Earth Notebook

Welcome to Honors Meteorology!!

24 Jan 1 Syllabus

Student Info Form

List of Topics

Old Weather Adages

Polar Bear Activity

27 Jan 2 NOTES: Unit 0: Intro "Stuff": Scientific Method of Meteorology (slides 1-18)

3 North American Geography

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

Meteorology Career Options (due to Canvas no later than end of SMART Lunch, 1/31)

29 Jan 4 Sci. Method, Safety, & Conversions

30 Jan 5 NOTES: Unit 1: Atmosphere (slides 1-12)

6 Graphing Layers of the Atmosphere w/ Lapse Rate Problems

REMINDER: Meteorology Careers DUE TOMORROW by 11:24AM

31 Jan NOTES: Earth and Its Atmosphere (slides 13-18)

7 Good, Bad, Ugly of Ozone

(use this source for local ozone levels)

3 Feb 8 QUIZ: Intro & Section 1 (Unit 0 and Unit 1 - section 1 only)

9 Ozone Pollution Trends - State of the Air

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

10 Specific Heat Lab

5 Feb NOTES: Seasons (slides 39-52)

11 Why is it Hotter at the Equator? Lab

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

12 Controls of Temperature (helpful hints)

7 Feb 13 QUIZ: Sections 2 & 3

14 Coastal & Continental Temperature Ranges

10 Feb 15 Wind Chill

REVIEW DAY

- Unit 1 Test Review Presentation

- What Do I Study?

11 Feb Unit 1 TEST: Atmosphere

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

12 Feb 17 NOTES: Water in the Atmosphere (slides 1-6)

18 3 Stations Lab: Water in the Atmosphere

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

19 Relative Humidity Lab

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

20 Kindergarten Day - Cotton Ball Clouds

Cloud ID Project (w/ Cloud Wheel) - due to Canvas by Tuesday, 2/25, at 11:24AM

18 Feb NOTES: Clouds (slides 25-30)

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

22 Determining Cloud Base Altitude

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

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

25 Feb 24 Unit 2: Quiz 1 (sections 1 & 2)

25 Article: Chemtrails Conspiracy

Cloud Art

work on Cloud ID Project - due to Canvas TODAY by 11:24AM

26 Feb NOTES: Stability (slides 36-47)

NOTEBOOK CHECK #1

26 Rain Shadow Effect

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NOTEBOOK CHECK #1 (items 1-25): WEDNESDAY, 2/26

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27 Feb NOTES: Precipitation (slides 48 - 60)

27 UAH - Temperature & Sounding Lab

28 Precipitation Types

Severe Flooding Project - due to Canvas by Tuesday, 3/4, at 11:24AM

28 Feb 29 How Does a Precipitation Event Happen?

work on Severe Flooding Project

3 Mar 30 Unit 2: Quiz 2 (sections 3 & 4)

work on Severe Flooding Project - due tomorrow by 11:24AM

4 Mar REVIEW DAY

- Unit 2 Test Review Presentation

- What Do I Study?

cont. work on Severe Flooding Project - due to Canvas by TODAY at 11:24AM

5 Mar Unit 2 TEST: Water in the Atmosphere

31 Interpreting Station Models (video tutorial)

6 Mar 32 Unit 3 Notes - Station Models

33 Station Model Lab

7 Mar NOTES: Winds (slides 1-7)

34 Surface Air Pressure Map - NWS JetStream Activity

35 Isobars & Isotherms Maps

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

36 Isobar Maps

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

37 Air Motion: The High & Low of It

38 PGF, Coriolis, & Friction Forces

12 Mar 39 QUIZ: Station Models, Sect. 1, half of Sect. 2

40 The Art of the Wind - HARD COPY handed in no later than 17 Mar

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

41 Land/Sea Breezes - Univ of Delaware SeaGrant

(Student Instruction Sheet)

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

42 What Causes the Winds?

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

43 Hadley Cell Diagram

44 Air Pressure & Wind Speeds

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

45 ENSO Investigation

19 Mar 46 Unit 3: Quiz 2 (last half of sect 2 & section 3)

Unit 3 Video Review

20 Mar ROOM 2200: Let's Go Fly a Kite Project: Parts 1 & 2 and initial planning

21 Mar REVIEW DAY

- Unit 3 Test Review Presentation

- What Do I Study?

Let's Go Fly a Kite: construction day

24 Mar Unit 3 TEST: Winds

Let's Go Fly a Kite: construction continues

25 Mar Let's Go Fly a Kite: Final construction and testing

26 Mar Let's Go Fly a Kite: Competition Day!!

27 Mar (quarter 4 grades start here)

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

48 Air Masses & Fronts Activity (HINT)

28 Mar 49 Air Mass Quick Review

NOTES: Stages of Cyclogenesis (slides 20-30)

50 GIZMOS: Weather Maps

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OPTIONAL NOTEBOOK CHECK #2 (items 26-50): 10 April 2025

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

51 Interpreting Weather Maps with a WeatherCycler

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

52 Satellite Meteorology: Weather Forecasting

9 Apr Forecasting: Accuracy Matters Project - due to Canvas by 11:24AM on 4/15)

10 Apr 53 UAH Lab #5 - Air Masses, Fronts & Mid-Latitude Cyclones

OPTIONAL Notebook Check #2 Day

11 Apr 54 Quiz 1 (sections 1 & 2)

55 Why Weather Forecasts are Sometimes Wrong

cont. working on Forecasting: Accuracy Matters project

14 Apr NOTES: Forecasting Techniques (slides 39-56)

56 Forecasting Weather with 4 maps: Aug 24-31

Final touches on Forecasting: Accuracy Matters Project (due to Canvas 4/15 @ 11:24AM)

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

57 You're a Broadcast Meteorologist! - due to Canvas, 4/17 @ 11:24AM

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

work on Broadcast Meteorologist project

17 Apr MEDIA CENTER DAY to film Broadcast Meteorologist project

- Due to Canvas Today by 11:24AM

21 Apr 58 Quiz 2 (section 3)

59 Forecasting: Model Output Statistics

22 Apr REVIEW DAY

- Quizizz Challenge

- Review Presentation

- What Do I Study?

23 Apr Unit 4 TEST: Weather

60 Article: Hurricane Helene's Impact on NC

24 Apr 61 Unit 5 NOTES: Lightning & Thunderstorms - ordinary & multi-cell (slides 1-21)

62 Lightning: Fact or Myth?

Lightning Video

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

63 UAH Lab #7&8 -Thunderstorms & Tornadoes (helpful slides)

28 Apr cont. UAH Lab #7&8

Tornadoes and Storm Chasing

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

Tornado Investigation - BOTH parts due to Canvas by end of SMART Lunch 5/2

30 Apr 64 QUIZ: Section 1 and 1st half of Section 2

cont. working on Tornado Investigation - Part 1

1 May cont. working on Tornado Investigation - Part 2

2 May FINAL DAY for Tornado Investigation - Part 2

due to Canvas by end of SMART Lunch TODAY

5 May NOTES: Tornadoes - measurement & formation (slides 40-53)

SkyWARN - Convective Basics

6 May NOTES: Hurricanes - Formation & Stages (slides 54-62)

65 Hurricane Analysis

7 May NOTES: Hurricanes - Movement, Naming, & Classification (slides 63-81)

66 Impacts of Hurricanes Irma & Maria on Puerto Rico

8 May 67 Hurricane Helene Analysis

9 May 68 QUIZ: 2nd half of Section 2 and Section 3

Into the Storm - analysis

12 May