Clouds

What are clouds and how do they form?  What are the names of clouds and what do they mean.  How does lightning form?  How many amperes are in a return stroke of lightning?  Read this short article and watch the video and answer the above questions.


How do clouds work?

A celebration of 50 years

Tuesday marks the 50th anniversary of the first human in space.  Look at this article and read about all of the many 'space firsts' which have occurred over the past 50 years.  Which one do you find most exciting and why?

50th anniversary

Are you ready to be a storm chaser?

Read this article and see if you have what it takes to be a storm chaser.  What are some good reasons to be a storm chaser.  Read this article and go to the other links in the article such as Storm Chasers on the Hunt, The Basic Gear for a storm chaser, and Why Chase Storms.  Then play the video.  How long do chasers have to wait to get to see a storm?  Do they always get to see a storm?



How storm chasers work

A little weather fun

Check out this link.  Play the wild weather adventure.

Did you learn anything from this game?

wild weather adventure

Tornadoes

We have begun discussing sever weather.  Tornadoes are a form of sever weather and something we have the chance of experiencing right here in Cincinnati, Ohio.  Check out the following information on tornadoes.
What did you learn about tornadoes?  What is the cause, what types are there, what destruction can they leave, etc???  Tell me all you can about tornadoes.

tornadoes

How weather works

Check out the following link.
Go through step by step to see what it takes for different weather patterns to form.

how weather works

The home stretch ....

As we start the 4th quarter, think back over the year.  We have studied space,the rotation and revolution of the Earth, the phases of the moon, the sun, stars, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, rocks and minerals.  What has been your favorite topic this year?  What was your favorite activity we did this year?  Is there another activity you wish we would have done?
What are you looking forward to doing as we study weather?  Any topic you hope that we cover?  Any specific activity you hope we do?
Hard to believe we are down to about 9 weeks of school!