Wednesday, April 18, 2018

4th Quarter Science Article topics

1.  Atmosphere 
Earth's Atmosphere: A jacket for the planet
https://newsela.com/read/lib-nasa-atmosphere-layers/id/35412


2. Hurricanes 

a. Initial predictions for the 2018 hurricane season have arrived

https://newsela.com/read/2018-hurricane-season/id/42217



b. Cyclones and climate change: Connecting the dots
https://newsela.com/read/cyclones-climate-change/id/34443

c. Superstorm Sandy: Facts About the Frankenstorm

https://www.livescience.com/24380-hurricane-sandy-status-data.html

4th Quarter HW

1. C6S1 Text pp. 162-169; vocabulary, blue Q/A, reading check, Physical Setting 2.1a p. 163, Applying Science p. 166, self check #2,3,5,6

2. --Interpreting a weather map--

 Can you predict tomorrow's weather?
Explain the following: 
1) "H" and "L",
 2) patches of green/pink/white, 
3) blue lines with triangles, red lines with semi-circles.  
4) Which direction is the weather in the U.S., generally, moving?
5)  What does this weather map tell you about our conditions here in NYC? 

3. C6S2 pp. 171-174; vocabulary, blue Q/A, reading check, self check #1,3(summary and illustration), 5 

4. C6S3  pp. 175-179; vocabulary, blue Q/A, reading check, self check # 1,5,6

5. Visualizing Main Ideas p. 183; Chapter 6 Review pp. 184-185 #1,3-7,9-12,14,17-21,27,28 



6. C7S1: vocabulary, blue questions, reading check Q/A, p. 194 PS Define weather, self check Q/A #1,3 

7. HW: C7S2: Vocabulary, BQ, RC, SC #1, PS Analyze p.199, PS Identify p. 201 

8. C7S3: Vocabulary, BQ, RC, SC #1,2,5