paragraph 
​​Thurs Apr 7
  • Notes - climate types
  • Time to proofread paragraph or finish assignments
Fri Apr 8​
  • ONQ - weather and climate
  • Time to work on re-taking the quiz or finishing this weeks assignments
Mon Apr 11
  • Finish climate type notes
  • Climate change video
  • assignment paragraph over greenhouse gases due Friday (related to the climate change video) 
Tues Apr 12
  • Introduce climate change project
​​Wed Apr 13 - Late Start
  • Work day for climate change project
​​Thurs Apr 14
  • Finish climate change project, use rubric to check someone else's project 
  • Fix whatever the other group says is wrong with your project BEFORE tomorrow!
Fri Apr 15
  • Present projects
  • greenhouse gases paragraph due Mon.
Mon Apr 18
  • Have you turned in your paragraph over greenhouse gases? (due today)
  • Finish presenting climate projects
  • Study guides due Wed
Tues Apr 19
  • Work day/BUG day revise projects, re-take the last ONQ, or work on the study guide
​​Wed Apr 20 - Late Start
  • Go over the study guide
​​Thurs Apr 21
  • Exam - Atmosphere, weather, and climate
Fri Apr 22
  • Finish the Exam
  • Start test corrections
  • Video clips
Mon May 16
  • Last review day before finals  
Tues May 17
  • Finals in periods 1, 4, and 8
​​Wed May 18 - Late Start
  • Finals in periods 2 and 5
​​Thurs May 19 - Last Day for students
  • Finals in periods 3 and 7
Fri May 20
  • No students

Stuff from last year - not currently assigned

If you are not happy with your test score you may need a request to re-test.  (The e-copy is below, the paper copy is available in class.)
 Weather 101: A Tutorial on Cloud Types watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMagDRCpJ14

Quizzes, tests, and exams

Unit study guide (e-copies will be delivered to schoology).