Station 1

1.  Go to www.brainpop.com

a.  Log In: tappms

b.  Password: brainpop

2.  Watch the Clouds Video

3.  After watching the clouds video, take the Graded Quiz

4.  Watch the Weather Video

5.  After watching the Weather Video, take the graded Quiz

6.  Go to www.studyisland.com

a.  Log In: Lunch number @tapp

b.  Password: tapp

7.  Complete 20 or more questions in Standard S6E3 (Oceans)-Review

Station 2

1.  Read pages 483-485

2.  Complete the Activity Sheet inside the folder (Each Person)

Station 3

1.  Create flash cards

a.  Definition in context one side

b.  Create a Visual/picture/illustration for each word

c.  In your own words write a definition for each word listed below

2.  Weather, humidity, relative humidity, condensation, dew point, barometer (505), cloud, precipitation, and climate (518)

Station 4

1.  Read pages 486-488

2.  How are clouds classified?

3.  Cloud Formation: Place the following steps in the correct order.

a.  Water vapor condenses on smoke, dust, salt and other small particles suspended in the air (__ )

b.  The relative humidity of the air increases (___ )

c.  Warm air rises and cools (____)

d.  Air eventually becomes saturated (____)

e.  Millions of tiny drops of liquid water collect to form a cloud. (____)

4.  Using the materials at your table station create models, write descriptions/ characteristics, and explain the type of weather that results from the following clouds: cirrus, stratus, cumulus and cumulonimbus

5.  Describe how each of the 4 types of precipitation form: rain, sleet, snow, and hail

Station 2 Activity Sheet (Standard S6E4 a. and Standard S6E4 b.)

Name:______Date:______Pd:______

1.  What is the relationship between air temperature and the amount of water vapor the air can hold?

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2.  Make observations about Sponge A and Sponge B. (2 or more observations)

Sponge A / Sponge B

3.  Which sponge represents warm air? Explain your answer.

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4.  Which sponge represents saturated air? Explain your answer.

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5.  Why would your hair dry faster if you blow dry it on a warm air setting rather than a cool air setting?

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6.  Complete the Math Practice Question on page 483.

Show your work:
Actual water vapor content (g/cm3)
______X 100= relative humidity (%)
Saturation water vapor content (g/cm3)

7.  How is relative humidity affected by the amount of water vapor in the air?

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8.  What happens to relative humidity as the air temperature drops below the dew point?

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Quick Lab (Out of Thin Air)

PROCEDURE

1. Pour room-temperature water into a plastic container, such as a drinking

cup, until the water level is near the top of the cup.

2. Observe the outside of the container, and record your observations.

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3. Add one or two ice cubes to the container of water.

4. Watch the outside of the container for any changes.

5. What happens to the outside of the container?

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6. What is the liquid on the container?

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7. Where did the liquid come from? Explain your answer.

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