http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/earths-atmosphere.htm
- How many layers of the atmosphere are there?
- What holds them to the earth?
- Which layer extends out into space?
- Where are the northern lights produced?
Press “Test Yourself”
- What was your score?
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/air-pressure-and-wind.htm
Press and play the video and answer the questions below.
- What changes air pressure?
- What’s a convention cell?
- What’s a downdraft?
- What’s a updraft?
- What causes wind?
Press “Test Yourself”
- What was your score?
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/air-masses-and-fronts.htm
- What is an air mass?
- What happens at a cold front?
- What happens at a warm front?
- What is humidity?
Press “Test Yourself”
- What was your score?
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/investigate/weather_maker.htm
Make three different changes to the simulator and write down the two temperature settings and amount of moist in the air for each.
- Describe what the weather was like for each of the three you set.
https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/wild-weather-adventure/en/#/review/wild-weather-adventure/game.html
- How did you do on the game?
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspView&ResourceID=438
Click on “drifting balloon”
- Explain why the balloon keeps changing directions over the 24 hour period.
- Why does it move towards land sometimes and towards the water other times?
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/wxfest/Tornado/tornado.html
Set the funnel size and speed to three different setting
- Describe what happens at each setting. Be sure to write down the setting as well.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/experiments.htm
See your teacher for materials and create the tornado