Welcome back from a beautiful weekend (minus a little bit of rain). To kick start the Weather & Climate Independent Study we will continue our work on Monday & Friday this week to really get a chance to find some answers to those questions.
We've been invited to Dr. Pohlman's class for a gallery walk of work on her student's most recent project. Originally this was scheduled for Monday, but it has now been rescheduled for Tuesday because Dr. Pohlman is out sick today. So, can you predict the weather? Even meteorologists (weather professionals) have a tough time answering this - sometimes they get it right, sometimes they don't. But they do look for specific data and patterns in the movement of air pressure systems to help guide their decisions. This week and next, you'll be learning some of the strategies meteorologists use to predict the weather and will be figuring out why some of the strongest hurricanes (in recent history) behaved in the way that they did. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! -Mr. Bowles Business: * After school help is available Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday this week * Submit your Independent Study question today - see Google Classroom for details Hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and the long lost snow! Last Thursday we finished the week by trying to identify both high and low air pressure systems using Earth: a visualization of global weather conditions. This week we'll take some time to figure out the types of weather we can expect to experience from different types of air pressure systems. Friday independent studies are back! As before, you will be given time to research any question your curious about related to weather & climate. This time though, I'm asking you to focus your question around Cause & Effect - for example, What qualities or variables can cause an F-5 tornado? And why do those variables cause an F-5? Progress Reports for Trimester 2 come out this week and, as mentioned last week, it's a very important time to start thinking about what you need to do by the end of the trimester to get the grade you want. Knowing when to ask for help and setting your priorities are the keys to getting you focused on your goal. Don't let time slip by - stay on top of your work and your motivation will pay off. After school help this week on Tuesday & Thursday (before school help is available upon request). Stay curious and keep looking for answers! -Mr. Bowles With grades for progress reports due next Tuesday, it is important to take this week to check-in with your teachers if you have any missing or incomplete work. Next Tuesday also represents our halfway mark through the year. Are you the type of student you want to be? If not, what steps do you need to take to make sure you are? Don't forget that 10% of your mid-trimester grade is based on attendance, positive contributions, & organization. This week we'll be starting the weather & climate unit by doing an activity called the upside down water lab. It's your job to determine why the water doesn't fall out of the cup when it's upside down & prove your theory by creating a test to show your ideas are valid. After school help is available Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and mornings upon request. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! -Mr Bowles Welcome back from a well deserved December break! (minus two days last week of course) When a new year comes around, it's always a good time to step-back & reflect. Each person in this room should be celebrated - the past year has brought victories & accomplishments to you. They may be big victories that you have a lot of pride in, but they may also be small victories that seem insignificant. Either way, these moments of courage, hard work, patience, and/or understanding have helped shape you into who you are right now. You've also struggled this year. Whether these struggles were really difficult times or were minor setbacks, you've found a way to push through and you're here today. These struggles have also shaped you into who you are right now. A "struggle" is really just the difficult moments before freedom - with persistence & help you can overcome these struggles now and in the future. Now that it's a new year, you have a fresh start - What are you now aiming for? How are you going to see it through? This week, we'll be ending the Astronomy unit as we finish collecting data on the Earth Seasons Lab. Then we will begin our next major unit on Weather & Climate - very exciting times...with a new weather station on the roof of DMS and developments about climate change everyday, we are bound to make connections & discoveries others haven't. Stay curious & keep looking for answers! -Mr. Bowles Business: 1. Tides & Moon Phases Quiz retakes this week ONLY - schedule a time with me 2. Eclipses & Seasons Flashcards due Wednesday 3. Earth Seasons Lab due Wednesday (in Google Classroom) After school help available Monday, Thursday, & Friday. (before school help upon request) |
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