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Classwork:  Today you reviewed global winds and local winds, and then you took your quiz.  You also turned in your warmups from the last 2 weeks.

Warmup:  None today

Homework:  Study for test next week.

Classwork:  Today you learned about how water acts in our atmosphere.  We read pp. 482-483 in the text, and then we checked your answers on your homework sheets.

Warmup:  Why is air pressure greatest at the Earth’s surface?  A)  Due to the pressure of oxygen,  B)  Gravity pulls gas molecules toward the surface,  C)  Because of the weight of ice crystals,  or D)  Because of pollution.

Homework:  Study for quiz on wind.  Warmups are due complete tomorrow.

Friday is the day to dress as your favorite character in a book.  Who will you be?

Classwork:  Today we had a weird schedule because of the late start.  First thing we did was get graded papers and organize everything you have so far on weather so you can start to study for the unit test.  The test will probably be next Friday, 3/12.  That is not definite since we’ve missed a bit of school due to the snow.  Wasn’t it beautiful yesterday!

Warmup:  Local winds are produced by  A)  Global winds,  B)  Global geographic features,  C)  Local farms and ranches,   or D)  Local geographic features.

Homework:  Complete the Cloud worksheet and the Weather Symbol worksheet.  You’ll find the information for these sheets in Ch. 16.   Begin to study for the test.  You probably need to concentrate right now on global and local winds.  You will have another quiz on winds on Friday.

Classwork:  Today you began class with a warmup, and then you moved right into the quiz on global and local winds.  Since we were dismissed early, we didn’t have time to do anything else. 

Warmup:  We’re getting close to the next unit test which will probably be next Friday, 3/12.  Watch the warmup questions because many of them are directly from the test or they are very similar to the test questions.  Don’t rush through them without checking your answers.  Today’s warmup is:  Air moves in large, circular patterns called  A)  pressure belts,  B)  Convection currents,  C)  Convection cells,  or D)  Trade winds.

Homework:  Study for another quiz on winds sometime this week.

Tomorrow is the day to make sure you have a book to read.  You could be “caught” reading and win a prize.  Prizes will be given out all day in order to celebrate Read Across America Week.

Classwork:  Today you turned in your pop-up page about Global Winds, and then we started studying Local Winds.  Some of the ways they move are similar to global winds because of convection currents, but local winds are a very small version of global winds.   You also watched a demonstration that showed how fast water vs. sand heated up and cooled down.   Since our experiment didn’t work today, I’ll try to get more heat lamps so we can try again tomorrow.   You had to explain on the back of the land/sea breeze sheet  how the concept of local winds works when we consider a mountain wind vs. a valley wind.

Warmup:  You had two questions today.  Each went into a different box on your warmup paper:  #1.    What causes wind?  A)  Differences in air pressure,  B)  Differences in gravity,  C)  Differences in oxygen,  or D)  Differences in the thermosphere.  You also had the Math Monday to solve.: MM 3 1 10

Homework:  Study for a quiz on winds on Tuesday.  It will be about global winds and local winds.  Part will be a picture of the Earth with numbers showing various global winds.  You will have to identify the global winds.  The other half will be true/false in which you will have to mark whether a statement is true or false and if it is false, you will have to change the underlined part to make the statement true.

Special note:  Today you were given a “Gimme Five” envelope to take home to your parents.  Be sure you let them see it so they can make a decision about whether they want to donate or not.  This year a bit more money will come back to McClure.  Additionally, this is “Read Across America” week, so tomorrow you should wear a t-shirt that has writing on it so everyone will have reading to do all day, just by looking at t-shirts.

Classwork:  Today you worked on a pop-up sheet about global winds.   

Warmup:  If you were able to walk along the ocean bottom away from the beach, which of the following features would you reach after the continental shelf?  A)  abyssal plain,  B)  seamount,  C)  the mid-ocean ridge, or D) the continental slope.

Homework: Finish any part of the Global Winds pop-up you didn’t finish in class.

 Remember that it’s Read Across America next week.  Bring in books for the book swap.  For every two books you bring in, you get to choose one from the others that are being swapped.

Classwork:  Since I was at a meeting today, Ms. Herder was your substitute teacher.  She had you complete the Hot Air Balloon Ride lab sheet during the first part of class.  Then you worked on the following questions on pp. 474-475:  #1-4, 6-14, 17, 21-22, 25-26.  For # 7-14, write out the question and the letter plus words of the answer.  That way these pages can be added to your study guide pages.

Warmup:  In general, how does the density of material in Earth’s layers change with depth?  A)  Density increases with depth,  B)  Density decreases with depth,  C)  Density does not change,  D)  Density increases, then decreases with depth.

Homework:  None.  You do not have to complete any work from today’s class for homework.

Classwork:  Today’s class started with a quiz on the composition of Earth’s atmosphere and the differences among the layers of the atmosphere.    Then you worked with your table on the worksheet about traveling from the North Pole to the South Pole by using the global winds.

Warmup:  None because of quiz

Homework:  Remember there will be a help session on Friday morning at 8:00.

Classwork:  Today we collected warmups from the last 2 weeks.  Then we checked the homework sheet.   We also looked at the globe to see where specific latitude lines were located.  After that you read pp. 458-463 in your textbook.  Tomorrow you will work with your group to complete the worksheet about traveling via a hot air balloon from the North Pole to the South Pole. 

Warmup:  A break in the Earth’s surface is called   A)  metamorphic rock,  B)  volcano,  C)  fault,  or  D) mineral.

Homework   Study for a quiz tomorrow on layers of the atmosphere and composition of the atmosphere.

Reminders:  There will be a help session on Friday morning at 8:00 for those of you who would like some help studying the composition of the atmosphere and the layers of the atmosphere.  This help session is really a “help” session, not a quick review before a test.

Read Across America starts the first week of March.  We are doing a book swap as part of  this year’s activities.  Students can bring two gently used books that they no longer want and they will be given a voucher good for another book at the swap.  Book Swap day will be March 4 at the Literacy Night and continue on March 5 for those students who couldn’t attend Literacy Night.   Also, on Friday, March  5, students are encouraged to dress like a character from a book they enjoyed .  There will be prizes for best costumes.  There will be many more events, so read the Media Center blog to see the entire list of events. 

Classwork:  Today you received your water cycle poster back, turned in last week’s homework, reviewed details about each layer of the atmosphere, and then read about heat transfer in the atmosphere.  You read pp. 454-457 in your text.

Warmup:  Metric Monday  MM 2 22 10

Homework:  If you didn’t complete the Heat Transfer worksheet in class, finish it for homework.   Be sure to put explanations with your answers.

Help session will be on Friday, 2/26, at 8:00.