Science Classroom Connection

Note that for every day your project is late, your score drops by one letter grade.

Students will be evaluated upon the topic of climate in terms of the variables that affects it including, but not limited to, latitude, bodies of water, and prevailing winds over time.

Students are highly recommended to study their notes in terms of the R.A.N. Strategy that we worked on in class as well as the study guide that was given (the 20 questions), and be able to answer the section review questions at the end of the section to be better prepared for Friday’s test/quiz!

REMINDER: YOUR WEATHER FORECAST PROJECT IS DUE TUESDAY, JAN. 19, 2016.

Students who wish to print and keep a copy of the study guide on “What Is Climate?” that we worked on in class, please see the attachment below. We will complete the work on Wednesday in class, and it will be graded at that time as we will discuss and make any necessary corrections to our responses as this will serve another resource to study from for the upcoming test/quiz later on this week!

Chapter 3, Section 1 What Is Climate

Engineering For Kids Winter 2016 (1)

Students will work either individually or with their elbow partners and complete their R.A.N. Strategy on the topic of climate by stating what they already know about it and then read and take notes to confirm or refute what they have believed that they know and wrap it up by sharing any wondering thoughts about climate over time.

Students will track the daily weather conditions for a period of one week by completing, collecting, and analyzing their data based on their information recorded over time.

Note: When you analyze your data, observe your days based on any similarities, differences, conditions of a previous day that influenced the conditions of the following day, etc.

Students are to use the attached document. Tracking the Weather!

Students will be evaluated upon severe weather conditions that are based upon the characteristics of thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, and hurricanes along with the necessary safety precautions that one needs to take as one of these weather conditions approaches over time.

Students need to study their standard class notes that were based upon the R.A.N. Strategy along with their reinforcement bellwork plus the section review that we went over in class on Thursday.

Students are to review their R.A.N. Strategy class notes (New Learning)  on severe weather conditions as we will review and reinforce them tomorrow in class as a means of preparation for this Friday’s quiz/test.

Students will write down what they think that they know about severe weather and share with their elbow partner.

Then the material is read but rather than annotating it on the textbook, students will write down key points, ideas or concepts as they acquire this new material.

Moreover, as the material is being read, students will confirm or refute (misconceptions) what they thought that they knew about severe weather through documentations of their findings in their notebooks.

Furthermore, students will list any questions that they may still wonder about as they read this topic or when they are done reading it.

Students will be evaluated upon the causes of volcanic eruptions that are based upon our class discussion and the several reinforcements that we have done in class as a means of preparation for this quiz/test.

Students are highly advised to study their class notes, their double journal entries, their classwork (bellwork#20), and their study guides on this topic.