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Unit 8. Wind and Water patterns. April 5 th /6 th. Objective : Intro to Unit 8 Agenda : Warm-up Storm Chasers! Return tests, review HW : None Warm-up: What happened in Mexicali/Baja California this weekend?. April 7 th /8 th. Objective : Global Winds Agenda : Warm-up
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Unit 8 Wind and Water patterns
April 5th/6th • Objective: Intro to Unit 8 • Agenda: • Warm-up • Storm Chasers! • Return tests, review • HW: None • Warm-up: What happened in Mexicali/Baja California this weekend?
April 7th/8th • Objective: Global Winds • Agenda: • Warm-up • Global Winds NOTES • Winds Map • HW: Finish Winds Map
Warm-up • REVIEW: • How did the Solar System form? • How old is our Solar System? How do we know (what evidences do we have?)? • How does an idea (hypothesis) become more scientifically acceptable?
April 9th/12th • Objective: Global Winds and Climate • Agenda: • Warm-up • Review Global Winds Map • A Closer Look at Deserts • HW: Finish #4 on your map
Warm-up • 1. 2.
April 13th/14th • Objective: Local Winds • Agenda: • Warm-up • Local Winds • CST Review
Warm-up • What is responsible for forming the Gobi Desert in Mongolia? • How can the western coast of South America have one of the driest deserts (the Atacama) in the world?
April 15th/16th • Objective: Ocean Surface Currents • Agenda: • Warm-up • STAR testing announcements • Surface Currents NOTES • Ocean Deep
Warm-up: • What breezes will be present in the afternoon? In the evening?
This just in!!! • Flights all across Europe have been cancelled due to ash from volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Using your knowledge of winds, explain how/why this happened.
April 19th/20th • Objective: Surface currents • Agenda: • Warm-up • Finish Surface Currents NOTES • Finish Ocean Deep video
Warm-up • The Gulf Stream in the Northern Hemisphere and the Brazilian Current in the Southern Hemisphere move poleward. Compared to inland areas at the same latitude, the coastal areas bordering these currents will: • A. be warmer • B. be more arid. • C. have more advection fogs. • D. have shorter growing seasons.
April 21st/22nd • Objective: Fresh Water • Agenda: • Warm-up • Fresh Water Planet Earth video
April 23rd/26th • Objective: Wind + Water = Weather • Agenda: • Warm-up • Finish Fresh Water video • Currents Map • Weather NOTES • HW: Study Guide, #1-9
Warm-up • What is the Coriolis Effect? How does it impact wind and water patterns? • What factor(s) are responsible for creating ocean surface currents?
April 28th/29th • Objective: Wind + Water = Weather • Agenda: • Warm-up • Finish Currents Map • Weather NOTES • HW: Finish Study Guide • Test moved: Essentials test on Mon; Multiple Choice on Wed.