Understanding Clouds Key Questions -What are clouds? -What characteristics help us to identify cloud type? -At what altitude can each type of cloud be found?

Guided Notes Instructions Complete by reading notes around the room and follow your hand-out to guide you.

What are clouds? Clouds- a visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the ground.

Cloud Altitude Graph You will create a graph that includes all of the different types of clouds we will learn about this year. THESE WILL BE YOUR NOTES ON CLOUDS- DO QUALITY WORK!! On your diagram you must have… Title: Cloud Altitude Graph Labeled x and y axis Each Cloud Type (10 total)

Cloud Altitude Graph Set-up On the white sheet of paper… Title your graph: Cloud Altitude Graph Use the ruler to create the x-axis and y-axis. Label the x-axis CLOUD TYPE Label the y-axis ALTITUDE For the y-axis… Start at 0 on the origin and go up by 5,000 ft. increments until you reach 50,000 ft. (This is your scale!) For the x-axis… Label CLOUD TYPE in the center Use the altitude range from your notes and the physical descriptions to create your cloud graph.

Example Cloud Altitude Graph

Additional Time??? Create a cloud foldable and experiment to see what types of weather is associated with each cloud type!

Foldable Instructions Cut the excess paper off to make a square (only cutting on the solid black line) Fold each corner into the center creating a smaller square (leaving the words on the INSIDE of the folds) Flip your foldable over (now you are looking at the opposite side) Fold each corner to the center again creating an even smaller square. Now fold the square in half Pull the outside tabs away from the inside and place your fingers in the flaps to mold your foldable. (See me for help )