Sunrise: 7:11 AM
Sunset: 4:07 PM
Daylight: 8h 55m
Winter Solstice - Shortest amount of daylight of the year, 3 seconds shorter than yesterday. Tomorrow will be 1 second longer. Today is the first official day of winter in the northern hemisphere.
Eclipse
Eclipse
1. What layer would you find the International Space Station?
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Entry 25
Sunrise 7:11 AM
Sunset 4:06 PM
Daylight 8h 55m
In August a father and son team from NY launched a balloon with an i-phone and a camera into Earth's Atmosphere. It reached 40 Km (19 mi) above the Earth's surface. It had to survive 100 mi/hr winds, -51ºC temperatures, and speeds of up to 150 mi/hr.
video
1. What layer of the atmoshpere did the balloon reach?
Was it higher than the Troposphere and way below the Thermosphere?
Sunset 4:06 PM
Daylight 8h 55m
In August a father and son team from NY launched a balloon with an i-phone and a camera into Earth's Atmosphere. It reached 40 Km (19 mi) above the Earth's surface. It had to survive 100 mi/hr winds, -51ºC temperatures, and speeds of up to 150 mi/hr.
video
1. What layer of the atmoshpere did the balloon reach?
Was it higher than the Troposphere and way below the Thermosphere?
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Ozone
We have started to talk about ozone in our atmosphere. In some places in our atmosphere it is good and in some places in our atmosphere it is a bad thing. Today we will investigate how the amount of ozone has changed over the last 40 years.
Use these Websites to complete the questions and drawings of the ozone.
Helpful Links:
EPA Kids
Air Quality
CFC graph
Ozone Images
Use these Websites to complete the questions and drawings of the ozone.
Helpful Links:
EPA Kids
Air Quality
CFC graph
Ozone Images
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Whats In Our Air?
What are the gases that make up our atmosphere?
What we call air is a mixture of different gases. This mixture changes as we move higher in the atmosphere. Some of these gases are heavier and will sink to the bottom of our atmosphere and some of these gases are very light and will "float" to the to of our atmosphere.
Click on the link to find out more about the major gases in our atmosphere.
How do these major gases cycle through our Planet?
Oxygen video,
Oxygen Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Carbon cycle game
Carbon cycle,
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Cycle
Once you have completed you questions, be creative and explain the life cycle of your element.
Add the information you found and make one of the following:
Draw a comic of your element
Create a poem of your element
Draw the cycle of your element
What we call air is a mixture of different gases. This mixture changes as we move higher in the atmosphere. Some of these gases are heavier and will sink to the bottom of our atmosphere and some of these gases are very light and will "float" to the to of our atmosphere.
Click on the link to find out more about the major gases in our atmosphere.
How do these major gases cycle through our Planet?
Oxygen video,
Oxygen Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Carbon cycle game
Carbon cycle,
Nitrogen
Nitrogen Cycle
Once you have completed you questions, be creative and explain the life cycle of your element.
Add the information you found and make one of the following:
Draw a comic of your element
Create a poem of your element
Draw the cycle of your element
Entry 24
Sunrise: 7:07AM
Sunset: 4:04 PM
Daylight: 8h 57m
1. What gas takes up most of the atmosphere?
2. What is the thickest layer in the atmosphere
3. What layer contains the most gases?
Sunset: 4:04 PM
Daylight: 8h 57m
1. What gas takes up most of the atmosphere?
2. What is the thickest layer in the atmosphere
3. What layer contains the most gases?
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Goldilocks' Atmosphere
The Goldilocks Principle (link) refers to a planet's size and location from its star. Is it too close or too far away? Is it too big or too small?
Different Planets have different atmospheres. How does its distance from its star effect what kind of atmosphere it will have? Planets can also be too small to have an atmosphere. They do not have enough gravity to hold on to gases that would make up an atmosphere. Or so huge that their gravity would flatten us. We want a planet that isn't too hot or cold. It needs the right mix of Greenhouse Gases to keep us comfortable.
We will use the Goldilocks Principle to compare Earth's atmosphere with Mars, Venus, and Mercury. What makes Earth's atmosphere "just right."
Students will investigate a planet - use these links to help you:
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
Different Planets have different atmospheres. How does its distance from its star effect what kind of atmosphere it will have? Planets can also be too small to have an atmosphere. They do not have enough gravity to hold on to gases that would make up an atmosphere. Or so huge that their gravity would flatten us. We want a planet that isn't too hot or cold. It needs the right mix of Greenhouse Gases to keep us comfortable.
We will use the Goldilocks Principle to compare Earth's atmosphere with Mars, Venus, and Mercury. What makes Earth's atmosphere "just right."
Students will investigate a planet - use these links to help you:
MERCURY
VENUS
EARTH
MARS
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Test Today
Enter today's weather data onto you test. Add the proper units for each. Use today's and yesterday's data to answer the questions
Hi 26 __
Low 10 __
Air pressure: 1016 __
Humidity: 85 __
Dew Point 3 __
When you have finished the test hand it in on the front table. Then take out your laptop and choose one article to read answer the questions.
Eclipse Article
When is the next lunar eclipse?
What part of the world can not see the next eclipse?
Ten Freaky Forces of Nature
Which of these forces could happen in Maine?
Which of these forces was the strangest to you? Why?
Making Clouds with Lasers
How did scientists come up with this idea?
According to the article, why do scientists want to make clouds?
Another Winter of Extremes
According to this article, what kind of weather should Maine expect this winter?
Hi 26 __
Low 10 __
Air pressure: 1016 __
Humidity: 85 __
Dew Point 3 __
When you have finished the test hand it in on the front table. Then take out your laptop and choose one article to read answer the questions.
Eclipse Article
When is the next lunar eclipse?
What part of the world can not see the next eclipse?
Ten Freaky Forces of Nature
Which of these forces could happen in Maine?
Which of these forces was the strangest to you? Why?
Making Clouds with Lasers
How did scientists come up with this idea?
According to the article, why do scientists want to make clouds?
Another Winter of Extremes
According to this article, what kind of weather should Maine expect this winter?
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Review activity
Reform your groups from the jeopardy review. Take 10 minutes to correct your homework with your group.
- Pick out 3 questions that your group found difficult.
- When asked choose one member to write them on the board.
- with your group create three questions to stump the other groups
- Pick out 3 questions that your group found difficult.
- When asked choose one member to write them on the board.
- with your group create three questions to stump the other groups
Entry 23
Dec 08, 2010
Sunrise: 7:02 AM
Sunset: 4:04 PM
Daylight: 9h 02m
Hi 29ºF
Low 12ºF
Humidity 58%
Dew Point 10ºF
Fact: All weather occurs in the bottom 0.2% of Earth's Atmosphere called the Troposphere.
1. Which can hold more water vapor in the air 34ºF or 87ºF air temperature? Why?
2. What will form today if the air temperature drops to 10ºF?
Sunrise: 7:02 AM
Sunset: 4:04 PM
Daylight: 9h 02m
Hi 29ºF
Low 12ºF
Humidity 58%
Dew Point 10ºF
Fact: All weather occurs in the bottom 0.2% of Earth's Atmosphere called the Troposphere.
1. Which can hold more water vapor in the air 34ºF or 87ºF air temperature? Why?
2. What will form today if the air temperature drops to 10ºF?
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Review Jeopardy
Today we are playing a game to study for Thursday's test. Students will be assigned groups. Students will take turns typing in the answers the questions.
Students will answer here poll every where
Students will answer here poll every where
Monday, December 6, 2010
Entry 22
Dec. 6, 2010
Sunrise: 7:00 AM
Sunset: 4:10 PM
daylight: 9hr 4 min
Hi: 33F
Low: 22F
Humidity 69%
Pressure: 991 mb
Sunrise: 7:00 AM
Sunset: 4:10 PM
daylight: 9hr 4 min
Hi: 33F
Low: 22F
Humidity 69%
Pressure: 991 mb
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Lightning
We will watch a video on PBS about lightning
Lightning
1. What did Benjamin Franklin's experiment teach us about lightning?
2. What causes lightning?
3. What direction does lightning travel?
4. How much energy does lightning have?
5. Do scientists know everything about how lightning is formed?
6. What is one method scientists are using to study lightning?
Lightning Types click on launch interactive
1. What are the 9 types of lightning?
2. Choose one to describe.
Lightning
1. What did Benjamin Franklin's experiment teach us about lightning?
2. What causes lightning?
3. What direction does lightning travel?
4. How much energy does lightning have?
5. Do scientists know everything about how lightning is formed?
6. What is one method scientists are using to study lightning?
Lightning Types click on launch interactive
1. What are the 9 types of lightning?
2. Choose one to describe.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Weird Weather
Weird Weather Mini Presentation
You and your partner will take one class period to research an unusual weather event. You will describe how the six key factors of weather (temperature, humidity, pressure, wind, clouds, precipitation) interact to create this weather. You also need to add facts about what it is, where and when it occurs and an image of the weird weather.
Once you have found your information and placed it on this sheet you will use a poster to show your findings. Tomorrow you will use this poster to present your findings to the class. Each member of your group must present at least two key factors of weather.
Start with Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_meteorological_phenomena
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Interpret Data
Today you will use data you have collected in you journals to create 2 graphs and interpret the data.
Graph 1: Air Pressure
1. On What date do you expect to have the nicest weather?
2. On what date do you expect to have the stormiest weather?
Graph 2: Low Temperature
1. How many days were below freezing, below 32 F?
Graph 1: Air Pressure
- Create a data table with 5 pressure reading and the dates they occurred
- On the X axis (bottom line) label the dates
- On the Y axis label the pressure readings. Start at 980 millibars and increase by 10 millibars unit you reach 1040
1. On What date do you expect to have the nicest weather?
2. On what date do you expect to have the stormiest weather?
Graph 2: Low Temperature
- Create a data table with 5 low temps and the dates they occurred
- Create a line graph with this data
- Label your X and Y axis. Don't forget UNITS
1. How many days were below freezing, below 32 F?
Entry 21
Dec. 1, 2010
Sunrise: 6:54 AM
Sunset: 4:05 PM
Daylight: 9h 10m
High: 51 F
Low: 35 F
Air Pressure: 1025 millibars 30.19 inches
Humidity: 93%
Sunrise: 6:54 AM
Sunset: 4:05 PM
Daylight: 9h 10m
High: 51 F
Low: 35 F
Air Pressure: 1025 millibars 30.19 inches
Humidity: 93%
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