Monday
Objective: Measuring air pressure, and atmospheric layers. Cover all major "spheres" of the earth
Text: 515-520. Key in on page 517....there is an excellent graphic on that page which summarizes atmospheric layers nicely!!
Vocab: trophosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere
Homework: #1-15 on page 522
Objective: Measuring air pressure, and atmospheric layers. Cover all major "spheres" of the earth
Text: 515-520. Key in on page 517....there is an excellent graphic on that page which summarizes atmospheric layers nicely!!
Vocab: trophosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, ionosphere, exosphere
Homework: #1-15 on page 522
Tuesday
Objective: Discuss heat transfer and global wind belts
Text: 532-535, 541-544
Vocab: trade winds, coriolis effect, polar easterlies, doldrums, horse latitudes
Homework: #1-4 on 535, #1-4 on 544.
Text: 532-535, 541-544
Vocab: trade winds, coriolis effect, polar easterlies, doldrums, horse latitudes
Homework: #1-4 on 535, #1-4 on 544.
Wednesday
Objective: Discuss cloud types, formations, and water in the atmosphere
Text: 545-554
Vocab: stratus, cumulus, cirrus, nimbostratus, cumulonimbus, altostratus, altocumulus, cirrocumulus
Homework: none
Thursday
Objective: Begin Chapter 17 - Weather Patterns. Air masses and fronts
Text: 550-556
Vocab: stationary fronts, occluded fronts, continental masses, maritime masses, polar masses
Homework: #1-5 on 566
Objective: Begin Chapter 17 - Weather Patterns. Air masses and fronts
Text: 550-556
Vocab: stationary fronts, occluded fronts, continental masses, maritime masses, polar masses
Homework: #1-5 on 566
Friday
Objective: To watch a video about air masses and weather patterns
Text: none
Vocab: none
Homework: study notes for a minimum of 20 minutes over the weekend
