Friday, April 11, 2014

*5 facts and 5 fibs have been postponed until Monday.  Count your blessings and work on them over the weekend!*

AGENDA:

• Grade Weather Reading Pages
• Weather Cycler weather map activity

HOMEWORK:

1. Due Monday: 5 facts and 5 fibs (see yesterday for details)
2. Due Thursday: project rough draft 

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES:

There are many extra credit opportunities available if you would like to earn extra points.  Look at the Weather Unit Page or at the post for Monday, April 7.

Thursday, April 10, 2014

*Sorry I was gone - the entire Hollister family was sick this week!*

AGENDA:

• Discuss what happened while I was gone.
• Watch The Weather: Wind and answer questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Be sure that all of the answers on your weather reading and questions pages are correct - we will grade them tomorrow!
2. HAVE YOUR 5 FACTS AND 5 FIBS READY FOR TOMORROW TO BE STAMPED AND CHECKED!
1. 5 Facts -First, the facts must be GEOSCIENCE FACTS - not just any factual information.   Then you must have the fact written out and state where you found the information that proves it is a fact.  You must also have an MLA style reference written to show where you got the factual information from.
2. 5 fibs - state the fib and then write a clear and logical scientific explanation about why it is not true!

Monday, April 7, 2014

*Remember that your 5 FACTS and 5 FIBS for the Disaster Movie are due this Friday!  It will take you longer than you think to find the sources for the facts and write the explanations for the fibs. THIS IS A LARGE PART OF THE GRADE FOR THE PROJECT AND IT WILL HELP YOU A LOT TO GET IT DONE NOW BEFORE THE FINAL PROJECT IS DUE!!*

AGENDA:

• Read Cloud Formation and answer questions
• Get Cloud Spotter wheel and use it to fill in the clouds chart
• Use the textbook to draw the clouds diagram
• Answer the clouds chart questions

HOMEWORK:

1. Finish the clouds diagram from the book
2. Answer the clouds chart questions
3. Work on the 5 facts and 5 fibs for the disaster movie project

EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Cloud Formation Diagram - Due no later than Wednesday, April 30.

1. Observe any of the four methods of lifting air and forming clouds that we learned in class and take a photograph of it.  Tell me where the photo is and when it was taken please.
2. Label the type of lifting and what is taking place on the photo or on a printout of the photo.
3. Write a good 1 -2 paragraph description of what is taking place.  Remember to use correct sentence structure and your vocabulary!  Also please USE YOUR OWN WORDS – don’t copy exactly from your notes. 
4. 20 points each – you may do up to 4!  The 4 do not have to be of each different type of lifting.  You may repeat a type of air lifting, but they must be on different days.