Earth Notebook

Welcome to Honors Meteorology!!

25 Jan 1 Syllabus

Student Info Form

List of Topics

Old Weather Adages

Polar Bear Activity

26 Jan 2 NOTES: Intro "Stuff" (slides 1-18)

3 North American Geography

29 Jan NOTES: Meteorology Units & Measurements (slides 19-28)

4 Sci. Method, Safety, & Conversions

30 Jan 5 Meteorology Career Options (due to Canvas no later than 2/1 at 7:25AM)

31 Jan 6 NOTES: Unit 1: Atmosphere (slides 1-11)

7 Graphing the Layers of the Atmosphere

1 Feb NOTES: Earth and Its Atmosphere (slides 12-18)

8 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly of Ozone

(use this source for local ozone levels)

2 Feb 9 QUIZ: Intro & Section 1

10 Lapse Rate Problems

5 Feb NOTES: Warming & Cooling the Atmosphere (slides 19-38)

11 Specific Heat Lab

6 Feb NOTES: Seasons (slides 39-52)

12 Why is it Hotter at the Equator? Lab

7 Feb NOTES: Extreme Temperatures & Variations (slides 53-66)

13 Controls of Temperature (helpful hints)

8 Feb 14 QUIZ: Sections 2 & 3

15 Coastal & Continental Temperature Ranges

9 Feb REVIEW DAY

12 Feb Unit 1 TEST: Atmosphere

16 Article: How Much Water is in Earth's Atmosphere

13 Feb 17 NOTES: Water in the Atmosphere (slides 1-6) (google slide presentation)

18 3 Stations Lab: Water in the Atmosphere

14 Feb NOTES: Relative Humidity & Dew Point (slides 7-15)

19 Relative Humidity Lab

15 Feb NOTES: Condensation Nuclei & Fog (slides 16-24)

20 Flat Bottom Clouds - Cloud in a Bottle (only pages 1-2)

21 Determining Cloud Base Altitude

16 Feb NOTES: Clouds (slides 25-30)

22 Kindergarten Day - Cotton Ball Clouds

21 Feb NOTES: Unusual Clouds & Satellites (slides 32-35)

23 Cloud Wheel

24 Cloud ID Project - due to Canvas no later than 7:25AM on 2/26

22 Feb 25 QUIZ: Sections 1 & 2

26 Article: Chemtrails Conspiracy

continue work on Cloud ID Project

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OPTIONAL NOTEBOOK CHECK #1 (items 1-24): Friday, 23 Feb

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23 Feb NOTES: Stability (slides 36-45)

27 UAH - Clouds Lab (helpful info on types of lift)

REMINDER: Cloud Project due to Canvas by 2/26 at 7:25AM

26 Feb NOTES: Instability & Clouds (slides 43 - 47)

28 Rain Shadow Effect

27 Feb NOTES: Precipitation (slides 48 - 60)

29 UAH - Temperature & Sounding Lab

30 Precipitation Types

31 Severe Flooding Project - due to Canvas by end of class period on 3/4

28 Feb 32 How Does a Precipitation Event Happen?

29 Feb 33 QUIZ: Sections 3 & 4

work on Severe Flooding Project

1 Mar cont. work on Severe Flooding Project - due to Canvas by end of class period on 3/4

4 Mar Unit 2 TEST: Water in the Atmosphere

Finish & submit Severe Flooding Project to Canvas by end of class period

34 Interpreting Station Models (video tutorial)

6 Mar Station Model Notes

35 Station Model Lab

7 Mar 36 Unit 3 NOTES: Winds (slides 1-7)

37 Surface Air Pressure Map - NWS JetStream Activity

Isobars & Isotherms Maps

8 Mar NOTES: Forces that Influence Winds (slides 8-12)

38 Isobar Maps

12 Mar NOTES: Small Scale & Local Systems (slides 13-19)

39 Air Pressures & Wind Speed

13 Mar 40 PGF, Coriolis, & Friction Forces AND Pressure (do NOT do the math for Coriolis Force)

AND Pressure Gradient & Wind Speed Directions

(video link: Coriolis Effect & Pressure Gradient)

14 Mar 41 QUIZ: Station Models, Sect. 1, half of Sect. 2

42 The Art of the Wind - HARD COPY handed in no later than 18 Mar

15 Mar NOTES: Local Wind Systems (slides 20-24)

43 Land/Sea Breezes - Univ of Delaware SeaGrant

(Student Instruction Sheet)

18 Mar NOTES: Specialty Winds (slides 25-30)

44 What Causes the Winds?

19 Mar NOTES: Global Winds (slides 31-40)

45 Hadley Cell Diagram

46 Air Motion: High & Low of It

JOIN YOUR QUIZIZZ CLASS

20 Mar NOTES: Atmospheric & Ocean Circulation (slides 41 - 48)

47 ENSO Investigation

21 Mar 48 QUIZ: 2nd half of Sect. 2 and Section 3

49 Let's Go Fly a Kite - Parts 1, 2, and Planning Stage

22 Mar Let's Go Fly a Kite - Final Plans and Building Stage

1 Apr Let's Go Fly a Kite - Building Stage, Final Touches & pre-flight testing

2 Apr Let's Go Fly a Kite - COMPETITION DAY!!!

Review Day

3 Apr Unit 3 TEST: Winds

Let's Go Fly a Kite Awards Presentation

4 Apr 50 Unit 4 NOTES: Air Masses & Fronts (slides 1-19)

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OPTIONAL NOTEBOOK CHECK #2 (items 26-50): Fri, 5 Apr 2024

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51 Air Masses & Fronts Activity

5 Apr 52 Air Mass Quick Review

53 GIZMOS: Weather Maps - access via your Wake ID Portal

8 Apr NOTES: Stages of Cyclogenesis (slides 20-30)

54 Interpreting Weather Maps with a WeatherCycler

9 Apr NOTES: Convergence & Divergence (slides 31-36)

55 Satellite Meteorology: Weather Forecasting

11 Apr NOTES: Special Cyclonic Storms (slides 37-38)

56 UAH Lab #5 - Air Masses, Fronts & Mid-Latitude Cyclones

12 Apr 57 QUIZ: Sections 1 & 2

58 Forecasting: Accuracy Matters! Project - due by end of SMART Lunch Mon, 4/22

15 Apr NOTES: Forecasting Models (slides 39-49)

59 Why are Weather Forecasts Sometimes Wrong?

16 Apr NOTES: Forecasting Techniques (slides 50-56)

60 Forecasting Weather with 4 maps: Aug 24-31

17 Apr NOTES: Time Range & Accuracy (slides 57-62)

61 Forecasting: Model Output Statistics

18 Apr NOTES: Forecasting for 6 Cities (slides 63-70)

62 You're a Broadcast Meteorologist! - due end of SMART Lunch, Wed, 4/24

19 Apr 63 QUIZ: Section 3

continue working on Forecast Accuracy Project - due 4/22 by 11:23AM

and/or You're a Broadcast Meteorologist - due 4/24 by 11:23AM

22 Apr Review Day

Quizizz Challenge

23 Apr Unit 4 TEST: Weather

24 Apr 64 Unit 5 NOTES: Severe Storms (slides 1-10)

65 Lightning: Fact or Myth?

Lightning Video

25 Apr NOTES: Thunderstorms - ordinary & multi-cell (slides 11-21)

66 UAH Lab #7&8 -Thunderstorms & Tornadoes

26 Apr NOTES: Thunderstorms - super-cell and Tornadoes - life cycle (slides 22-31)

cont. UAH Lab #7&8

Tornadoes and Storm Chasing

30 Apr NOTES: Tornadoes - occurrence, distribution, & shelter (slides 32-39)

67 Tornado Investigation - BOTH parts due to Canvas by end of class, Fri, 5/3

1 May 68 QUIZ: Section 1 and 1st half of Section 2

cont. working on Tornado Investigation - Part 1

2 May cont. working on Tornado Investigation - Part 2

3 May cont. working on Tornado Investigation - ALL is due to Canvas by end of class, Fri, 5/3