DO NOW V: 0 Monday Jan. 26 MONDAY 01/26 1.Describe the weather in East Texas. 2.Describe the weather in the northern part of Nevada. 3.What type of front is moving East? What kind of weather will this bring towards the East Coast? 4.The weather has not changed in a few days in Montana and North Dakota. What type of front is this area experiencing? TUESDAY 01/27

Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkGrade Level: Unit Test Review Pre-AP: Unit Test Review QUIZ TODAY UNIT TEST FRIDAY Today’s Agenda 1.Quiz Review 2.Quiz 3.Reading about Hurricanes

TEKS 8.10 (B) Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts V: 0

Vocabulary High Pressure System Low Pressure System Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front Barometer Psychrometer Anemometer Wind Vane Thermometer V: 0

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - How does Earth’s surface change? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Demonstrate mastery of TEKS 8.9 A & B V: 0 EQs & Objectives

QUIZ V: 0 R ead and re-read the passage. U nderline the question B ubble important words I dentify the key idea, write it in margin. E liminate the wrong answers S elect the correct answer ✓ Mass of an object

After the Quiz, complete the reading about Hurricanes. Hurricanes Reading V: 0

DO NOW V: 0 Tuesday Jan. 27 TUESDAY 01/27 Pre-AP: Make a prediction about how hurricanes form and why they form over the ocean. Grade Level: Describe 3 things you know about hurricanes. WED/THRS 01/28 & 01/29

Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkGrade Level: Unit Test Review Pre-AP: Unit Test Review UNIT TEST FRIDAY Today’s Agenda 1.Review Weather Symbols 2.Analyzing Hurricane Data 3.National Geographic Video 4.Analysis Questions

TEKS 8.10 (C) Identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes V: 0

Vocabulary Global Winds Easterlies Westerlies Trade Winds Coriolis Effect Ocean Currents Deep Ocean Currents Jet Stream Global Pattern Atmospheric Movement High Pressure Low Pressure Front Weather Systems V: 0

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - How does energy from the Sun drive Earth’s weather and climate? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Identify why hurricanes form over the ocean. V: 0 EQs & Objectives

Using RM 12, review the different weather symbols and what they indicate. Review Weather Symbols V: 1

Watch video of hurricane Wilma. Analyzing Hurricane Data V: 1

Draw the following table in your INB. Analyzing Hurricane Data V: 1 HurricaneLowest Air Pressure Wind SpeedDateCategory Katrina Rita Dolly Ike

1.Students will get 4 sets of hurricane data. 2.Identify the area of lowest air pressure for each of the hurricanes. 3.Record the lowest air pressure in your table. 4.Record the wind speed and date for the hurricane at the lowest air pressure measurement. 5.Using the Saffir-Simpson Scale, identify the category of the hurricane at the time of the lowest air pressure. Analyzing Hurricane Data V: 1

Watch the National Geographic Video on hurricanes. National Geographic Video V: 0

Answer the analysis questions in complete sentences in your INB. 1.What is the relationship between air pressure and the speed of the winds found in a hurricane? 2.Look at the data recorded as a hurricane passes over land. What conclusions can you draw when comparing hurricane data and a hurricane's location over land or water? 3.Do you think temperature of the water might affect the air pressure? Why or why not? Analysis Questions (Pre-AP) V: 0

Answer the analysis questions in complete sentences in your INB. 1. What is the relationship between air pressure and the speed of the winds found in a hurricane? As the air pressure decreases, the wind speed…. As the air pressure increases, the wind speed… 2. Look at the data recorded as a hurricane passes over land. What conclusions can you draw when comparing hurricane data and a hurricane's location over land or water? When the hurricane passes over land, its air pressure ____________ and is wind speed ________________. 3. How do you think temperature of the water might affect the air pressure? Warm water causes ________ air pressure because….. Cold water causes _______ air pressure because…. Analysis Questions (GL) V: 0

DO NOW V: 0 Wed/Thrs Jan WED/THRS 01/28 & 01/29 List 5 things you know about hurricanes. Hint: Think about what you know about hurricane Sandy and what we learned on Tuesday in class. FRIDAY 01/30

Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkGrade Level: Unit Test Review Pre-AP: Unit Test Review UNIT TEST FRIDAY Today’s Agenda 1.BrainPop Video about hurricanes 2.Review for Earth and Weather Unit Test

TEKS 8.9 (A) Describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory. 8.9 (B) Relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features. 8.9 (C) Interpret topographical maps and satellite views to identify land and erosion features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering (A) Recognize that the sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents (B) Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressure fronts (C) Identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. V: 0

Vocabulary Tectonic Plates Theory of Plate Tectonics Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Subduction Zone Rift Valley Trench Volcanoes Mid-Ocean Ridge Topographic Map Contour Lines Weathering Erosion Convection Current Ocean Currents Deep Ocean Currents Jet Stream High Pressure Low Pressure Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front Hurricane V: 0

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - What was the early theory of continental drift? -What were the discoveries that led to the theory of plate tectonics? -How and why does the Earth’s surface change? -How does energy from the Sun drive Earth’s weather and climate? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Review TEKS 8.9 A, B, and C, and TEKS 8.10 A, B, and C V: 0 EQs & Objectives

Watch the BrainPop Video. During the video, write down 3 important ideas from the video. BrainPop Video: Hurricanes V: 0

Each group will go to the 6 stations in the room to review the concepts of the Earth and Weather Unit. 1.Types of Boundaries and Land Formations 2.Theory of Plate Tectonics 3.Topographic Maps 4.Hurricanes 5.Convection 6.Weather Maps Review for Unit Test V: 2

DO NOW V: 0 Friday Jan. 30 FRIDAY 01/30 1. Why do hurricanes form off the coast of Africa? 2. Why do hurricanes slow down as they move further North?

Homework & Agenda V: 0 HomeworkGrade Level: Unit Test Review Pre-AP: Unit Test Review UNIT TEST TODAY Today’s Agenda 1.Unit Test: Earth and Weather 2.Reading: Force and Motion in the Solar System 3.Bill Nye Video: Seasons

TEKS 8.9 (A) Describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory. 8.9 (B) Relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features. 8.9 (C) Interpret topographical maps and satellite views to identify land and erosion features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering (A) Recognize that the sun provides the energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents (B) Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressure fronts (C) Identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. V: 0

Vocabulary Tectonic Plates Theory of Plate Tectonics Transform Boundary Convergent Boundary Divergent Boundary Subduction Zone Rift Valley Trench Volcanoes Mid-Ocean Ridge Topographic Map Contour Lines Weathering Erosion Convection Current Ocean Currents Deep Ocean Currents Jet Stream High Pressure Low Pressure Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Occluded Front Hurricane V: 0

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: - What was the early theory of continental drift? -What were the discoveries that led to the theory of plate tectonics? -How and why does the Earth’s surface change? -How does energy from the Sun drive Earth’s weather and climate? DAILY OBJECTIVES: Students will… -Demonstrate mastery of TEKS 8.9 and V: 0 EQs & Objectives

UNIT TEST V: 0 R ead and re-read the passage. U nderline the question B ubble important words I dentify the key idea, write it in margin. E liminate the wrong answers S elect the correct answer ✓ Mass of an object

READ: Force and Motion in the Solar System COMPLETE: Concept Map (RM 32) After Unit Test V: 0

Watch the Bill Nye Video about Seasons. Complete the questions as you watch the video. Seasons Video V: 0