Agenda: Lesson 6 – Temperature, Pressure, & Cloud Formation March 25, 2016 Objective: I will be able to identify different cloud types and know the weather generally associated with each. Success Criteria: I can identify Stratus, Cumulus, Cirrus, and Cumulonimbus clouds when I see them in the atmosphere. Entry Task Read “The Truth About Air” pgs 76-77 Take out Student Sheet 6.4 (get one off the front counter if your were absent) Weather Update Agenda: Lesson 6 – Temperature, Pressure, & Cloud Formation Inquiry 6.3 Review Student Sheet 6.4 Reflecting Questions 1 A-F Cloud Types Notes Homework: No Homework

Thursday Weather Map

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Weather Map Thursday - Friday

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Temperature Wednesday - Friday

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Jet Stream

Stratus Appearance: Sheets of low grey clouds Weather: Light snow, rain, or drizzle. Front: Warm

Stratocumulus Appearance: Thicker layer than stratus clouds. Weather: They cause steady rain or snow. Front: Cold

Cumulus Appearance: White, puffy clouds Weather: Good weather. “Fair Weather Clouds” Front: Cold

Cumulonimbus Appearance: Weather: Front: Cold Dark, towering clouds Also called thunderheads Weather: Heavy rain, thunder, and lighting. Possible Tornadoes Front: Cold

Cirrus Appearance: Thin, featherlike clouds Made of ice crystals high in the atmosphere. Weather: Indicates a change in the weather is coming. Front: Warm