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8th Grade Science
Monday, October 29, 2012
On page __, make 5 observations about the
map at your table.
Today’s Schedule
1. Do Now
2. Air Pressure Candle Activity
3. Gateways Reading: Air
Pressure
4. Four Squares
Vocabulary
Global Winds Jet Stream
Weather
Easterlies
Global Pattern
Systems
Westerly
High Pressure Deep Ocean
Trade Winds
Low Pressure
Currents
Coriolis Effect Front
Atmospheric
Ocean Currents
Movement
8th Grade Science
Monday, October 29, 2012
Pre-AP
Homework
Grade-Level
Homework
Homework Due
Friday!
Homework Due
Friday!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
Essential Question
How does energy from the
Sun drive Earth’s weather and
climate?
8th Grade Science
Air Pressure Candle Activity
Monday, October 29, 2012
1. Put on your safety goggles.
2. Carefully place the candle in the center of
the page in the water.
3. Light the candle.
4. Let the candle burn for about 1 minute.
5. Swiftly invert the test tube over the lit
candle so the opening of the test tube is
below the surface of the water but not
touching the pan. Hold the test tube in
place for a few minutes while you make
observations.
8th Grade Science
Air Pressure Candle Activity
Monday, October 29, 2012
On page __ of your INB, record your observations.
As a table, discuss possible explanations for your
observations.
Answer the following questions:
1. What gas is needed for the candle to burn?
2. What happened once you inverted the test tube?
Why?
3. What happened to the temperature of the air inside
the test tube once it was inverted over the flame?
4. What happened to the air pressure inside the test
tube?
8th Grade Science
Gateways Reading: Air Pressure
Monday, October 29, 2012
Read: Winds and Air Pressure
On page __ of your INB, divide your paper into four
squares and answer the questions.
What is a high pressure
system?
What is a low pressure
system?
What type of weather is
associated with a high
pressure system?
What type of weather is
associated with a low
pressure system?
Do Now
8th Grade Science
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Examine the map of the United States.
On page __ of your INB, answer the following questions.
1. Near which city is the high pressure system located?
2. Near which cities are the low pressure systems
located?
3. Which locations are most likely experiencing clear,
dry weather?
4. Which location is most likely experiencing rainy
weather?
5. Which location is most likely experiencing high
winds?
Today’s Schedule
1. Do Now
2. “Crushing It”
3. Analysis
Vocabulary
Global Winds Jet Stream
Weather
Easterlies
Global Pattern
Systems
Westerly
High Pressure Deep Ocean
Trade Winds
Low Pressure
Currents
Coriolis Effect Front
Atmospheric
Ocean Currents
Movement
8th Grade Science
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Pre-AP
Homework
Grade-Level
Homework
Homework Due
Friday!
Homework Due
Friday!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
Essential Question
How does energy from the
Sun drive Earth’s weather and
climate?
Today we will…
8th Grade Science
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
8.10(B) identify how global patterns of
atmospheric movement influence local
weather using weather maps that show high
and low pressures and fronts
Today’s Objective:
Examine high and low pressure systems and
the weather associated with each type of
system.
Crushing It
8th Grade Science
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
On page __ of your INB, draw an illustration
of the setup and answer the following
questions.
1. What energy transformations are
occurring?
2. What happens as the water inside the can
begins to boil?
3. How does the density of the air inside the
can compare to the air outside the can?
Crushing It
8th Grade Science
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Analysis
On page__, record your observations and
draw an illustration of the can.
1. How did the air pressure cause the can to
change?
2. How does this activity relate to the Air
Pressure Candle Activity we did yesterday?
DO NOW
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
Examine the map at your table.
On page __ of your INB, make 3 observations about
the map and make a prediction about what the
different symbols signify.
Today’s Schedule
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
1. Do Now
2. Reading: Air Masses &
Fronts
3. Foldable
4. Card Sort
5. Weather Stations
6. Exit Ticket
Vocabulary
Global Winds Jet Stream
Weather
Easterlies
Global Pattern
Systems
Westerly
High Pressure Deep Ocean
Trade Winds
Low Pressure
Currents
Coriolis Effect Front
Atmospheric
Ocean Currents
Movement
Pre-AP
Homework
Grade-Level
Homework
Homework Due
Friday!
Homework Due
Friday!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
Essential Question
How does energy from the
Sun drive Earth’s weather and
climate?
Today we will…
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
8.10(B) identify how global patterns of
atmospheric movement influence local
weather using weather maps that show high
and low pressures and fronts
Today’s Objective:
Identify symbols that indicate high and low
pressure fronts.
8th Grade Science
Reading: Air Masses & Fronts
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
Read: Air Masses & Fronts
Using pages __ - __ of your INB, create the foldable.
Include:
1) the name of the front
(Warm Front, Cold Front, Stationary Front,
Occluded Front)
2) a diagram of the front
3) a description of the front formation
4) the weather associated with each front
Card Sort
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
Complete the card sort with a partner.
Add the symbols for each front to the foldable.
Weather Stations
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
Go to each of the stations and complete the
assignments.
Station 1: Temperature and Pressure
Station 2: Fronts and Pressure
Station 3: Jet Stream
Station 4: Frontal Movement
Exit Ticket
8th Grade Science
Wednesday & Thursday, Oct. 31 & Nov. 1, 2012
Examine the map below.
On page __ in your INB, make a prediction
about what the weather will be in Austin
and in ___________ on Friday.
DO NOW
Quiz Review
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012
Today’s Schedule
1.
2.
3.
4.
Do Now
Quiz 8.10 AB
Reading: Hurricanes
Hurricane Videos
Vocabulary
Global Winds Jet Stream
Weather
Easterlies
Global Pattern
Systems
Westerly
High Pressure Deep Ocean
Trade Winds
Low Pressure
Currents
Coriolis Effect Front
Atmospheric
Ocean Currents
Movement
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012
Pre-AP
Homework
Grade-Level
Homework
Homework Due
Friday!
Homework Due
Friday!
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
QUIZ ON FRIDAY
Essential Question
How does energy from the
Sun drive Earth’s weather and
climate?
Today we will…
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012
8.10(B) identify how global patterns of
atmospheric movement influence local
weather using weather maps that show high
and low pressures and fronts
8.10(C) identify the role of the oceans in the
formation of weather systems such as
hurricanes
Quiz
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012
Read and re-read the passage.
Underline the question
Bubble important words
Identify the key idea, write it in margin.
Eliminate the wrong answers
Select the correct answer ✓
Reading: Hurricanes
Read: Hurricanes
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012
Videos
Hurricane Videos
8th Grade Science
Friday, November 2, 2012