Days 107, 108 January 26, 27th 2012
Basket Day
Visual Brain Storm game: Sophie randomly chose 6 cards and
we worked through them—they were challenging but fun!
Bake Cookies
Surprise! Trip to
movies with Gamma. Sophie’s Blog: Yesterday we went to see “The Joyful Noise”
at Regal Cinemas in Cooks Corner. This movie starred Queen Latifah, Dolley
Parton, Keke palmer, and Jeremy Jordan. This movie was about Gospel singing.
This group of gospel singers from Georgia competed at the Joyful Noise
competitions. Vi Rose Hill who is played by queen Latifah becomes director of
the choir when GiGi Sparrow’s (Dolly Parton) husband passes away, who is played
by Kris Kristofferson. GiGi’s grandson Randy comes to Georgia because his
parents kicked him out. Olivia, Vi Roses daughter and lead singer of the choir
falls in love with Randy, and so on and so on until their choir wins the
national competition. I cried.
Math: 4 pages
LA Book: 2 pages
Weather 6 x 6
Final for Children’s Weather Encyclopedia
6 Vocabulary
1.
Humidity: the amount of water vapor that is in
the air
2.
Greenhouse Effect: The warming of the climate
due to the presence of greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, in the
atmosphere. These stop heat escaping from the atmosphere. Pollution is causing
an increase in the greenhouse effect, and the world is heating up
3.
Hygrometer: A device used to measure the
humidity of air
4.
Monsoon: A seasonal wind that blows in one
direction for six months and then reverses it’s direction for another six months
5.
Temperate Zones: regions that lie in the middle
of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres right in between the Polar and
tropical zones
6.
Water Vapor: Water in the form of gas
6 Sentences
1. The Humidity percentage today is 44%.
2. The greenhouse effect is failing because of all the
greenhouse gases that are being produced by manmade objects; the result of this
is global warming.
3. Lucy’s dad is a Meteorologist; He uses a hygrometer to
study the amount of water vapor or humidity in the air.
4. Monsoons are usually found in India, The Philippines and
sometimes China.
5. Most of the United States is considered part of the
Temperate zone; this is except for Hawaii and Florida which is considered
Tropical and Alaska which is Polar.
6. When Water Vapor condenses, it forms a cloud; we did an
experiment on this effect.
6 Tools/Jobs (pg 140)
1. Thermometer: a device used to measure temperature
2. Meteorologist: Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific
study of the atmosphere and more specifically, weather
3. Weather Station: A weather station is a facility, either
on land or sea, with instruments and equipment for observing atmospheric conditions
to provide information for weather forecasts and to study the weather
and climate
4. Weather Balloons: A weather or sounding balloon is a balloon
(specifically a type of high altitude balloon) which carries instruments aloft
to send back information on atmospheric pressure, temperature,
humidity and wind speed by means of a small, expendable measuring device called
a radiosonde.
5. Radar (pg 150): Meteorologists use radars to form
pictures of the weather in the atmosphere
6. Forecast (154): Weather forecasting is the application of
science and technology to predict the state of the atmosphere for a given
location
6 Weather Sayings/ Phenomenon (pg. 162)
1.
Groundhog Day: In The United states that on
February 2, the groundhog sees his shadow, there is 6 more weeks of winter, if
he doesn’t see his shadow spring is on its way immediately
2.
Mackerel Sky: “Mare’s tails and Mackerel scales
make tall ships carry low sails” mare’s tails is a common name for Cirrus and
Mackerel scales is a name for altocumulus clouds
3.
“Red sky in morning, sailors take warning”: The
common phrase "Red sky at morning" is a line from an ancient rhyme often repeated by mariners
or seamen, during the past centuries it is said because of the red sky in the
morning meaning there will be a storm mid-day or so
4.
Weathering: Extreme temperatures can cause rock
to break up into small pieces. The chemicals in rain water can also react with
rock making it turn soft and crumbly. These effects are known as weathering.
5.
Smog: A type of air pollution which is a mixture
of smoke and fog
6.
Acid Rain: Acid rain is a rain or any other form of precipitation
that is unusually acidic,
meaning that it possesses elevated levels of hydrogen ions
6 Questions
1.
What are lightning flashes? (pg 90) A: Lightning
flashes are electrical charges that is created when the air current that is
swirling around inside a storm cloud builds up
2.
What is drought? A: A drought happens when an
area has an unusually long period without rainfall
3.
How do blizzards form? (pg 100) A: Blizzards
happen when a mass of cold air collides with a mass of warm air. The warm air
rises quickly and the cold air cuts beneath it
4.
What is a Hurricane’s Eye? (Pg 102) A: The
center of a hurricane
5.
What happens inside a tornado? (pg 104) A: The
winds inside a tornado spiral around it’s eye and rise up the funnel
6.
How does an El Nino grow? A: El Nino grows when
winds that are blowing west push the surface water level higher
Bonus: What is a “haboob”? (pg 106) A: An
Arabic term for violent wind
6 Cool Weather Images Save As & Copy
Weather Log: Sophie: Today
is a stormy mess! Rain dark clouds,
maybe even snow later! Um, the temperature I’m guessing is about 30, I don’t
really know. There are cumulus clouds out there and NO SUN! WAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
WCSH6: Good morning! Yes it is an all day storm now with
rain for the coast. A change to freezing rain then rain inland. This might take
all morning for some towns. The hills, mountains and far north will see mostly
snow but some freezing rain is likely as well. (SEE SNOWFALL MAP.) Gusty
east-southeast winds and icing could cause scattered power outages and icy or
snow/slush covered roads and sidewalks. So allow a lot of extra travel time and
take it SLOW!! Evening showers then partly cloudy with a brisk west-northwest
wind and falling temperatures. Watch out for areas of black ice. The weekend
weather looks quiet with times of clouds and sunshine a chilly wind but mild
temperatures Saturday. Blustery and a bit colder Sunday HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND!
Weather Poem:
Choice- Measuring weather
My sister took out a ruler,
And started “measuring” the air,
I asked “What are you doing?”
And she was like, Why do you care?
I said there was nothing there to measure,
That she was measuring a ghost,
She said she was measuring weather,
And If I kept bothering I was going to be toast,
Well I said I was in charge,
And she wasn’t doing it right,
And of course just like a six year old would,
She started to pitch a fight
But after she was done crying,
I got my thermometer,
This is how you measure weather,
Or at least the temperature,
You see how the red goes up,
Until a number on the side,
Tells us how hot or cold,
It is outside!
There are many ways to measure weather,
But we don’t have those tools,
But temperature is important right,
Now wasn’t that experiment cool!
Weather Question: submitted
to Keith Carson, WSCH6 Weather Team via email
“What is the most common type of cloud we see daily on an
average day in Maine?”
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