Meteorology

Things to study (in your binder):

• layers of the atmosphere

• clouds

• different winds/air movements (maps and labels)

• weather instruments

• fronts

• severe weather storms

• relative humidity (how to calculate)

• how to read a weather map

Anticipated Unit Calendar:

Extreme Weather Link

Interesting and Fun Websites:

Play the weather game: http://www.funbrain.com/weather/index.html

Great Pictures of Lenticular Clouds: http://www.crystalinks.com/lenticular.html

Download and print a could viewer to help identify the types of clouds in the sky (it works best with a color printer)

Atmosphere Accordion Book Project Websites:

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/graphs/layers_activity_print.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/troposphere.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/stratosphere.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/mesosphere.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/thermosphere.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/ionosphere.html

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/exosphere.html

Template for fact cards

Noctilucent clouds: http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Noctilucent_cloud

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Mesosphere

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Stratosphere

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Troposphere

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Exosphere

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Earth's_Atmosphere#encyclopedia

Ozone Article Website (for use with your question sheet):

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/teacher_resources/ozone_reading.html