This week we will be finishing up the Weather Unit by checking out different types of weather fronts and preparing for a 3 bar quiz on Friday. To start off the week, you will be given class time to begin preparing flashcards to use as study materials. Although these flashcards are due to be handed in on Friday, my advice is to have them completed by Wednesday so you have time study them using the strategies from the beginning of the year. We'll review and practice these strategies during class throughout the week.
The last concept we will checking out before the quiz is weather fronts. A front is just the boundary between two air masses. It's the interactions between warmer and colder air masses at these boundaries that can cause all types of weather - from mild to severe. We will be playing small group Jeopardy to review on Thursday and prepare for Friday's 3 bar quiz. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! - Mr Bowles Business: - Grades close for trimester 2 next Thursday. Make sure to get in any missing work and check in with your teachers. - After school help is available on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday this week. With Super Tuesday happening tomorrow (and no school), we only have four days of class this week. Our main goal over the next few days is to use our rules (that we have developed based off of the class' data) to start making short term weather predictions - trying to figure out what the weather will be over a 24 hour period. Making these predictions accurately will not only help us figure out if our rules work, but will also help build our confidence that we can actually predict the weather.
This week we also be looking more closely at wind speed and the relationship between temperature and humidity. Stay curious and keep looking for answers! -Mr Bowles Business: 1. After school help is available Monday & Thursday this week. Before school help is also available upon prior request. 2. Trimester 2 ends Thursday, March 19th - make sure you are up-to-date with your grades. 66% of your total grade for the year AND whether you go into honors, CP1 or CP2 will be determined after this trimester. |
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