9 Apr: Classwork – part 1: Read the following articles: “Fake trees, algae
tubes and white roofs among UK engineers’ climate solutions,”
“Artificial Trees Could Cool Climate,” “CO2 Sinks,” and “Study:
Ethanol may add to global warming/Bogus Biofuels”.
**While reading the articles, do each of the following items for each
article – after the title of the article, you will number each of these
responses, and then write the info needed.
1. Write a summary of each article (2-4 sentences)
2. Indicate which words you think are key terms in each article, and create a space to define those
words. I can already tell you the “adsorb” will be one of the vocab words, and it is from the
Artificial Trees” article you got yesterday. YOU MAY WORK IN YOUR GROUPS OF 4 TO
ACCOMPLISH TASK #2, BUT EACH STUDENT HAS THEIR OWN LIST WHEN YOU
ARE DONE.
3. Write at least 2 multiple choice questions, and one T/F question about each article – stick to facts
and main ideas, plus vocab, we’re not particularly interested in names and other oddities. YOU
MAY WORK IN YOUR GROUPS OF 4 TO ACCOMPLISH TASK #3, BUT EACH
STUDENT HAS THEIR OWN COPY OF THE QUESTIONS WHEN YOU ARE DONE.
4. You will need to turn in the completed work for ONE article to the sub before the end of class
today!
Classwork/Homework: Take notes on climate, seasons, and weather on pages 613-619. Answer
questions 1-4 on page 619. Due Next Wed, 16 Apr.
Vocab: Adsorb, Biofuels, Climate,
10 Apr: Due: Yesterday’s work, any remaining Kill-A-Watt EZ labs, early book inventories
Classwork: Methane hydrates video clip. Interesting methane hydrates debate article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/07/25/methane-mischiefmisleading-commentary-published-in-nature/ Methane science from NASA:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKJykIsarBw Scenario about methane eruption, actual CO2
eruption and current methane issues video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOdOfl5wtjw&safe=active
1. What is CARVE studying?
2. Where is CARVE doing its study?
3. Why was Alaska chosen for CARVE?
4. How many metric tons of organic carbon are stored in the permafrost?
5. Roughly what percent of all the carbon stored on the planet is represented by this
permafrost/soil storage?
6. 350 billion metric tons of carbon have been emitted from all fossil fuel combustion and
human activity since 1850. (Compare this to #5)
7. Where/how deep are the methane hydrates naturally stored?
8. Why are the scientists concerned?
9. Why are methane hydrates a potential problem for global warming?
10. Why is it important to make and then study theories about methane?
11. What effects can a large methane release have on the spheres of the earth?
11 Apr: PLC Day – Short Classes.
Extra Credit: This is insteqd of bringing in your energy bills for analysis!
Use the “My Energy Analyzer on DTE’s website to determine how your
family uses energy (if you are a DTE customer). You are likely to need
parental help, here is the shortened link: http://bit.ly/1ef9aTD
Due: Textbook condition analysis sheet.
Due Later: Don’t forget to have your book covered by Monday
Due Later: Put your name in your textbook! (by Monday)
Classwork – part 1: Make Quizlet with vocab from the 5 articles
Classwork – part 2: Meet in LMC to use computers – DTE Data Analysis begins.
DTE Energy Analysis Link: http://bit.ly/1iC310K
Directions:
1. Go to each of the 5 areas of the house (click on the pictures near the top of the page)
2. While in each area use the first data chart to list/explain how these features or savings relate
to what your house already has in place.
3. While in each area use the second data chart to list/explain how these features or savings
relate to what your house could improve upon or add to save money.
4. Please note that there is a gage to help you determine if upgrades are worth the cost:
http://bit.ly/1kbbmvy
5. There is also a page to help you with lots of energy saving tips: http://bit.ly/1lOA9W5
House Part
Exterior
Attic
Office/Bath/
Media
Living
Room/
Kitchen
Basement
Existing Item 1
Existing Item 2
Existing Item 3
Comments
House Part
Upgrade Item 1
Upgrade Item 2
Upgrade Item 3
Comments
Exterior
Attic
Office/Bath/
Media
Living
Room/
Kitchen
Basement
14 April: Sub for 5th hour only – Mr. C still in the room.
Due: Book cover and name in book!
Classwork, part 1: Hand out Earth Science Workbooks – put your name on the front! Return all tests
Classwork, Part 2: Begin to study renewable and non-renewable energy sources, pros and cons of each source utilize energy grids today, begin to fill out your own energy grid with the pros, cons, use in transportation,
future use, etc. Break class into two groups. One group completes energy grids –renewables (green sheet
with yellow cards), the other group completes “Burning Hydrocarbons Lab” a.k.a. “CO2 lab #2.”
15 April: Phantom Time – Locker Cleanout – my students all clean lockers today.
Classwork: Swap groups, continue yesterday’s lesson.
Due: “Burning Hydrocarbons” lab.
16 April: Classwork: Meet in room 15 to use computers – Quizlet (http://quizlet.com/40665646/mr-c-approvedmacat-climate-change-articles-flash-cards/ ). Quiz questions into google doc?
Debrief on lessons from 14-15 April, compare lab results
Clean out binders – save the weather documents
Quiz one-another with your quiz questions from the articles. Assignment from the Earth Science book (last
Wed) is due today, with the questions from the textbook.
Due: Questions on page 619 of the textbook.
17 Apr: Classwork: Quiz on the 5 articles and related items. Watch “Sellin’ It” and hand out the worksheet, also
show examples – due on May 20th (e.e.).
Extra Credit: Make Solar Cookers for the first week of June
18-27 Apr: No School – Spring Break, AT LAST!
26 Apr: YBTC – State Competition on DPTV
28 Apr: Log: Name the two compounds we most often refer to when we talk about what can be contained in our
carbon sinks. Name at least 4 global warming gases. Would the earth work well as a habitat for its current
organisms w/o any global warming gases?
Classwork – Part 1 (last minute addition due to last night’s tornadoes): Discuss formation of tornadoes,
cumulonimbus clouds, supercells, hail, convection currents, troposphere, stratosphere. Show animation gif of
2011 Joplin, Mo tornado that killed 158, or use: http://bit.ly/1iuGh0S ). Also show images
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Supercell.svg) of stylized supercell (and google search of supercell). Also
can use actual images from this site: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/tstorms/tstrmtypes.htm
Classwork- Part 2: Remind/inform students of May 20th Sellin’ It due date. Discuss log (Earth's surface would
average about 33°C colder, which is about 59°F below the present average of 14°C (57°F)). Complete quiz
from last Thursday as needed. Finish green and orange energy grids in class.
Classwork/Homework: RSG 10.2 – due tomorrow (10.1 - 10.3 are available on my site, just in case)
29 Apr: Log: List and Explain at least 3 pros and 3 cons for solar PV, biomass, hydroelectric, and
wind power.
Due: RSG 10.2
Classwork: Continue to work on the energy grid (20-30 minutes) while I check in RSG
10.2. Continue tornado lessons with Weatherbug Video for April 2014:
http://bit.ly/QWvAyy (Weather and Geography - Gulf of Mexico) – discuss the impact on
formation of tornadoes and amplification of hurricanes.
Homework: Use this energy footprint calculator to determine the number of earths it takes to support your
lifestyle: http://footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/
* While using the calculator, please answer the following questions (due next Wednesday, May 7th ):
1. How many earths did you need?
2. Why do you think that they put it in terms of earths?
3. What would you have to do to get your impact reduced to the minimum number of earth’s
possible?
a. Is this a reasonable thing to do? Explain your answer!
b. What have you learned that you could actually do to reduce your footprint?
4. What are at least 2 problems with the accuracy of this footprint calculator?
5. Is it possible to save money by trying to reduce your carbon footprint?
THIS IS DUE ON MAY 7TH!
30 April: No School –PD Day for Teachers.
1 May: Log: Complete 29 Apr Log. Also, list the 5 types of global warming gases that we are studying and what the
average temperature of the earth would be without them. If we need them to make the earth a livable place,
why are we studying them? Which renewables and non-renewables release global warming gases?
Due: Early “Energy Footprint” calculator labs. Kill-A-Watt EZ labs for those of you who have completed
them.
Classwork, Part 1: Finish initial tornado lesson as needed. Include review of yesterday for 22 absent students
(orchestra, etc) and add this vocab: nimbus, stratus, cumulus, cirrus, updraft.
Classwork, Part 2: Return Papers!!! Discuss log in groups of 4, and as a class. Go over 10.2, help with 10.1 as
needed. Small groups play “Stump the MACAT” with the energy grid cards. Go over quiz from 17Apr.
Homework: Complete RSG 10.1 for 5 May (Monday).
2 May: Log: Name as many types of non-renewable energy as you can think of, list their pros and cons to the best of
your ability (at least one pro and one con per type of non-renewable energy). What makes them nonrenewable?
Classwork: Discovery Streaming movie “Powering the Future: The Energy Planet” – watch and discuss movie
while adding selected items to energy grids – focus on “future use” and “state of the art”
Homework: Don’t forget to work on “Sellin’ It” (one student per item – so be sure to turn it in as you go
along!) Also complete the extra credit Solar Cookers! (Due in June)
5 May: Log: Compare the entire group of renewable energy sources to the entire group of non-renewable energy
sources, then list their similarities and differences.
Due: RSG 10.1
Classwork: Discuss log. Give credit for RSG 10.1. Finish Discovery Streaming movie “Powering the Future:
The Energy Planet” – watch and discuss movie while adding selected items to energy grids – focus on “future
use” and “state of the art”
Homework: Online energy footprint calculator (number of earths) due 7 May (Wed)!!!
6 May: Log: Go over what you learned from the energy footprint calculator online assignment from last week.
Discuss all of the questions from the lesson plans while I give you credit for effort
Classwork: Discuss log. Continue energy grids – Transportation use and then 15 minutes to “polish them up.”
Students who are already done may complete RSG 10.3 in class. www.animatedengines.com is a great place
to see engines working.
Classwork/Homework: RSG 10.3 if you are not done in class. (quiz Thursday)
Homework: Come in Thursday ready to take a quiz on 10.1 to 10.3 and the both pages of your energy grid –
renewables and non-renewables.
7 May: Log: Graph and Chart activity.
Classwork: Go over RSG 10.3. Review 10.1-10.2 as needed. Discuss energy footprint calculator (give credit,
too). Help w/ Energy Problems #1.
Homework: Work on “Energy Problems #1” (e.e.), they will be discussed in class on Mon, May 12, (answer
key is on my site).
Due: Energy footprint calculator (from 29 April – Labs)
8 May: Log: Review for quiz.
Classwork: Take quiz on 10.1 to 10.3, plus energy grid – renewables and non-renewables.
Classwork/Homework: Finish “Energy Problems #1”for Monday (remember, answer key is on my site, and
has been for 2 weeks!)
9 May: Lab 7 – All Day. IPR Ends
Log: Graph and Chart activity – formative #3 on “Flash Floods and Hail”. (after completing log, read
“Petroleum Refinery/Centrifuge” about fractional distillation and the setup/use of a centrifuge – supports
yesterday’s discussion about nuclear fuel being turned into weapons-grade material based on density of U235
vs U238 )
Classwork: Score Formative. Discuss Log. Relate coral bleaching (show coral) to that of paper on the bulletin
board – UVLight/Ozone Hole. Go to lab 7 to begin taking notes for our Climate Change Skeptic activities –
part 1, begin with “Invalid Arguments: Climate Change” (Climate Change Video (http://bit.ly/1kBAJpJ ) His
sources are in the description, and they include data from NASA (myNASAdata), nature.com,
and skepticalscience.com (it has been praised by several other sources for being knowledgeable and
straightforward). The video does a very good job of acknowledging arguments made from Climate Change
deniers, including the benefits of fossil fuels. For our purposes, we will look at the actual data to see if his
thoughts and assertions are accurate.
12 May: Computer lab activity and Energy Probs #1 moved to Tues
Log: Work on your 3-column chart with the lightning rod and other weather instruments.
Classwork: Hurricanes and Tornadoes video from Schlessinger. Help with/give credit
for early Energy Problems #1.
Homework: Finish “Energy Problems #1” for tomorrow.
Links for today (or related to today):
1. Difference between tornado watches and warnings: http://www.accuweather.com/en/weathernews/the-difference-between-tornado-1/61817
2. The “HOOK” that develops on radar for tornadoes (Google images): http://bit.ly/1jTqhdY
3. Hurricane Season: http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/tcfaq/G1.html
4. TNT Equivalents and calories counts for hurricanes:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TNT_equivalent
5. Saffir-Simpson Scale: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php
6. Tropical Cyclone names: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml
13 May: Lab 15 - all day
Classwork: Give credit for “Energy Problems #1” while students finish part 1 of “Climate Change Skeptic”
activities: finish and discuss notes from 9 May (10 things in video: http://bit.ly/1kBAJpJ ) . Begin to analyze
sunspot data.
Due: “Energy Problems #1”
14 May: Log: Share your 3-Column Weather Instrument Chart with others, make a complete list for each person in
your group.
Classwork: Go over “Energy Problems #1” as needed and also go over “Climate Change Skeptic”. Use
anemometers and wind vanes outside with thermometer and cloud chart – attempt #1.
Homework: Complete 17.3 RSG and 17.3 Section Review for tomorrow.
15 May: Log: Go over 17.3 RSG and 17.3 Section Review
Due: 17.3 RSG and 17.3 Section Review
Classwork – Part 1: Return and discuss quiz from last week.
Classwork – Part 2: Read and complete the following items in the order shown – keep moving – since #6
is due today!
1. You should have already read pages 588-592 and completed the RSG 17.3. Put the following
answers in your notes section:
1) Check your reading questions – page 588, 590, 591
2) What is a tornado that is over the water called?
4) Page 603 - #18-19
Everything from here on down also goes in your notes section!
2. Review/learn the causes of the various precipitation types on p. 565, use p. 564 to take notes as needed
a. Explain why hail is a common predictor of thunderstorms and tornadoes
3. Read page 567 and Explain why Lieutenant Colonel Rankin took 40 minutes to land
a. Answer question #1 on page 567
b. Which areas get the most lighting in the U.S. each year? Explain your answer.
c. Which areas get the least lightning in the U.S. each year? Explain your answer.
4. Answer #16 on page 569
5. Answer #32 on page 570
6. Page 581 – read and then explain how a low pressure area forms
a. Draw a picture of the low that has proper labels – the one on p. 581 is a good start
b. On Wed, we will also draw a side view of a low forming, so save some space!
Classwork/Homework: Enhanced Fujita Scale Worksheet and questions (Due 19 May – e.e.).
16 May: PLC Day – also 8th grade band and orchestra absent for DSO trip
Meet in LMC for hour 1 and lab 7 for hours 3, 5, 6.
Due: Sunspot Activity analysis
Classwork: Finish Sunspot Activity analysis. Visit EPA Climate change site:
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/basics/ and answer related questions
Homework: Don’t forget to work on “Sellin’ It”! (one person per item, so turn them in as you get them done)
19 May: Log:
Due: Enhanced Fujita Scale Worksheet and questions
Classwork: Begin to collect weather data – make a data chart. Use anemometers and wind vanes outside with
thermometer and cloud chart – attempt #2. Discuss my solar panel reporting data and CoCoRaHS info.
Due: Early Sellin’ It reports.
Homework:
20 May: “Sellin’ It” is due.
Collect Weather data
21 May: “Sellin’ It” gallery walk. Students need to complete the worksheet that they got and started on 17 Apr (3
questions for “Buyer Beware” remainder of sheet set up for this “Sellin’ It” gallery walk)
22 May: Log: Collect Weather Data
Due:
Classwork: Humidity lab. Air pressure demos – mass of air-filled balloon. Egg in a bottle
Homework:
23 May: Lab 15 – All day.
Log: Use your tornado fact sheet to create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts a tornado watch and
a tornado warning.
Classwork: Watch the remainder of the Tornado Rampage video. Tornado research - establish content for
actual tornado emergency kit, discuss tornado sheltering "rules," complete Classzone.com exercise on page
573 for weather safety. Use the computer to help you draw a picture of how a low forms – side view – with
labels and arrows to show air movement.
Due: Tornado fact sheet questions, Tornado Rampage video questions
Graph and Chart activity.
26 May: No School – Memorial Day.
27 May: Hours 1, 5 – Lab 7. Hour 3 – LMC. Hour 6 – Lab 15
Log:
Due:
Classwork: Path of Michigan’s water to the ocean. Review of water cycle.
Homework:
28 May: Log:
Due:
Classwork: Gallery Walk for setup of the oceans
Homework:
29 May: Honors Night – 7pm – CHS
Graph and Chart activity.
Watch Hydrophobic video - This is the link to the Rust-Oleum Never-wet Video. There are a couple of parts where it
shows them putting the two-step product on electronics, but the product label actually says not to put it on electronics
or skin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZrjXSsfxMQ
30 May: Log:
Due:
Classwork: MEECS Water activity. HCl on limestone.
Homework:
2 Jun: Log:
Due:
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3 Jun: Log:
Due:
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4 Jun: Log:
Due:
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5 Jun: Log:
Due:
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6 Jun: All Day – Lab 7
Log:
Due:
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9 Jun: Log:
Due: Solar Cookers – attempt #1
Classwork: Elephant toothpaste and solar cookers.
Homework:
10 Jun: Log:
Due:
Classwork:
Homework:
11 Jun: Log:
Due:
Classwork:
Homework:
12 June: ½ Day, School Ends for 2013-14 School Year
1 Mar: 5th and 6th hours – half of students absent for band festival
6 Mar:
Classwork: Project and question/interpret data: “What Air Emissions Are Caused by the Electricity I Use?”
http://oaspub.epa.gov/powpro/ept_pack.emissions?p_zip=48154&p_egcid=1044 and its Greenhouse Gas
Equivalencies Calculator http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energyresources/calculator.html#results
9 Mar: PLC DAY – shortened classes
12 Mar:
Log: General info: My TV uses 50 watts of electrical power all of the time.
Questions: 1. What do we call the electricity that all of my household items use 24 hours a day, whether I am
home or not? 2. If the TV is on a standard 120V circuit, how many amps does it use all the time? 3. How
many hours will it take for my TV to use a kWh of power?
Classwork: Finish Powering the Future Movie, go over bold ques, selected other ques. Give credit for bold
ques and effort. Tidy up your binders, put “Sellin’ It” back in binders so that your parents can see your work.
13 Mar: Daily: Hand out Kill-A-Watt EZ’s and home energy lab worksheet to remainder of 5th hour, much of 6th
hour – must be returned with completed home lab worksheet by Friday Morning – 16 Mar.
Log: 1. To lose a pound, I need to expend 3500 more Calories than I take in, at my 180 pound weight, if I run
at about 6 mph, I can burn about 850 Calories an hour – how long do I have to run to lose a pound? 2. If I
want to gain a pound by eating nothing but fat or sugar, how many grams of each would I have to eat (the
number of Calories per gram that I gave you a couple of weeks ago is in dietary Calories). 3. How many
calories are in 3500 Calories?
14 Mar: Meet in computer lab 15, (5th hour in my room)
Classwork: “Renewable Energy Facts” web exercise (5th hour uses laptops) – e.e. section
– due on 19 Mar. I will walk around to give you credit for your effort, use of 3-step (as
needed) and units on the “Energy Problems #1” worksheet. Obtain Current Event
Sheet/Energy Problems #2 (e.e.)
Homework: Begin Energy Current Event – due on 22 Mar – find an article or other
resource to use for this one-page assignment that we will type in class on Monday. (Lab
_____)
16 Mar: Log: What is contained in the towers in the picture on this page? What is the thing that looks like a 3bladed windmill?
Classwork: Help with Energy Problems #2 (e.e.) – due 20 Mar. Watch videos about state of the art for
selected energies – add info to transport grid. Go over “Renewable Energy Facts” web exercise.
19 Mar: Meet in computer lab 7 – enter email addresses for your current class period today!
Classwork: Collect and grade “Renewable Energy Facts” web exercise. Complete research and/or typing for
energy current event – due 21 Mar.
Optional: Play the energy city game using links in the old lesson plans or visit the calorie counter to learn
more about the calories used while exercising: http://www.healthstatus.com/cgi-bin/calc/calculator.cgi
Due: “Renewable Energy Facts” web exercise (from 14 Mar)
20 Mar: TORNADO DRILLS – 1ST AND 6TH HOUR
Classwork: Go over Energy Problems #1 (as needed). Watch videos about state of the art for selected
energies – add info to transport grid. Grade Energy Problems #2.
Homework: Finish energy current event for Thurs (or earlier for EC)
Due: “Energy Problems #2”
21 Mar: Classwork: GIS presentation related to our kite flying and video
Due: Energy Current Event for Extra Credit +2 points.
22 Mar: Classwork: Add icons to energy grid. Watch videos about state of the art for selected energies – add info to
transport grid. Begin to prep for Energy Grid Quiz. Discuss energy current events, put current events up on
the bulletin boards (for those that are already graded)
Homework: Prep for Energy Grid Quiz and ICCARS Quiz “Redo”
Due: Energy Current Event
26 Mar: Log: Stump the MACAT – Icon version – quiz each other on the energy grid icons.
Classwork: Watch videos about state of the art for selected energies – add info to transport grid. Discuss my
energy PowerPoint.
Due: Late work and extra credit - last chance for the MP is approaching quickly.
27 Mar: Log: How many kWh do I use in 2 weeks if I leave my coffee pot plugged in and turned on for 8 hours a
day, 5 days a week, if it needs 175 Watts of power?
Classwork: Prep for Energy Grid Quiz and ICCARS Quiz “Redo” – students quiz each other with energy
cards and grids. Go over "Energy Problems #2," in detail.
Homework: Study for all 3 quizzes tomorrow (actually it's one 25-question quiz w/ 3 sections)
Due: Late work and extra credit - last chance for the MP is today.
28 Mar: Classwork: Energy Grid Quiz, ICCARS quiz "redo," energy problems quiz. MENSA questions after quiz.
Energy current event "Gallery Walk" and related questions.
29 Mar: Classwork: Begin to study tornadoes. Tornado video/questions - watch video and discuss content – we will
finish the video next Wed, as needed.
Due: Tornado video questions will be due on Wed, 4 April.
30 Mar: No School
2 Apr: Mr. Dennis Substitute Teaches
7. When you are done, keep yourself quiet and busy – read a book, draw
a picture, work on the Energy Gallery Walk . . .
Homework: Finish anything that you didn't finish in class today
Due: RSG 17.3 – give it to Mr. Dennis
3 Apr: Mrs. Wyzlic Substitute Teaches
Phantom Time: Locker clean-out for 7th grade - only students who were absent yesterday can go.
Environmental club students will assist with recycling today and tomorrow.
*Students need to finish taking care of library fines this morning*
*Bring your Earth Science Textbooks and Reading Study Guides - you will turn them in today.*
Turn in your Earth Science Textbooks and RSG books – Mrs. Wyzlic will call you up and check them in.
Classwork:
1. Turn in books and reading study guides (RSG’s) as Mrs. Wyzlic calls you to the front by section of
the room (or however she chooses)
a. 8th graders recycle their RSG’s
b. 7th graders make sure that their name is on the front of their RSG – Mrs. Wyzlic has black marker.
2. In groups of 3-4, as we normally work, create a list of 15 items that should be the most important
items in a Family’s tornado emergency kit. Pretend the family has pets and that family members take
medications. (notes section of binder, 5-10 minutes)
3. In same groups of 3-4, go over the questions on the Tornado Rampage Video (5-10 minutes)
a. Propose answers to all of the “Later” questions.
b. Be sure to EXPLAIN your answers to #6 and #7.
4. Finish Gallery Walk – give it to Mrs. Wyzlic when completed – do a good job! (5-25 Min)
a. If you lost it, get a new copy from Mrs. Wyzlik, she will make a note of this for me.
5. Read our school's tornado fact sheet – it is on the back of your last set of lesson plans. then answer
these questions in your NOTES section – be sure to “letter” each question (a-m):
a. Explain the difference between a tornado and a funnel cloud
b. How fast to “speedy” tornadoes move across the ground?
c. How fast do tornadoes spin? (maximum speed)
d. From which direction do most tornadoes come?
e. What is the width of an average tornado at ground level?
f. What is the width of a large tornado at ground level?
g. What are the temperatures and part of the day when most tornadoes occur?
h. Explain why your answer in “g” is true.
i. What type of cloud makes tornadoes? Why?
j. In which months do most tornadoes occur?
k. How many tornadoes does Michigan average each year?
l. In the movie, more people died in one day than in all of the deaths from tornadoes in Michigan
since 1950. Explain why Michigan is seemingly so “lucky.”
m. In which direction do most tornadoes spin? How does that compare to low pressure systems?
6. Tidy up your binders – I will be checking them this marking period – you have been warned.
7. Keep yourself busy, stay out of trouble – perhaps read a book from the class library
Homework: Finish whatever you didn’t get done, it’s due tomorrow!
Due: Gallery Walk, textbook and RSG
4 Apr: Meet in Lab 15
Log: Use your tornado fact sheet to create a Venn Diagram that compares and contrasts a tornado watch and a
tornado warning.
Classwork: Watch the remainder of the Tornado Rampage video. Tornado research - establish content for
actual tornado emergency kit, discuss tornado sheltering "rules," complete Classzone.com exercise on page
573 for weather safety. Use the computer to help you draw a picture of how a low forms – side view – with
labels and arrows to show air movement.
Due: Tornado fact sheet questions, Tornado Rampage video questions
5 Apr: Classwork: Videos and PPT prepared by Ben Price for your viewing enjoyment and learning efforts!
Homework: Enjoy your vacation!
16 Apr: Classwork: Prep for Tornado Quiz - finish and discuss tornado PPT, watch selected videos of our recent
tornado (Dexter).
Homework: Study for quiz
17 Apr: Classwork: Tornado Quiz. Hand out Motion, Forces and Energy Text. Begin physics of motion lessons.
Homework:
Due:
Hailstone size
Measurement Updraft Speed
in.
cm.
mph
km/h
bb
< 1/4
< 0.64 < 24
< 39
pea
1/4
0.64
24
39
marble
1/2
1.3
35
56
dime
7/10
1.8
38
61
penny
3/4
1.9
40
64
nickel
7/8
2.2
46
74
quarter
1
2.5
49
79
half dollar
1 1/4
3.2
54
87
walnut
1 1/2
3.8
60
97
golf ball
1 3/4
4.4
64
103
hen egg
2
5.1
69
111
tennis ball
2 1/2
6.4
77
124
baseball
2 3/4
7.0
81
130
tea cup
3
7.6
84
135
grapefruit
4
10.1
98
158
softball
4 1/2
11.4
103
166