Unit 8Unit 8

Wind and Water patterns

April 5April 5thth/6/6thth

• Objective: Intro to Unit 8• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Storm Chasers!• Return tests, review

• HW: None• Warm-up: What happened in

Mexicali/Baja California this weekend?

April 7April 7thth/8/8thth

• Objective: Global Winds• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Global Winds NOTES• Winds Map

• HW: Finish Winds Map

Warm-upWarm-up

• REVIEW:• How did the Solar System form?• How old is our Solar System? How do

we know (what evidences do we have?)?

• How does an idea (hypothesis) become more scientifically acceptable?

April 9April 9thth/12/12thth

• Objective: Global Winds and Climate• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Review Global Winds Map• A Closer Look at Deserts

• HW: Finish #4 on your map

Warm-upWarm-up

• 1. 2.

April 13April 13thth/14/14thth

• Objective: Local Winds• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Local Winds• CST Review

Warm-upWarm-up

• What is responsible for forming the Gobi Desert in Mongolia?

• How can the western coast of South America have one of the driest deserts (the Atacama) in the world?

April 15April 15thth/16/16thth

• Objective: Ocean Surface Currents• Agenda:

• Warm-up• STAR testing announcements• Surface Currents NOTES• Ocean Deep

Warm-up:Warm-up:• What breezes will be present in the

afternoon? In the evening?

This just in!!!This just in!!!• Flights all across Europe have been

cancelled due to ash from volcanic eruptions in Iceland. Using your knowledge of winds, explain how/why this happened.

April 19April 19thth/20/20thth

• Objective: Surface currents • Agenda:

• Warm-up• Finish Surface Currents NOTES• Finish Ocean Deep video

Warm-upWarm-up• The Gulf Stream in the Northern Hemisphere and the

Brazilian Current in the Southern Hemisphere move poleward. Compared to inland areas at the same latitude, the coastal areas bordering these currents will:• A. be warmer• B. be more arid.• C. have more advection fogs. • D. have shorter growing seasons.

April 21sApril 21stt/22/22ndnd

• Objective: Fresh Water• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Fresh Water Planet Earth video

April 23April 23rdrd/26/26thth

• Objective: Wind + Water = Weather• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Finish Fresh Water video• Currents Map• Weather NOTES

• HW: Study Guide, #1-9

Warm-upWarm-up

• What is the Coriolis Effect? How does it impact wind and water patterns?

• What factor(s) are responsible for creating ocean surface currents?

April 28April 28thth/29/29thth

• Objective: Wind + Water = Weather• Agenda:

• Warm-up• Finish Currents Map• Weather NOTES

• HW: Finish Study Guide• Test moved: Essentials test on Mon;

Multiple Choice on Wed.