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Monday, January 7 th : Covered: Expectations for 2nd Semester

Chapter 17 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Tuesday 1/15)1. Albedo2. Autumnal Equinox3. Conduction4. Convection5. Greenhouse Effect6. Isotherm7. Mesosphere8. Ozone9. Radiation10. Reflection11. Scattering12. Spring Equinox13. Stratosphere14. Summer Solstice15. Temperature16. Thermosphere17. Troposphere18. Winter Solstice

Chapter 17 Crossword/Word Search Given Homework: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 1/15) Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 1/15) 17.1 Reading (p. 476-482) p. 482 #1-5

Tuesday, January 8 th : Due: 17.1 Reading (p. 476-482) p. 482 #1-5

Do Now: What is the most abundant gas in clean, dry air?

Key Words: 1. Atmosphere2. Weather 3. Climate 4. Components5. Variable

Vocab Words: 1. Ozone2. Troposphere3. Stratosphere4. Mesosphere5. Thermosphere

Covered: 17.1 – Atmospheric Characteristics and Temperature – Part I

Standard: 8a, 8cGroup Activity: Complete the layers of the worksheet in your folder.

Homework: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 1/15) Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 1/15) 17.1 Worksheet

Wednesday, January 9 th : Due: 17.1 Worksheets – Part I

Do Now: Why do seasonal changes occur?

Key Words: 1. Rotation2. Revolution3. Orbit

Vocab Words: 1. Summer Solstice2. Winter Solstice3. Autumnal Equinox4. Spring Equinox

Covered: 17.1 – Atmospheric Characteristics and Temperature – Part II

Group Activity: Copy and label the picture on page 482.

Homework: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 1/15) Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 1/15) 17.2 Reading (p. 483-487) p. 487 #2-5

Thursday, January 10 th : Due: 17.1 Worksheets – Part II 17.2 Reading (p. 483-487) p. 487 #2-5

Do Now: What is the difference between heat and temperature?

Key Words: 1. Heat2. Mechanism3. Molecule4. Electromagnetic Spectrum5. Emit6. Absorb

Vocab Words: 1. Temperature2. Conduction3. Convection4. Radiation

Covered: 17.2 – Heating the Atmosphere – Part I

Standard: 4b, 6a

Group Activity: Come up with an example, different from the book but similar to Figure 9 on page 483, and draw a picture with your description. Follow the directions to the Molecule Model Activity and then write how this activity helped you better understand energy transfer as heat.

Homework: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 1/15) Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 1/15) 17.2 Worksheet

Friday, January 11 th : Due: 17.2 Worksheet

Do Now: What percentage of incoming solar radiation is reflected by clouds?

Key Words: 1. Transmit2. Efficiently

Vocab Words: 1. Reflection2. Scattering3. Greenhouse Effect

Group Activity: p. 486. copy and label the solar radiation picture (Figure 12), make sure to include all percentages!!

Covered: 17.2 – Heating the Atmosphere – Part II Standard: 4b, 6a


Monday, January 14 th : Due: 17.3 Reading (p. 488-493) p. 493 #1-5

Do Now: What factors have a strong influence on temperature?

Key Words: 1. Variation

Vocab Words: 1. Albedo2. Isotherm

Covered: 17.3 – Temperature Controls

Standard: 8c

Group Activity/Challenge Questions: Copy Figure 19 on page 492, both A & B, and answer the following questions: 1. What is happening to the solar radiation in Figure A? 2. How do the clouds during the day affect the temperature? 3. What is happening in Figure B? 4. How do clouds affect the temperatures? 5. Why do clouds during the day and night affect temperature differently?

Homework: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 1/15) Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 1/15) Study for Chapter 17 Vocab Quiz

Tuesday, January 15 th : Due: Ch 17 Vocabulary Book Ch 17 Crossword/Word Search

Covered: Chapter 17 Vocab Quiz Chapter 18 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Wednesday 1/23)

1. Bergeron Process2. Cirrus3. Collision-Coalescence Process4. Condensation5. Condensation Nuclei6. Cumulus7. Dew Point8. Dry Adiabatic Rate9. Evaporation10. Front11. Humidity12. Latent Heat13. Orographic Lifting14. Precipitation15. Stratus16. Supercooled Water17. Temperature Inversion 18. Wet Adiabatic Rate

Chapter 18 Crossword/Word Search Given

Homework: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 1/23) Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 1/23) Study for Chapter 17 Test

Wednesday, January 16 th : (Minimum Day) Covered: Chapter 17 Test Homework: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 1/23) Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 1/23) 18.1 Reading (p. 504-509) p. 509 #2-6

Thursday, January 17 th : Due: 18.1 Reading (p. 504-509) p. 509 #2-6

Do Now: What is the source for all condensation and precipitation?

Key Words: 1. Process2. Water Vapor

Vocab Words: 1. Condensation2. Dew Point3. Precipitation4. Latent Heat5. Evaporation6. Humidity

Covered: 18.1 – Water in the Atmosphere Standard: 5a

Group Activity: Copy and label Figure 2 on page 505.

Homework: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 1/23) Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 1/23) 18.1 Worksheets 18.2 Reading (p. 510-516) p. 516 #1, 2, 4-6

Friday, January 18 th : Due: 18.1 Worksheets 18.2 Reading (p. 510-516) p. 516 #1, 2, 4-6

Do Now: What are the four mechanisms that can cause air to rise?

Key Words: 1. Saturation2. Convergence

Vocab Words: 1. Dry Adiabatic Rate2. Wet Adiabatic Rate3. Orogrpahic Lifting4. Front 5. Temperature Inversion6. Condensation Nuclei

Group Challenge Question: Describe how atmospheric stability affects daily weather. Include specific examples.

Covered: 18.2 – Cloud Formation Standard: 5a

Homework: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 1/23) Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 1/23) 18.3 Reading (p. 517-522) p. 522 #2-4

Monday, January 21 st : No School

Tuesday, January 22 nd : Due: 18.3 Reading (p. 517-522) p. 522 #2-4

Do Now: How are clouds classified?

Key Words: 1. Meteorology

Vocab Words: 1. Cirrus2. Cumulus3. Stratus4. Bergeron Process5. Collision-Coalescence Process

Group Activity: Copy Figure 12 on pages 518-519 and on the back describe the clouds, and how you could identify them in the sky.

Covered: 18.3 – Cloud Types and Precipitation Standard: 5a, 5c

Homework: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 1/23) Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 1/23) 18.3 Worksheet Study for Chapter 18 Vocab Quiz

Wednesday, January 23 rd : Due: Ch 18 Vocabulary Book Ch 18 Crossword/Word Search 18.3 Worksheets

Covered: Chapter 18 Vocab Quiz Chapter 19 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Friday 2/1)

1. Air Pressure2. Anemometer3. Anticyclone4. Barometer5. Cyclone6. El Niño7. Jet Stream8. Monsoon9. Polar Easterlies

10. Polar Front11. Pressure Gradient12. Prevailing Wind13. Trade Winds14. Westerlies

Chapter 19 Crossword/Word Search Given Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.1 Reading (p. 532-536) (1/28) p. 536 #1, 2, 4, 5 (1/28)

Thursday, January 24 th : Covered: Chapter 18 Test

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.1 Reading (p. 532-536) (1/28) p. 536 #1, 2, 4, 5 (1/28)

Friday, January 25 th :

Covered: Chapter 18 Lab

Standards: 5a, 5c, I&E: 1a, 1d, 1g

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1)

19.1 Reading (p. 532-536) p. 536 #1, 2, 4, 5

Monday, January 28 th : Due: 19.1 Reading (p. 532-536) p. 536 #1, 2, 4, 5

Do Now: What is the ultimate energy source for most wind?

Key Words: 1. Coriolis Effect2. Humidity3. Isobar4. Friction

Vocab Words: 1. Air Pressure2. Barometer3. Pressure Gradient4. Jet Stream

Group Challenge Question: If you were looking for a location to place a wind turbine to generate electricity how would you use the spacing of isobars in making your decision?

Covered: 19.1 – Understanding Air Pressure Standard: 5a, 5b

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.1 Worksheets 19.2 Reading (p. 537-542) p. 542 #1, 3-6

Tuesday, January 29 th : Due: 19.1 Worksheet 19.2 Reading (p. 537-542) p. 542 #1, 3-6

Do Now: What air pressure systems are anticyclones associated with? What air pressure systems are cyclones associated with?

Key Words: 1. Generalization

Vocab Words: 1. Cyclone2. Anticyclone

Group Challenge Question: If you are in the Northern Hemisphere and are directly west of the center of a cyclone, what most likely will be the wind direction? What will the wind direction be if you are west of an anticyclone in the Northern Hemisphere?

Covered: 19.2 – Pressure Centers and Winds – Part I Standard: 5b

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.2 Worksheets

Wednesday, January 30 th : (Minimum Day) Due: 19.2 Worksheets

Do Now: What is a monsoon?

Vocab Words: 1. Trade Winds2. Westerlies3. Polar Easterlies4. Polar Front5. Monsoon

Group Activity: On page 541, Figure 10, copy down the picture including the different winds; their directions, temperatures and names of the winds.

Covered: 19.2 – Pressure Centers and Winds – Part I Standard: 5b

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.2 Worksheets 19.3 Reading (p. 543-548) p. 548 #2-5

Thursday, January 31 st : Due: 19.3 Reading (p. 543-548) p. 548 #2-5 19.2 Worksheets

Do Now: What are local winds, and how are they caused?

Key Words: 1. Consisting2. Interval

Vocab Words: 1. Prevailing Wind2. Anemometer3. El Nino

Group Activity: On pages 543-544, copy and label Figures 12, 13, 14 (A & B)

Covered: 19.3 – Regional Wind Systems Standard: 5e, 5f, 5g, 6b

Homework: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book (Due Friday 2/1) Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search (Due Friday 2/1) 19.3 Worksheets

Friday, February 1 st : Due: Ch 19 Vocabulary Book Ch 19 Crossword/Word Search 19.3 Worksheets

Covered: Chapter 19 Vocab Quiz Chapter 20 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Wednesday 2/13)

1. Air Mass2. Cold Front3. Eye4. Eye Wall5. Front6. Hurricane

7. Occluded Front8. Stationary Front9. Storm Surge10. Thunderstorm11. Tornado12. Warm Front


Homework: Ch 20 Vocabulary Book (Due Wednesday 2/13) Ch 20 Crossword/Word Search (Due Wednesday 2/13)

Monday, February 4 th : Covered: Chapter 19 Test


20.1 Reading (p. 558-563) p. 563 #1, 2, 4, 5

Tuesday, February 5 th : (Minimum Day) Due: 20.1 Reading (p. 558-563) p. 563 #1, 2, 4, 5

Do Now: How are air masses classified?

Key Words: 1. Severe2. Adjacent3. Source Region

Vocab Words: 1. Air Mass

Group Challenge Question: Compare and contrast polar air masses with tropical air masses. Explain what weather do you experience with each air mass. (page 561-563)

Covered: 20.1 – Air Masses

Standard: 5a


20.1 Worksheets 20.2 Reading (p. 564-570) p. 570 # 2-7

Wednesday, February 6 th : (Minimum Day) Due: 20.1 Reading (p. 558-563) p. 563 #1, 2, 4, 5

Do Now: How are air masses classified?

Key Words: 1. Severe4. Adjacent5. Source Region

Vocab Words: 1. Air Mass

Group Challenge Question: Compare and contrast polar air masses with tropical air masses. Explain what weather do you experience with each air mass. (page 561-563)

Covered: 20.1 – Air Masses

Standard: 5a


20.1 Worksheets 20.2 Reading (p. 564-570) p. 570 # 2-7

Thursday, February 7 th : Due: 20.1 Worksheets 20.2 Reading (p. 564-570) p. 570 #2-7

Do Now: What happens when two air masses meet?

Key Words: 1. Gradual

Review Vocab Words: 2. Front3. Warm Front4. Cold Front5. Stationary Front6. Occluded Front

Group Activity: On page 565, copy Figure 10 and make sure to label everything in the picture. Also on page 566, copy Figure 11 and make sure to label everything in the picture.

Covered: 20.2 – Fronts – Part I Standard: 5a


20.2 Worksheets

Friday, February 8 th : Due: 20.1 Worksheets 20.2 Reading (p. 564-570) p. 570 #2-7

Do Now: What is a middle-latitude cyclone?

Key Words:1. Abundant 2. Maintain

Group Activity: Get caught up on make up work, passing out papers and vocabulary books.

Covered: 20.2 – Fronts – Part II Standard: 5a


20.2 Worksheets 20.3 Reading (p. 571-577) p. 577 #1-6

Monday, February 11 th : No School

Tuesday, February 12 th : Due: 20.3 Reading (p. 571-577) p. 577 #1-6

Do Now: What kind of front is associated with the formation of tornadoes?

Key Words: 1. Instability2. Updraft 3. Downdraft4. Vortex

Review Vocab Words: 1. Thunderstorm2. Tornado3. Hurricane4. Eye Wall5. Eye6. Storm Surge

Group Activity: On page 572, Figure 17; page 573, Figure 18; page 576, Figure 21; copy them down and label all three pictures.

Covered: 20.3 –Severe Storms

Standard: 5a


20.3 Worksheets Wednesday, February 13 th : Due: Ch 20 Vocabulary Book Ch 20 Crossword/Word Search 20.3 Worksheets

Covered: Chapter 20 Vocab Quiz Chapter 21 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Monday 2/25)

1. Dry-Summer Suptropical Climate2. Global Warming3. Greenhouse Effect4. Humid Subtropical Climate5. Marine West Coast Climate6. Köppen Climate Classification System7. Polar Zone8. Subartic Climate9. Temperate Zone10. Tropical Wet and Dry Climate11. Tropical Zone12. Wet Tropical Climate

Chapter 21 Crossword/Word Search Given Climate Project Given (Due Friday 2/22)

Homework: Ch 21 Vocabulary Book (Due Monday 2/25) Ch 21 Crossword/Word Search (Due Monday 2/25) Climate Project (Due Friday 2/22)

21.1 Reading (p. 588-591) (Due Tuesday 2/19) p. 591 #1-6 (Due Tuesday 2/19) Thursday, February 14 th : Covered: Chapter 20 Test Climate Project (Due Friday 2/22)


21.1 Reading (p. 588-591) (Due Tuesday 2/19) p. 591 #1-6 (Due Tuesday 2/19)

Friday, February 15 th : Covered: Chapter 20 Lab

Standard: I&E: 1a, 1d, 1g, 1f, 5a


21.1 Reading (p. 588-591) (Due Tuesday 2/19) p. 591 #1-6 (Due Tuesday 2/19)

Monday, February 18 th : No School

Tuesday, February 19 th : Due: 21.1 reading (p. 588-591) p. 591 #1-6

Do Now: What are the factors that affect climate?

Review Vocab Words:1. Tropical Zone2. Temperate Zone3. Polar Zone

Covered: 21.1 – Factors that Affect Climate

Groups Challenge Question: Can a region at low latitudes have snow? Explain. How does elevation affect the amount of precipitation that falls over an area? (4-5 sentences)

Standards: 6a, 6b


21.2 Reading (p. 592-599) p. 599 #2-6 21.1 Worksheet

Wednesday, February 20 th : Due: 21.2 Reading (p. 592-599) p. 599 #2-6 21.1 Worksheet

Do Now: What is the Köppen Climate Classification System?

Key Words:1. Drought2. Contrast3. Abruptly

Review Vocab Words:1. Köppen Climate Classification System2. Wet Tropical Climate3. Tropical Wet and Dry Climate4. Humid Subtropical5. Marine West Coast Climate6. Dry-Summer Subtropical Climate7. Subarctic Climate

Covered: 21.2 – World Climates

Group Activity: Work on 21.2 Worksheet (cut & paste)

Standards: 5e, 6b


21.3 Reading (p. 600-603) p. 603 #1-4 21.2 Worksheet

Thursday, February 21 st : Due: 21.3 Reading (p. 600-603) p. 603 #1-4 21.2 Worksheet

Do Now: What are the natural processes that change climate?

Key Words:1. Arid2. Rainshadow

Review Vocab Words:1. Greenhouse Effect2. Global Warming

Covered: 21.3 – Climate Changes

Group Challenge Question: What do you think can be done to reduce the steady increase in global carbon dioxide levels?

Standards: 4c, 6c, 6d

Homework: Ch 21 Vocabulary Book (Due Monday 2/25) Ch 21 Crossword/Word Search (Due Monday 2/25) Climate Project

Friday, February 22 nd : Due: Climate Project

Covered: Climate Project Presentations

Homework: Ch 21 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 3/5) Ch 21 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 3/5) 22.1 Reading (p. 614-621) (2/27) p. 621 #2-4 (2/27)

Monday, February 25 th : Due: Ch 21 Vocabulary Book Ch 21 Crossword/Word Search

Covered: Chapter 21 Vocab Quiz Chapter 22 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Tuesday 3/5)

1. Astronomy2. Astronomical Unit (AU)3. Crater4. Ellipse5. Geocentric6. Heliocentric7. Lunar Eclipse8. Lunar Regolith9. Mare10. Precession11. Ray12. Retrograde Motion13. Revolution14. Rille15. Rotation16. Solar Eclipse


Homework: Ch 22 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 3/5) Ch 22 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 3/5) Tuesday, February 26 th : Covered: Chapter 21 Test


Wednesday, February 27 th : (Minimum Day) Due: 22.1 Reading (p. 614-621) p. 621 #2-4

Do Now: Compare and contrast the geocentric and heliocentric models of the universe.

Key Words: 1. Apparent2. Philosophical

Vocab Words:1. Astronomy2. Geocentric3. Heliocentric4. Retrograde Motion5. Ellipse6. Atronomical Unit (AU)

Covered: 22.1 – Early Astronomy

Group Challenge Question: Explain how Galileo’s discovery of a rotating sun supported the heliocentric model.

Standard: 1d, I & E: 1n

Homework: Ch 22 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 3/5) Ch 22 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 3/5) 22.2 Reading (p. 622-629) p. 629 #1-6 22.1 Worksheets

Thursday, February 28 th : Due: 22.2 Reading (p. 622-629) p. 629 #1-6 22.1 Worksheets

Do Now: What are the two main motions of the Earth?

Key Words:1. Sidereal Day2. Celestial

Vocab Words:1. Rotation2. Revolution3. Precession

Covered: 22.2 – The Earth-Moon-Sun System – Part I

Group Challenge Question: Does Earth move faster in its orbit near perihelion (January) or near aphelion (July)? Based on your answer is the solar day longest in January or July? Homework: Ch 22 Vocabulary Book (Due Tuesday 3/5) Ch 22 Crossword/Word Search (Due Tuesday 3/5)

Friday, March 1 st : Do Now: What causes the lunar phases?

Key Words:1. Perigee2. Apogee3. Illuminated

Vocab Words:1. Solar Eclipse2. Lunar Eclipse

Covered: 22.2 – Part II – Earth-Moon-Sun System Standard: 5a

Group Activity: On page 626, copy and label Figure 15A.


22.2 Worksheets – Part II

Monday, March 4 th : Due: 22.3 Reading (p. 630-634) p. 634 #1-2 22.2 Worksheets – Part II

Do Now: What are the stages that formed the moon?

Key Words:1. Erosion2. Depressions3. Topographic

Vocab Words:1. Crater2. Ray3. Mare4. Rille5. Lunar Regolith

Covered: 22.3 – Earth’s Moon Standard: 1f

Group Activity: Use the moon’s surface worksheet to label the topographic features of the moon.

Homework: Ch 22 Vocabulary Book Ch 22 Crossword/Word Search 22.3 Worksheets

Tuesday, March 5 th : Due: Ch 22 Vocabulary Book Ch 22 Crossword/Word Search 22.3 Worksheets

Covered: Chapter 22 Vocabulary Quiz Chapter 23 Vocabulary Given and Vocab Book assigned (Due Thursday 3/14)

1. Asteroid2. Coma3. Comet4. Jovian Planet5. Meteor6. Meteorite7. Meteoroid8. Nebula9. Planetesimal10. Terrestrial Planet


Homework: Ch 23 Vocabulary Book (Due Thursday 3/14) Ch 23 Crossword/Word Search (Due Thursday 3/14)Wednesday, March 6 th : Covered: Chapter 22 Test

Homework: Ch 23 Vocabulary Book (Due Thursday 3/14) Ch 23 Crossword/Word Search (Due Thursday 3/14)

23.1 Reading (p. 644-648) p. 648 #2-5

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