10/9/13 32nd day of school learning goal (7.e.1.3): i will be able to explain how tropical storms...
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10/9/1332nd Day of School
Learning Goal (7.E.1.3): I will be able to explain how tropical storms form and change into hurricanes.
Due Today: Lightning, thunderstorm, & tornado flashcards and questions #5 & 6 page A96 (sec.3.3).
Evening Assignment: Finish hurricane flashcards
Do Now
Use Intellicast.com to answer the following:
1) What type of front is about to hit Minneapolis?
2) How will this front affect their weather?
3) How is rain and thunderstorms represented on this weather map?
Do Now
Use Intellicast.com to answer the following:
1) What type of front is about to hit Minneapolis? Cold front
2) How will this front affect their weather? Possible storms and cooler temps
3) How is rain and thunderstorms represented on this weather map? Rain in green, thunderstorms in yellow and red
Knowledge Check
5. Which type of front is likely to produce thunderstorms and tornadoes? Explain why.
Knowledge Check
5. Which type of front is likely to produce thunderstorms and tornadoes? Explain why.
A cold front is more likely because the warm air rises quickly.
Knowledge Check
6. If you saw the photograph above in a newspaper, what details would tell you that the damage was due to a tornado and not a hurricane?
Knowledge Check
6. If you saw the photograph above in a newspaper, what details would tell you that the damage was due to a tornado and not a hurricane?
• Untouched houses• A small path of destruction• No flooding
What are hurricanes?
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/index.html
How do hurricanes form?http://youtu.be/s2I8ssDXOwM
On the front of four cards write the following terms in big, bold letters:• Tropical Storm (p. A87)• Hurricane (p. A87-89)• Hurricane Eye Wall (p. A88-89)• Storm Surge (p. 89)
On the back side of the index card write in your own words the following information about each one:
1. Description:2. How it forms:3. Where it forms:4. Effects and dangers:
Tropical Storms, Hurricanes & Storm Surge
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Evening Assignment
Finish flashcards• Tropical storm• Hurricane• Hurricane eye wall• Storm surge