12/20 Fri: Happy Winter Holiday Break!!

HW: Enjoy as much time with family and friends-do cool things-stay safe- and enjoy!!

AGENDA:
Crock Pot Festival!!

12/19 Thurs: Air Masses and Fronts

HW: Terms due Tomorrow-Dec 20th

AGENDA:
PM Class-complete yesterday's lesson as well

1. Read pages 76 to 82

Answer questions on pages 39 and 40 in workbook

2. Watch Crash Course on Fronts and Weather

12/18 Wed: Precipitaion

HW: Chapter 3 Terms-due Friday

Complete any missing assignments (Chapter 1 and 2 terms)

AGENDA:
1. Review page 36 in workbook
2. Read pages 67 to 70 and complete the workbook page 38 and then 37
3. Types of Precipitation Explained by a Meteorologist

12/17 Tues: Water in the Atmosphere

HW: Terms due Wednesday 12/18

AGENDA:

1. Read pages 61 thru 65 in textbook and complete pages 34 and 35 in workbook
2. Water Cycle-complete page 36 & 37 in workbook with video
Water Cycle and Clouds
3. Chapter 1 Quiz

Chapter 2 Quiz

12/16 Mon: Winds Day 2

HW: terms due Wed 12/18
Quiz tomorrow on Chapters 1 and  2-STUDY (rewatch videos, review guided reading packet)

AGENDA:
PM Group-needs to read textbook and complete guided reading packet pages (see Friday's lesson)
1. Bill Nye Wind video (Friday's blog post)
2. Read and review WIND packet together-use a a resource to study.

12/13 Fri: Winds

HW: Terms due Wed 12/18

Learning Target: I can identify the various types of winds in our atmosphere.

AGENDA:
1. Read pages 52 to 55. Answer the questions on page 32 and 33 in workbook
2. Bill Nye Clip on Winds
3. pages 30 and 31 in workbook

12/12 Thurs: Wed: Energy in the Atmosphere and Heat Transfer

HW: page 28 and 29 in workbook-due tomorrow
Terms 2 Chapter 2 Weather-due Wednesday 12/18

Learning Target: I can identify the three types of ways heat is transferred.
I can recognize how the Earth stays at a comfortable temperature so that living things can survive on it.

AGENDA:

1. Complete pages 26  and 27 in workbook. Review answers together.
2. Check out the interactive links below and answer the questions in your science notebook
Interactive Electromagnetic Spectrum
Interactive Forms of Heat Transfer

12/11 Wed: Jim Teske Presentation on Weather and Climate

HW: Chapter 2 Terms due Wed 12/18 

Learning Target: I can identify careers and identify factors that influence my local and global climate.

AGENDA:
Mr. Jim Teske, Chief Meteorologist of News Channel 9, is an alumni of Pine Grove and comes back to share his knowledge of weather pattern prediction, climate, and climate change. 

**See pictures posted on the Dojo**

12/10 Tues: Energy in the Atmosphere

HW: Terms due Wednesday 12/18 see list

AGENDA:

1. Read pages 42 to 45 in textbook and answer questions on page 25 in weather workbook. Review together.
2. Begin using the book to define the terms

12/9 Mon: Layers of the Atmosphere Videos & Everfi Launch!

HW: Finish the worksheet, if not done in class (due tomorrow)

AGENDA:
1. VideoQuest: Complete the worksheet with information from each of the following links below.
Air Pressure
Bill Nye Atmospheric Pressure
Meteorologist Explanation for Low vs High Pressure
What is a Barometer?
BrainPop Earth's Atmosphere
 Atmosphere Diagram- Cool INteractive

2. In Team Literacy, we are starting Everfi today! Everfi is a platform to learn about science and math concepts in the context of hockey! It is a platform that is 100% supported by the NHL Buffalo Sabres! A rep will be in today to offer a tutorial and a small presentation!

12/6 Fri: Writing a Draft/Final Copy of the Compare and Contrast Essay

HW: Complete the Final Draft of the Compare and Contrast Essay-due Monday

AGENDA:
Work on the draft of the compare and contrast essay for the air quality of 2 cities

12/5 Thurs: Drafting the Compare and Contrast Essay on Air Quality

HW: Graphic organizer of the 5 paragraph essay ONLY (no draft needs to be created)-graphic organizer due tomorrow

AGENDA:
1. Complete the graphic organizer for the similarities and differences between two of the cities (if not done for homework)
2. work on the graphic organizer for the essay using the other two graphic organizers-an introduction, 3 themes you want to compare and contrast (one paragraph for each theme), and a conclusion

12/4 Wed: Air Quality Compare and Contrast Essay

HW: AM-Complete a graphic organizer of the compare and contrast essay for the air quality of three cities-due tomorrow
PM-complete the graphic organizer for the video on air quality of 3 cities

AGENDA:
AM-complete the graphic organizers from yesterday. Finish watching the Atlanta section of the video
PM-complete yesterday's lesson.

12/3 Tues: Air Quality in a Tale of Three Cities

HW: AM Group ONLY-Complete sections on Beijing and Los Angeles in Part I only of the graphic organizer for the Tale of Three Cities (rewatch the video a couple of times on your own to get the evidence needed to support your description of the air quality in each of the cities)
PM Group-None

AGENDA:
1. Watch A Tale of Three Cities-exploring air quality
and complete the graphic organizer notes
2. Use the graphic organizers for writing a compare and contrast short essay comparing two of the three cities