Monday, September 26th

What is the weather doing today?  The weather is ________.

What is the temperature outside?  The temperature is ____.
What is the coldest temperature in 2016? The coldest temperature in 2016 was ______________.
What was the warmest temperature in September? The warmest temperature in September was _________.

How much rain has fallen today?  ______ of rain have fallen.
How much rain has fallen in September? _______ rain has fallen in September.

How fast is the wind?  The wind is __________________.
What is the fastest wind in 2016? The fastest wind in 2016 was _____________.

Is it cloudy it?  __________ it is cloudy.

What is the humidity today?  The humidity is ___.

What is the barometric pressure right now?  The barometric pressure is _______________.

Let's do a lab. Can Mr. Vozick blow the paper ball into the bottle!

What is the weather doing today?  The weather is ________.

What is the temperature outside?  The temperature is _____.

How much rain has fallen today?  ______ of rain have fallen.

How fast is the wind?  The wind is __________________.

Is it cloudy it?  __________ it is cloudy.

What is the humidity today?  The humidity is ___.

What is the barometric pressure right now?  The barometric pressure is _______________.

How much rain has fallen in September? ______ of rain has fallen in September.

What was the fastest wind in September? The fastest wind in September has been ___________.

What is special about today outside? Today is special because ________________.



Weather Packets, let's talk and work on our information.

Wednesday, September 21st

SOCIAL STUDIES DAY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww2iYWbfHPg

What country is Central America north of?  Central America is north of _________________.

What country is Central America south of?  Central America is south of _________________.

What are the two bodies of water that surround Central America?  The two bodies of water are ______________ and __________________.

What connects the two bodies of water?  The _________________ connects the water ways.

What is the big city in Mexico they mentioned?  The mentioned __________________.



Let's map El Salvador and Mexico.  On the blank piece of paper, draw your answers...

1.  The country to the north of Mexico
2.  The country to the south of Panama
3.  The two large bodies of water to the sides of Central America
4.  A mountain range of the country
5.  A large river
6.  The biggest city in the country
7.  One political boundaries of the country
8.  Any states, provinces, territories, counties...



What is bigger El Salvador, Mexico or the USA?  The biggest country is ___________________.

What are two landforms in your country?  Two landforms in my country are______ and ____.

What is the biggest river in your country?  The biggest river in my country is ________________.

What do we call rivers, mountains and land types?  We call them __________________.

Tuesday, September 20th

Warm Up

What is the weather doing today?  The weather is ____________________.

What is the temperature outside?  The temperature is ___________.

How much rain has fallen today?  ______ of rain have fallen.

How fast is the wind?  The wind is __________________.

Is it cloudy it?  __________ it is cloudy.

What is the humidity today?  The humidity is ___.

What is the barometric pressure right now?  The barometric pressure is _______________.

Develop a PowerPoint presentation comparing the town you are from to Basalt and El Jebel.  You should include pictures from both areas and include the following information.

1. How much rain falls each year.
2. What is the average temperature (highs and lows) throughout the year.  This might change so you need to show those changes.
3. Are there seasonal changes?
4. What are the biggest storms that happen each year?
5. What are the biggest influences on the weather in each location?
6. How much humidity is in each place.  Is this place considered wet or dry?
7. How does the weather affect the habitats.
8. How many days of sun are found in each place.
9. Any other information you can find.

Monday, September 19th

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZyXSksHqho

Name 2 different mountain ranges in North America?  ____________ and ______________.

What are 2 places in the center of America?  Two places are ______________ and ____________.

What is the name of the mountains along the Pacific Ocean?  These mountains are called the _______.



Fill in the blank maps answering the questions on the PowerPoint. Rely on your own previous knowledge to figure this out.

Work at your tables to answer the questions on the maps.  You can use your computers to help you find the answers.  



What is one new thing you learned about America today?  I learned that ____________________.

What is an area in America you would like to learn more about?  I would like to learn more about _______________.

What is the weather doing today?  The weather is ____________________.
What is the temperature outside?  The temperature is ___________.

How much rain has fallen today?  ______ of rain have fallen.

How fast is the wind?  The wind is _______________________.

Is it cloudy it?  __________ it is cloudy.

What is the humidity today?  The humidity is ___.

What is the barometric pressure right now?  The barometric pressure is _______________.

EVAPORATION EXPERIMENT

https://www.ted.com/talks/roman_mars_why_city_flags_may_be_the_worst_designed_thing_you_ve_never_noticed?language=en#t-283023

What are the 5 Basic ideas you need to design a good map?  You need 
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
4. __________________
5. __________________

Let's Talk and Write about our Classroom Maps.  Is your map well designed?  Did you meet the 5 criteria we just discussed?  Get with your group and finish and answer these questions on the back of your flag.

1.  Is your flag simple?  Why or why not?  Our flag ________ simple because _____________
2.  What are the symbols in our flag?  The symbols in our flag are _____________ and _______________.
3.  What do these symbols stand for?  These symbols stand for ______________________.
4.  What do your colors mean?  Our colors mean __________________________.
5.  How is your flag like other flags?  Our flag is like other flags in _________________.
6.  How is your flag different than other flags?  Our flag is different in ____________________.



Did you like this map activity?  Why or why not?  I ____________ this activity because __________.

What is one thing you learned about our class making your map?  I learned ________________.

What is Weather?


PowerPoint presentation

What is the weather doing today?  The weather is ____________________.
What is the temperature outside right now?  The temperature is _____________.
What is the humidity right now?  The humidity is _____________.
How much rain has fallen today?  __________ of rain have fallen.
What are clouds made of?  Clouds are made of___________________.
What causes the water to rise to make clouds?  ____________ makes the water rise.
How fast is the wind?  The wind is _______________________.
Is it cloudy it?  __________ it is cloudy.



Fill Out the Word Web with 2 of the new Vocabulary Words.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r83AphdYedQ

Do you know all the countries in Latin America?  __________ I know the countries.

How about America?  I __________ know the American states.

What are landforms and the different regions of the United States!

September, 12th, 2016

Weather of the Day: Rain (Lluvia), Answer the questions  about rain...



What are the parts of our weather station?  Why do we want to study the weather?  

Answer in your journals:

What temperature is it outside?  It is _________.
How fast is the wind? The wind is ___________.
What is the humidity right now?  Right now, the humidity is ___________.
How much rain has fallen in September?  ______ rain has fallen in September.



Write and speak these eight weather phrases in English.

Watch the video and answer the questions:

Name two states that would have been in New Spain?  Two states are ___________ and ___________.

Name two states in the Confederacy (green)?  Two states in the Confederacy were ____________ and ________________.

What state was part of Russia?  _____________ was part of Russia.

What state was once called Indian Territory?  This state is ________________.

Name one territory Colorado used to be part of?  Colorado used to be part of _________________.

How many states are in the US?  There are ________ states in the US.

Which country is north of the USA?  _________ is north of the US.

What ocean is to the east of the USA?  The _____________ is to the east.

What ocean is to the west of the USA?  The ____________ is to the west.

What direction is your country from the USA?  My country is __________________.



Work at your table to find the answers to the Worksheet.



Write in your journals

1.  What are the 4 main directions?  The 4 directions are _________, __________, __________ and ______________.

2.  What is one state you would like to visit?  Why?  I want to visit ___________ because ____________________.

Thursday, September 1st



We will make 3 teams and see who understands our vocabulary the best.  The winning team will win some candy or gum. 



Work with a partner to fill out the worksheet.  Don't forget to put 
your name on the page.



OBSERVATION LAB