WEATHER Its causes and effects

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WEATHERIts causes and effects
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Investigation 1- What is Weather?

• Enduring Understanding
• Weather is a condition of Earths atmosphere at a
  given time in a given place.
• Learning Goals
• I will identify severe weather and its potential
  to cause death and destruction in the
  environment.
• I will identify the proper use of weather
  measurement tools.

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Quick Write

• What is weather?
• Write your answer in your Science Journal.

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Todays Weather

• Is todays weather normal for this time of year?
• What would you expect normally?
• Is this the kind of weather you would expect to
  happen everywhere on Earth today? Explain.

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THINGS THAT FALL FROM THE SKY
DVD in FOSS Kit
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Hurricane
Click on Hurricane to Play Video
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Video Questions

• What is a hurricane?
• An area of low pressure into which air rushes,
  creating powerful winds that spiral. The winds
  blow at least 75mph.
• What conditions are necessary for a hurricane to
  form?
• An ocean where the water temperature is 27C (81F)
  or higher. An area of low pressure.
• What kinds of damage occur during hurricanes?
• Wind and water damage, flooding.

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Video Questions

• What are some things people have done to try to
  lesson hurricane damage?
• Moved entire cities, improved hurricane forecasts
  to help people be prepared for securing property
  or evacuating, build seawalls, built houses on
  stilts.
• Where have some of the most devastating
  hurricanes occurred and when?
• Galveston, 1900. Belize, Hurricane Hattie, 1961.
  Galveston, Hurricane Alecia, 1983. Caribbean
  Islands, Hurricane Gilbert, 1988. Bangladesh,
  1991. Florida, Hurricane Andrew, 1992.
• How do meteorologists know when a hurricane is
  coming and where it might strike land?
• Ground observations, aircraft observations,
  satellite images.

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Video Questions

• What surprised you about the weather shown in the
  video?
• Weather that is dangerous or causes damage is
  called severe weather. Have you ever experienced
  severe weather? If so, what?
• What other types of severe weather have you heard
  or read about?

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HOMEWORK

• Bring in a copy of a local weather report.
• Either cut it from a newspaper, print it from the
  internet, or write down what you hear from the
  TV/radio weather report.

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WEATHERIts causes and effects
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Investigation 1- What is Weather?

• Enduring Understanding
• Weather is a condition of Earths atmosphere at a
  given time in a given place.
• Learning Goals
• I will identify severe weather and its potential
  to cause death and destruction in the
  environment.
• I will identify the proper use of weather
  measurement tools.

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READINGNaming Hurricanespage 3
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Weather Questions

• The video segment and reading gave us some things
  to think about and may have raised some
  questions. You might have some other questions
  about weather that we experience where we live.
• Everyone will write 3 or 4 questions you have
  about weather.

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Weather Questions

• Share your questions with your group.
• Each group will share ONE question with the class.

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METEOROLOGY

• The word meteorology literally means the study of
  meteors. That may sound like it doesnt have
  much to do with weather, but in ancient Greece,
  anything that fell from the sky was considered a
  meteor, whether it was what we know as a meteor
  today, rain, snow, or hail.

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METEOROLOGY

• The scientific study of Earths weather is called
  meteorology. A person who studies the causes and
  effects of Earths weather is a meteorologist.

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METEOROLOGY

• Today meteorology includes only the study of
  weather. Planetary scientists study meteors.
  Some meteorologists study weather in order to
  make predictions or forecasts to let people know
  what kind of weather to expect the next day or
  the next week.

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FORECASTS

• Who would use a weather forecast and what
  decisions might they make based on them?
• How people dress for the day
• Travel plans (air travel)
• Health issues (allergies, colds)
• Business people (umbrellas, snow gear, swimsuits)
• Vacation or recreation plans (camping, sailing,
  picnics, mini-golf?)
• Gardening, Farming (spring planting, harvesting)

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WORD BANK

• Severe Weather- weather that is dangerous or
  causes damage.
• Forecast- prediction about weather.
• Meteorology- the scientific study of Earths
  weather.
• Meteorologist- A person who studies the causes
  and effects of Earths weather

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Understanding Weather Video