Hello everyone!
I hope you are doing well! I'm sure your student is excited for the Spring Break! Unfortunately, the weather seems like it's going to be rainy. Luckily, Easter Sunday should be pretty nice! I'm going to keep this post short and sweet.
WHERE WE ARE:
Over the past two weeks, we finished up our Heating & Cooling Inquiry, started our Watching the Weather project, and learned about the Atmosphere, Clouds, Relative Humidity, and Precipitation! The Watching the Weather project involves students making daily weather observations using NO TECHNOLOGY. They observe clouds/sky conditions, precipitation, temperature, humidity, and wind speed/direction. At the end of the project, on April 8th, we'll have a classroom discussion about trends they noticed in the weather. Yesterday (3/26), students had a quiz on the topics we covered within the last two weeks. Students are expected to make their daily observations over the spring break. It should only take them 1-3 minutes a day. If your family is going away, I asked that students make a note of where they were when they made their observations.
Below: Students outside during the Relative Humidity Lab.
WHERE WE ARE GOING:
After Spring Break, students will learn about Air Pressure, Global and Local Winds, Air Masses, Fronts, Weather Maps and Symbols, and Severe Weather. After covering these topics, students will finish with the unit covering topics related to Climate. There will be a couple of additional quizzes before a cumulative Weather & Climate test.
If you have any questions, please contact me (curtis_silverwood@conestogavalley.org) and follow Science With Silverwood on Instagram (@sciencewithsilverwood).
Thank you,
Mr. Silverwood
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