Download Weather log process and analysis

WEATHER LOG PROCESS AND
ANALYSIS
YOUR WILL DO THE MAJORITY OF THIS ONLINE IN CLASS
AND AT HOME
EACH TASK NEEDS TO BE ON A SEPARATE PAGE OF YOUR
INVESTIGATION LOG. YOU WILL PASTE/TAPE ANY
WORKSHEETS IN THE LOG AS WELL.
Updated 9/14/16
TASK 1
• TASK 1 – FINDING YOUR CITY
• FIND YOUR STATE AND CITY AND YOUR SISTER CITY USING GOOGLE
MAPS (LINK).
• MAKE A DOT TO REPRESENT YOUR CITIES ON YOUR BLANK MAP IN
YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG.
• WRITE THE NAME OF YOUR CITIES NEXT TO IT. IDENTIFY THE COUNTRY,
HEMISPHERES (N.W.S.E), AND THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE.
• USING A COLORED PENCIL, COLOR IN YOUR STATE ON THE MAP.
TASK 2- RECORDING WEATHER CONDITIONS
• WHAT IS YOUR ADOPTED CITY’S ZIP CODE? US ZIP CODES (LINK)
• ADD THE ZIP CODE TO YOUR MAP.
• IF YOUR SISTER CITY IS OUTSIDE OF THE U.S., YOU WILL HAVE TO SEARCH IT OUT
(GOOGLE?)
• RECORD THE WEATHER FOR EACH DAY. WHAT TIME IS IT IN YOUR CITY?
• WEATHER WEBSITE (LINK)
• DO NOT ADD ASTRONOMY DATA YET
• WEATHER LOG SPREADSHEET FOR YOUR CLASS. (EXCEL)
• ADD YOUR INFORMATION ON THE TAB FOR YOUR ADOPTED CITY (ADD YOUR DATA TO
THE TAB WITH YOUR NAME AT THE BOTTOM)
• RECORD THE WEATHER FROM AUGUST 19TH TO TODAY (USING THE
HISTORICAL DATA IF NEEDED)
TASK 3 – ASTRONOMY DATA
• WHAT IS THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE OF YOUR CITIES?
• YOU CAN FIND THIS ON THE WEATHER WEBSITE IN THE TOP
RIGHT CORNER, ABOVE THE CURRENT TEMPERATURE.
• RECORD THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ON YOUR MAP. (LINK)
• ON THE WEATHER WEBSITE (LINK), SCROLL DOWN TO
“ASTRONOMY DATA”
• FIND THE FOLLOWING DATA FOR AUGUST 19TH THROUGH TODAY:
• RECORD THE ACTUAL SUNRISE, SUNSET, & DAY LENGTH FOR YOUR CITY
• RECORD THE MOON RISE DATA FOR YOUR CITY (EXCEL)
TASK 4 - TIME ZONES
• WHAT TIME ZONE ARE YOUR CITIES IN? THE INFORMATION IS
POSTED ON THE WEATHER SITE, CAN YOU FIND IT?
• USING THIS WEBSITE (LINK/PDF) DRAW LINES ON YOUR BLANK
WORLD MAP TO REPRESENT EACH TIME ZONE. COLOR, IDENTIFY,
AND LABEL EACH ONE.
• ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS BY ADDING IT TO YOUR
MAP:
• HOW MANY TIME ZONES ARE THERE IN THE UNITED STATES?
• IS YOUR CITY IN THE SAME TIMEZONE AS RENO/SPARKS?
• IF NOT, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE IN TIME?
TASK 5- WEATHER SYMBOLS
• WEATHER SYMBOLS REFERENCE HANDOUT – PASTE IT INTO YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG
• READ THE CK12.ORG MATERIALS AND WATCH THE VIDEOS ON WEATHER MAPS (LINK)
• THE FOLLOWING WILL BE GRADED FOR ACCURACY:
• PRACTICE USING WEATHER STATION SYMBOLS – WORKSHEET IS TURNED IN AND THEN PASTED
IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG
• CREATE A WEATHER STATION MODEL (WSM) FOR YOUR SISTER CITY AND RENO/SPARKS FOR
TODAY’S WEATHER IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG UNDER TASK 6 – BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE
DATE.
• TAPE YOUR USA MAP INTO YOUR LOG AND LIGHTLY COLOR IN ANY AREAS OF PRECIPITATION
ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL RADAR (LINK) USING THE COLORS SHOWN.
• BE SURE YOU CAN SEE THE 48 CONTINENTAL STATES ON THE MAP AT ONCE
• MAKE A KEY TO SHOW AREAS OF RAIN (GREEN) AND SNOW (BLUE). PASTE IT INTO YOUR
INVESTIGATION LOG ON THE NEXT PAGE
TASK 6 – ISOTHERMS REVIEW
• CLIMATE COMPARISON & MAP SKILLS
• CREATE A CHART USING GOOGLE DOC TO COMPARE YOUR CITY TO RENO/SPARKS. SAVE TO
GOOGLE CLASSROOM WHEN DONE (TITLE: CLIMATE COMPARISON)
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HUMID, SUB-HUMID, SEMIARID, OR ARID?
AVERAGE ANNUAL TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN JULY
AVERAGE ANNUAL PRECIPITATION IN INCHES
PERCENT OF YEARS WITH PRECIPITATION LESS THAN 20 INCHES
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SUNSHINE PER DAY DECEMBER-FEBRUARY
AVERAGE NUMBER OF CLEAR DAYS
AVERAGE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN JULY
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND
• DRAWING ISOTHERMS
• TODAY YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO READ AND CREATE ISOTHERMS USING AN INTERACTIVE MAP ON
THIS WEBSITE: (LINK)
• RECORD YOUR ANSWERS ON YOUR WORKSHEET (PDF)
TASK 7- AIR MASSES
• WHAT IS AN AIR MASS?
• USE THE WEBSITES TO LEARN ABOUT AIR MASSES. TAKE NOTES IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG
ABOUT WHAT YOU LEARN.
• STUDY JAMS VIDEO – AIR MASSES AND FRONTS (LINK)
• TAKE THE QUIZ TO REVIEW THE MATERIAL
• INTERACTIVE DEMO – AIR MASSES (LINK)
• BRAINPOP – WEATHER VIDEO (LINK)
• NOAA AIR MASSES (LINK)
• USA TODAY (LINK)
• AIR MASSES (PDF) – HAND IN WHEN DONE, WILL BE GRADED FOR ACCURACY. MAKE SURE
YOU LEAVE SPACE IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG TO PASTE/TAPE IT IN LATER.
TASK 8 - FRONTS
• FRONTS – WHERE AIR MASSES MEET
• ON A CLEAN USA MAP
• WRITE THE DATE AND TASK 8.
• DRAW THE FRONTS (USING BLUE AND RED DOTTED LINES), ALONG WITH H AND L, FOR TODAY (LINK)
• GO TO THE WUNDERMAP, CLICK “U.S. FRONTS” AND “WEATHER STATIONS” (LINK)
• IN YOUR LOG, COPY AND ANSWER: WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE TEMPERATURES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE
FRONTS?
• SEARCH OUT THE SYMBOLS USED FOR REPRESENTING VARIOUS TYPES OF FRONTS USED IN WEATHER MAPPING.
CREATE A LIST IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG.
• RESOURCES
• READ ABOUT AND SUMMARIZE THE TYPES OF WEATHER FRONTS IN YOUR LOG – ADD PICTURES (PDF)
• INVESTIGATE THIS INTERACTIVE SITE ON WEATHER FRONTS (LINK)
• INVESTIGATE THIS INTERACTIVE SITE ON AIR MASSES (LINK)
TASK 9 – THE GATHERING STORM
• WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AIR MASSES MEET? HOW DO AIR MASSES CREATE WEATHER?
• STUDY JAMS VIDEO – AIR MASSES AND FRONTS (LINK)
• USING THIS INTERACTIVE WEBSITE (LINK), FIND OUT HOW AIR MASSES INTERACT TO CREATE DIFFERENT
TYPES OF WEATHER. SUMMARIZE YOUR LEARNING IN YOUR LOG. EXPLAIN YOUR LEARNING TO YOUR
TABLE PARTNER (EVEN IF THEY ARE ON ANOTHER TASK)
• ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS COMPLETELY IN YOUR LOG (THIS WILL BE GRADED FOR ACCURACY AND
COMPLETENESS – COMPLETE SENTENCES PLEASE)
• BE SURE TO INCLUDE THESE WORDS IN YOUR ANSWERS: AIR MASS, TEMPERATURE, HUMIDITY, WIND,
ENERGY, CLOUD, HOT, WARM, COLD, SUNSHINE, RAIN, AND SNOW WHEN APPROPRIATE.
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WHAT CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A CLEAR SUNNY DAY?
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIGHT RAIN?
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR A SEVERE RAINSTORM?
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LIGHT SNOW?
WHAT CONDITIONS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HEAVY SNOW?
• CREATE 3 TRUE STATEMENTS USING THE INFORMATION THAT YOU LEARNED TODAY. FOR EXAMPLE:
• THE LARGER THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO AIR MASSES, THE STRONGER THE WIND.
TASK 10 – BERNOULLI’S PRINCIPLE: COMPLETE 4 OF THESE
ACTIVITIES WITH YOUR TABLE PARTNER AND RESPOND IN
YOUR LOG
• TENT WITH A STRAW
FOLD A 20- BY 13-CM PIECE OF PAPER IN HALF TO MAKE A TENT.
PLACE THE PAPER TENT ON THE DESK.
USING A STRAW, BLOW UNDER THE TENT AND OBSERVE WHAT
HAPPENS.
BLOW HARDER AND OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.
TRY BLOWING HARD AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE TENT AND OBSERVE
WHAT HAPPENS.
• BALLOON BLOW
BLOW UP TWO BALLOONS AND TIE OFF THE ENDS.
CUT TWO PIECES OF STRING 30 CM EACH.
TIE ONE END OF EACH STRING TO EACH BALLOON.
HOLD THE BALLOONS IN FRONT OF YOU BY THE STRINGS ABOUT 5
CM APART.
BLOW VERY HARD BETWEEN THE TWO BALLOONS AND OBSERVE
WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT DID THE BALLOONS DO?
• PING PONG
PLACE TWO PING PONG BALLS ON A TABLE ABOUT 2 CM APART.
USING A STRAW, BLOW VERY HARD BETWEEN THE TWO BALLS AND
OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.
DID THE BALLS MOVE CLOSER TOGETHER OR FARTHER APART?
• PAPER PAPER
HOLD TWO PIECES OF NOTEBOOK PAPER IN FRONT OF YOU ABOUT 5
CM APART.
BLOW HARD BETWEEN THE PAPERS AND OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.
WHICH WAY DID THE PAPERS MOVE?
• STUCK TO IT
CUT OUT A SQUARE OF PAPER APPROXIMATELY 3 BY 3 CM.
PLACE THE PAPER IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND, AND USING YOUR
THUMB AND MIDDLE FINGER, HOLD A QUARTER (OR
NICKEL) ABOUT 1 CM ABOVE THE PAPER.
PLACE YOUR MOUTH ABOVE THE COIN AND BLOW HARD.
OBSERVES WHAT HAPPENS.
• BALL AND STRAW
BEND A FLEXIBLE STRAW SO THAT THE SHORT END IS POINTING UP.
HOLD A PING PONG BALL OVER THE OPENING OF THE STRAW AND
BLOW.
LET GO OF THE BALL AND OBSERVE WHAT HAPPENS.
WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU TILT THE STRAW?
TASK 11
• USE THE RESOURCES BELOW TO LEARN ABOUT THE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE AND COMPLETE YOUR NOTES
(PDF).
• STUDY JAMS – ATMOSPHERE (LINK)
• BRAINPOP – ATMOSPHERE VIDEO (LINK)
• WEATHER GUIDE PGS. 34-37 & 44-47
• INTERACTIVE – WHERE DOES IT GO? (LINK)
• LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE NOAA (LINK)
• ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR NOTES:
• COMPLETE THE ILLUSTRATION BY ADDING AN OBJECT TO EACH LAYER AND COLOR EACH LAYER LIGHTLY.
• ADD THE MILES TO EACH LAYER.
• CAN YOU ADD THE OZONE LAYER AND THE IONOSPHERE TO YOUR DIAGRAM?
TASK 12 - CLOUDS
• NEW: CLICK ON SATELLITE (LINK) TO VIEW CLOUD COVER FOR THE US
• FIND YOUR SISTER CITY – DESCRIBE THE CLOUD COVER
• NEW: ZOOM THE MAP INTO YOUR STATE THEN CLICK ON WEBCAM (LINK) TO VIEW THE SKY IN A
CITY CLOSEST TO YOUR SISTER CITY
• CLICK ON VIDEO LOOP TO SEE THE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR THE PAST 24 HRS
• WHAT DID YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE CLOUD COVER? PRECIPITATION?
• RESOURCES
• COMPLETE YOUR NOTES USING THE RESOURCES BELOW. CLOUD NOTES/QUESTIONS ON THE NEXT
SLIDE – COPY THE QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE THE ANSWERS
• BRAINPOP CLOUDS VIDEO (LINK)
• STUDY JAMS CLOUD SLIDES (LINK)
• TYPES OF CLOUDS IDENTIFICATION (LINK)
• CLOUDS AND WEATHER (LINK)
• CLOUD TYPES (LINK)
• CLOUDS AND FRONTS (LINK)
• CLOUD IDENTIFICATION CHART (PDF)
• WHAT ARE CLOUDS MADE OF? (BE EXACT)
• WHAT DO THE FOLLOWING LATIN TERMS
STAND FOR?
• ALTO
• CIRRUS
• CUMULUS
• NIMBUS
• STRATUS
• HIGH CLOUDS ARE MADE OF
______________ AND AVERAGE
____________ FT ABOVE THE GROUND. GIVE
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION FOR EACH CLOUD
BELOW:
• CIRRUS
• CIRROCUMULUS
• CIRROSTRATUS
• MIDDLE CLOUDS AVERAGE ____________ FT
ABOVE THE GROUND. GIVE A BRIEF
DESCRIPTION FOR EACH CLOUD BELOW:
• ALTOSTRATUS
• ALTOCUMULUS
• LOW CLOUDS AVERAGE FROM THE SURFACE
TO ____________ FT ABOVE THE GROUND.
GIVE A BRIEF DESCRIPTION FOR EACH CLOUD
BELOW:
• CUMULUS
• CUMULONIMBUS
• STRATUS
• STRATOCUMULUS
• NIMBOSTRATUS
TASK 13 – THUNDERSTORMS, TORNADOES, AND
HURRICANES
VIDEO
• WHAT DOES YELLOW INDICATE ON THE MAP FOR PRECIPITATION?
Why is this
guy so
excited?
• NEW: CLICK ON SEVERE (LINK) AND THEN CHECK THE BOX NEXT TO LIGHTNING TO VIEW LIGHTING
ACTIVITY FOR THE US (ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN YOUR LOG)
• WHAT DO YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE AREAS OF LIGHTNING AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO AREAS OF PRECIPITATION?
• DID ALL AREAS OF PRECIPITATION HAVE LIGHTNING ACTIVITY?
• ZOOM INTO AN AREA WITH LIGHTNING ACTIVITY, WHAT STATE DID YOU PICK?
• WHAT DO THE PINK (+) SYMBOLS STAND FOR?
• WHAT DO THE RED (+) SYMBOLS STAND FOR?
• WHAT DO THE DARK BLUE (-) SYMBOLS STAND FOR?
• WHAT DO THE LIGHT BLUE (-) SYMBOLS STAND FOR?
• RESOURCES:
• STORM PREDICTION CENTER (LINK)
• LIFE CYCLE OF A THUNDERSTORM (LINK) OR (LINK)
• INTERACTIVE: NATGEO MAKE LIGHTING STRIKE (LINK)
• READING COMPREHENSION (PDF) READ THE PASSAGE AND WRITE THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN YOUR LOG
TASK 14 - TORNADOES
• TORNADO ALLEY (LINK)
• IN YOUR INVESTIGATION LOG, LIST THE STATES THAT ARE PART OF “TORNADO ALLEY”
• IS YOUR SISTER CITY IN TORNADO ALLEY?
• HOW MANY TORNADOES PER YEAR, ON AVERAGE, OCCUR IN YOUR ADOPTED STATE? (LINK)
• ON AVERAGE, HOW MANY TORNADOES OCCUR IN NJ?
• WHICH STATE HAS THE MOST TORNADOES? LEAST TORNADOES?
• SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE – RATE THE TORNADO DAMAGE FOR EACH IMAGE (LINK)
• RESOURCES:
• STORM PREDICTION CENTER (LINK) – ISSUES WATCHES, WARNINGS, AND ADVISORIES
• NATGEO TORNADOES 101 VIDEO (LINK)
• NOAA TORNADO 101 (LINK)
• NOAA – TORNADO RESOURCES (LINK)
• NOAA – YESTERDAY’S TORNADO DATA (LINK)
TASK 15 - HURRICANES
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COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING USING THE RESOURCES BELOW:
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HURRICANE NOTES (PDF)
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TRACKING HURRICANES (SPREADSHEETS)
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CHOOSE ANY ONE HURRICANE AND PLOT IT ON THE NOAA/NWS ATLANTIC BASIN HURRICANE TRACKING CHART (PDF)
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RESOURCES
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HURRICANE NAMES (LINK)
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NOAA/NWS HISTORICAL HURRICANE DATA (LINK) – DATA FOR EVERY HURRICANES, INCLUDING MAPS
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WEATHER UNDERGROUND HURRICANE ARCHIVE (LINK)
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NOAA/NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER (LINK)
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INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
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CREATE-A-CANE (LINK)
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AIM A HURRICANE (LINK)
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HURRICANE TRACKER (LINK)
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HOW HURRICANES FORM (LINK)
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NATGEO – FORCES OF NATURE (LINK)
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SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE (LINK) – WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HURRICANE HITS YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD?
ADDITIONAL RESOURCE:
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PRACTICE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE: PLOTTING HURRICANES WORKSHEET (PDF)
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HURRICANE ISABEL 2003: TRACKING AND ANALYSIS OF HURRICANE ISABEL (PDF)