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Date Name:____________________________________________________________ Severe Weather Syllabus / 5th Grade 2016 Investigation Creative-­‐side Homework Vocabulary “Think like a Scientist” Number & Interactive Define & draw picture Name Notebook (Color) A Mon. 8/22 B Wed. 8/24 A Thur. 8/25 B Fri. 8/26 A Mon. 8/29 B Wed. 8/31 A Thur. 9/1 B Wed. 9/7 1.1 What is weather? 1.2 What is a weather forecast? Cut out of the newspaper or download the weekly weather report for this week. Pretend that you are a news forecaster for a big time news station and write your own script for delivering the weather for the week to all of your faithful TV fans. 1.3 How do we investigate severe weather? 2.1 Where does severe weather happen? Do some research on your Severe Weather Report Team Topic. Write a question about your severe weather based on Scientific inquiry. Find the answer to your question and write it down. Find at least 3 pictures of your severe weather and glue them on your creative side. Draw or download a picture of the United States. Pick a month of your choice. Draw weather symbols across the US and then write a weather report that explains your weather symbols. Show how severe weather happens along fronts. Draw a picture that shows warm air rising, condensing, forming clouds and precipitating. Download a picture of the US and draw on it the Jet Stream. Be sure to be exact in its 2.2 When does severe weather happen? 3.1 What do the line symbols mean on weather maps? 3.2 What causes the weather around fronts? 3.3 How well can we predict weather? location. Read book pages 227 – 228 /Write 3 review questions and answer them. And read page 250 Write 1 review questions and answer them Read book pages 229 – 231 Write 3 review questions and answer them 1.
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1. Scientific inquiry Draw Pictures for each step. 1. Weather variables 2. Tornado 3. Thunderstorm 4. Drought 5. Hurricane 6. Blizzard 7. Weather map Read book pages 236 – 237 Write 3 review questions and answer them Severe weather Climate Weather forecast Meteorologist Temperature Precipitation 1. Warm front 2. Cold front 3. Stationary front Date Investigation Creative-­‐side Number & Interactive Name Notebook Homework Vocabulary “Think like a Scientist” Define & draw picture (Color) A Thur. 9/8 B Fri. 9/9 A Mon. 9/12 B Wed. 9/14 A Thur. 9/15 B Fri. 9/16 A Mon. 9/19 B Wed. 9/21 3.4 What do the H and L symbols mean on weather maps? 3.5 How are fronts and pressure centers related to severe weather? 4.1 Forecast Preparation Cut out of the newspaper or download the weekly weather report for this week. Highlight all of the H and L symbols. Circle in red any severe weather. Use a colored pen to draw arrows and show the direction the fronts are moving. Each type of severe weather needs special conditions to form. Pick one severe weather that you are interested in and write a short essay explaining what the causes are. 1.
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Ask your parents if you can watch the weather report on a news channel or watch the weather channel. Write down 3 different things that you notice about the Forecast. 1. radiosonde 2. surface measurements 3. atmospheric measurements QUIZ iBooks collected for 4.2 grading Forecast Presentations 5.1 What is different between a Southern California weather forecast and severe weather forecasts? 6.1 Why doesn’t southern CA ever get very cold? Divide your paper into 4 equal parts. Label each part either: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Draw an outline of California in each section. Then look up the weather for each season in California and using weather symbols and colors, draw the temperature and weather for each season. High pressure Low pressure Rain Snow Sleet hail Read book pages 232 – 235 Answer Review Questions page 235: 3 & 4 1. Solar energy 2. Moderate temperature Date Investigation Creative-­‐side Number & Interactive Name Notebook Homework Vocabulary “Think like a Scientist” Define & draw picture (Color) A Thur. 9/22 B Fri. 9/23 A Mon. 9/26 B Wed. 9/28 6.2 What causes planet Earth to be warmer at the equator? 6.3 Why doesn’t the Jet Stream bring very cold air masses into southern CA? 7.1 What are the winds like along the CA coast? 7.2 What causes coastal wind patterns? 7.3 Why are coastal temperatures consistent year-­‐
round? Draw a picture of the United States and show the Jet stream. Be sure to label oceans. Show or tell why planet earth is warmer at the equator. 1.
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Jet Stream Equator Convection currant Humidity 1. Show how the winds are different along the CA coast from the day and night. Show the causes of the coastal wind patterns. 1. Wind 2. Barometer 3. Coastal 2. Develop a graph that shows the coastal temperature of the West Coast, the East Coast, and two other locations of your choice. A Thur. 9/29 B Fri. 9/30 7.4 Are all oceans the same temperature? 8.1 Why doesn’t southern CA have hurricanes and blizzards? Make sure that your iBook is up-­‐
to-­‐date and all assignments are completed. Both Tracks Wed. 10/5 Severe Weather Exam I Books due for grading I am the parent of __________________________________. I have read the Earth Science Syllabus. My child and I have discussed the contents and understand the assignments. ______________________________________________________________ signature date Study all vocabulary words for exam. Date Investigation Creative-­‐side Number & Interactive Name Notebook Homework Vocabulary “Think like a Scientist” Define & draw picture (Color) A Mon. 11/14 B Wed. 10/16 A Thur. 11/17 B Fri. 11/18 1.1 Solar System 1.2 Solar System Gravity 1.What is the sun? 2. What is the solar system? Use illustrations to show our galaxy. Be sure to include the Kuiper belt and the Asteroid belt and dwarf planets 1. What is gravity? 2. Why do planets travel around the sun in circular paths? Read pages 145 -­‐ 158 Answer Review Questions page 158: 1 – 6 Vocabulary in iBook – picture and definition Read pages 160 -­‐ 161 Answer Review Questions page 161: 1 – 3 Read pages 162 – 165 Answer Summary Questions Page 167: 1 – 3 1.
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Sun star Solar system Orbit Planet Asteroid Comet Milky Way Satellite Moon gravity revolve revolution earth hydrogen helium terrestrial planet gas giant Kuiper belt (make a mini-­‐iBook for this unit) I am the parent of __________________________________. I have read the Earth Science Syllabus. My child and I have discussed the contents and understand the assignments. ______________________________________________________________ _______________________ signature date