Complex Text: Layers of the Atmosphere
Enrichment: What happens at absolute zero (0 K)? Background: This is a great example of complex text found in nonfiction - diagrams, graphs, and charts! There are many "layers" of reading in each diagram that are needed in order to get what the diagram is trying to show you. You have to look all around the diagram. Sometimes you have to read labels, captions, graph axes, numbers, shapes, patterns, and interpret line graphs to do this. Directions: Read the diagrams in the link below and then answer each question. Questions are located after the diagrams in the same document. Be sure to name the diagram and specific location where you found your evidence to answer the questions. Class this week: This week we are learning about the layers of the atmosphere and how they are divided. (Spoiler alert: temperature patterns.) There are a ton of readings and practice quizzes for students to complete on Google Classroom. Google Classroom Code: mhri328
Table of Contents for Atmosphere Unit (digital copies of all items!) Resources for Atmosphere Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Monday, 11/26 HW: Finish Google Classroom assignments. Test on layers on Friday, 11/30. WU: Pages A16 - 21 in yellow book or see links below. A 1.1 - Earth's atmosphere supports life A1.2 - The sun supplies the atmosphere's energy 1.What does it mean when energy from the sun is reflected? 2.What does it mean when energy from the sun is absorbed? 3.How might a thick, puffy cloud reflect a different amount of the sun’s radiation than a thin, wispy cloud? 4.Planes fly near the top of the troposphere in the jet stream. Is it more important to heat or to cool the passenger cabin? Explain! Tuesday, 11/27 HW: Finish questions from Complex Text: Layers of the Atmosphere. Test on layers on Friday, 11/30. WU: Pages A22 – A25 in yellow book or see link below. A1.3 - Gases in the atmosphere absorb radiation 1.Where is the ozone layer located? 2.What type of radiation does the ozone layer affect? 3.How do greenhouse gases keep the earth warm? 4.What would happen if gases in the atmosphere absorbed visible light? 5.Name 3 greenhouse gases. 6.How would the temp of Earth be affected if the amount of greenhouse gases were increased? Wednesday, 11/28 HW: Study for test on Friday! WU: Pages: A27 – A33 or this link: A1.4 - Human activities affect the atmosphere 1.List 2 natural sources of greenhouse gases. 2.List 2 human activities that produce greenhouse gases. 3.Classify these as particulates or gases: dust, ozone, pollen, carbon monoxide, methane, water vapor, nitrogen. 4.Winds typically blow across the US from west to east. Where will air pollution from Raleigh end up? What is the source of pollution in the mountains of our state? Thursday, 11/29 HW: Study for test on Friday! WU: Use Pages A16 – A21 to answer these Q’s or this link. 1.Largest layer of the atmosphere? 2.Smallest layer of the atmosphere? 3.Layer where the ozone layer is located? 4.Layer where weather is located? 5.Layer where most meteors burn up? 6.Layer where auroras occur? 7.What physical property defines the differences in the layers? Friday, 11/30 HW: Retake your test online from home if you did not earn 21 or higher. WU: Page A37, #9-16 to review before test. Class this week: This week we are learning about the layers of the atmosphere and how they are divided. (Spoiler alert: temperature patterns.) There are a ton of readings and practice quizzes for students to complete on Google Classroom. Google Classroom Code: mhri328
Table of Contents for Atmosphere Unit (digital copies of all items!) Resources for Atmosphere Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Monday, 11/19 HW: Finish Google Classroom assignments. WU: Page A18 A 1.1 - Earth's atmosphere supports life A1.2 - The sun supplies the atmosphere's energy 1.Give an example of how convection works in the atmosphere. 2.Give an example of how conduction works in the atmosphere. 3.Give an example of radiation in the atmosphere. Tuesday, 11/20 - Early Release HW: Finish Google Classroom assignments. WU: Write 10 things you are thankful for in the following categories: 1.Opportunity that has affected my life. 2.Favorite quality of myself. 3.Basic need. 4.Something nice but not necessary. 5.Family member or close family friend. 6.Time when I had to be brave. 7.Time when I helped a friend. 8.Where you feel most peaceful. 9.Any topic or thing that sparks my curiosity. 10.Goal that gives me energy. Wednesday, 11/21 - Friday, 11/23 - No School - Thanksgiving Break Class this week: This week we are learning about the layers of the atmosphere and how they are divided. (Spoiler alert: temperature patterns.) Ask to see the diagram of the layers of the atmosphere in your child's notebook or about the Northern Lights that I saw in Iceland last year.
Table of Contents for Atmosphere Unit (digital copies of all items!) Resources for Atmosphere Unit HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Monday, 11/12 HW: No School. WU: No Warm Up today. Tuesday, 11/13 HW: Study for quiz that has been moved to Thursday. WU: No Warm Up, silent reading for 10 min. Wednesday, 11/14 HW: Study for quiz that has been moved to Thursday. WU: Use Weather Bug or another weather app or website to write down the current conditions. Be sure to include the date and time if you are doing a make up warm up. 1.Current Temp. 2.Dew Point. 3.Current Conditions (icon?) 4.Humidity. 5.Pressure 6.Wind speed and direction if there is any. 7.Describe what has been going on with the weather for the past couple of days. Thursday, 11/15 HW: Finish classwork. Study for quiz tomorrow. WU: Page A20 – A21 For each layer, list the temp, pressure, and objects in it 1.Thermosphere 2.Mesosphere 3.Stratosphere 4.Troposphere Friday, 11/16 HW: Finish Google Classroom work. WU: Page A16-19 1.What two things happen to energy from the sun that reaches the earth? 2.Define 3 ways in which heat is transferred through the atmosphere. Follow this link to the CK-12 resources on the atmosphere.
Use the articles and other learning tools to help you take the practice quizzes assigned in Google Classroom. Class this week: What a crazy week! Our schedule has had several interruptions (code red, assembly, 2-hour delay, Kona Ice, etc.), but we are continuing to plow ahead with our study of weather and the atmosphere. Please talk about daily weather conditions with your family. We are beginning to look for patterns and relationships between temperature, dew point, pressure, humidity, and current conditions - hence the need for the free Weather Bug app. If your child does not have a mobile device, they will have access to a computer in the classroom.
Table of Contents for Atmosphere Unit (digital copies of all items!) Resources for Atmosphere Unit These links will be updated soon. HW = Homework WU = Warm Ups Monday, 11/5 HW: Finish reading the Daylight Savings Time articles. Finish Atmosphere Vocabulary Sheet. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 11/9. Download Weather Bug app on your device. WU: No Warm Up today. Tuesday, 11/6 HW: Finish Atmosphere Vocabulary Sheet. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 11/9. Download Weather Bug app on your device. WU: 1.What is meteorology? 2.How accurately can meteorologists predict the weather? Give an example. 3.When you need to know the current weather or a forecast, where do you look? Wednesday, 11/7 HW: Finish reading the Typhoon Yutu articles and making a Venn diagram for article 1 and 2. Finish Atmosphere Vocabulary Sheet. Vocabulary Quiz on Friday, 11/9. Download Weather Bug app on your device. WU: 1.List 5 different weather measurements we can learn from Weather Bug. 2.What science concept applies to Daylight Savings Time? 3.What is a typhoon and where do typhoons occur? Thursday, 11/8 HW: Finish Atmosphere Vocabulary Sheet. Vocabulary Quiz TOMORROW. WU: Friday, 11/9 HW: WU: Read these two articles about Daylight Savings Time. Share at your table. Compare and contrast the two articles.
Article #1 Article #2 Then, read this article: History of Daylight Savings Time Do you think DST is still necessary in today's day and age? Why or why not? |
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