Quiz #4 - Weather and Seasons

Take the Quiz here. Make sure you complete it by January 1st.

http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZeVkzYHgbkR9j23t3OnszHrAI98jEI225EIz1iq2Mfk

HW for this week: Unit 5. We will be having a quiz on it next Thursday. If there is no meeting that day, the quiz will be online.

Scores
Khushi: 40.3/40
Aashna: 38.5/40

Quiz #3 - Climate Zones and Graphs

Take the Quiz here. Make sure you complete it by December 25th.

http://docs.google.com/forms/d/1CJFtl1I1e4OW9OSAitL6ly2Agwv6LUHJX2YWnjI0W6Y

Scores
Khushi: 10/10
Aashna: 10/10

Good job everyone. :)
Mini Quiz on the last section of the unit should be up 12/29. It will be on Questions 128-174. This section is really important so I can say that the quiz will be longer than usual.

Points

Current Standing
A: 3
K: 1

Never mind on the 5 points thing... the mid-term will be a group test because that is how the actual competition is formatted.

Schedule

Thursday, December 18 - Take Quiz #2 (Unit 4 Part 1: Questions 85-100)
HW 12/18
Questions 101-127 (Use this website for 101-113, and for 115) http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/oceans_weather_climate/media/climate_zones.swf
Everything you need is on the Unit 4 Powerpoint

Monday, December 22 - Take Quiz #3 Online (Unit 4 Part 2: Questions 101-127)
HW 12/22
Questions 128-174

Monday, December 29 - Take Quiz #4 Online (Unit 4 Part 3: Questions 128-174)
HW 12/29
Questions 175-191

Thursday, January 8 - Take Quiz #5 Online (Unit 5: Questions 175-191)
HW 1/8
Questions 192-218

Thursday, January 15 - Take Quiz #6 (Unit 6 Part 1: Questions 192-218)
HW 1/15
Questions 219-266

Thursday, January 22 - Take Quiz #7 (Unit 6 Part 2: Questions 219-266)
HW 1/22
Review Packet, Study

Thursday, January 29 - MIDTERM EXAM DAY 1 (Units 1-6)
HW 1/29
None

Saturday, January 31 - MIDTERM EXAM DAY 2 (Units 1-6)
HW 1/31
Questions 267-311

Thursday, February 5 - Take Quiz #8 (Unit 7 Part 1: Questions 267-311)
HW 2/5
Questions 312-330

Saturday, February 7 - Take Quiz #9 (Unit 7 Part 2: Questions 312-330), Historical Flood/Drought Research
HW 2/7
Questions 332-368

Thursday, February 12 - Take Quiz #10 Online (Unit 8 Part 1: Questions 332-368)
HW 2/12
TBD

Thursday, February 19 - Take Quiz #11 Online (Unit 8 Part 2: Questions 369-390)
HW 2/19
TBD

Thursday, February 26 - Take Quiz #12 (Unit 9 First Half)
HW 2/26
TBD

Saturday, February 28 - Take Quiz #13 (Unit 9 Second Half)
HW 2/28
TBD

Thursday, March 5 - Take Quiz #14 (Unit 10)
HW 3/5
TBD

Thursday, March 12 - Take Quiz #15 (Unit 11 First Half)
HW 3/12
TBD

Thursday, March 19 - Take Quiz #16 (Unit 11 Second Half)
HW 3/19
TBD

Thursday, March 26 - Take Quiz #17 (Unit 12 First Section)
HW 3/26
TBD

Thursday, April 2 - Take Quiz #18 (Unit 12 Second Section)
HW 4/2
TBD

Thursday, April 9 - Take Quiz #19 Online (Unit 12 Third Section)
HW 4/9
TBD

Thursday, April 16 - Take Quiz #20 (Unit 13) - YAY Final Quiz!
HW 4/16
Study for Invitational

Saturday, April 18 - INVITATIONAL

Thursday, April 23 - Review Day
HW 4/23
Study!

Thursday, April 30 - FINAL EXAM DAY 1 (Units 1-13)
HW 4/30
Study!

Thursday, May 7 - FINAL EXAM DAY 2
HW 5/7
Review for competition!

Thursday, May 14 - Final Meeting
HW 5/14
Relax

Saturday, May 16 - Competition!
HW 5/16
Win

If I cannot make it to a meeting, I will post the quiz for that day online.

Mini Quiz Thursday

We'll have a mini quiz on the first part of the Climate section (85-100) on Thursday.

Quiz Review Worksheet

http://docs.google.com/document/d/1iPq1MY7tFi3QLk_yglwAeWCIQrk7KN32V08CiZhUtjs

Quiz Units 1-3 on 12/11

What you need to know:

• Everything on the powerpoints can be on the quiz.
• The quiz has the same format as the review sheet I gave you today.
• The quiz is 25 points with a chance for 5 extra credit points.
• The person who gets the higher score wins a point counted toward the end of the year.

Current Point standings as of 12/4:

A: 0

K: 1

Schedule for the First Half of the Year

Since we are on a time crunch, I'm going to create a schedule for everything in the first 6 units. Unless things go really bad, this is the schedule I'm going to go with regardless just so I can go everything before the competition. (Once I get the full schedule this will be altered.)

Seriously guys, we need every minute every meeting, so don't waste all your time eating...

Thurs. 12/4 - Cloud Types, Weather Instruments, Temperature Conversion competition

Thurs. 12/11 - Competition continued + Quiz #1 (Questions 1-84)

Sat. 12/13 (I won't be here, ACT and my own Science Olympiad meeting) -
Work on Questions 85-174 in the library and at home. I know this is a lot, but everything is on the powerpoint for Unit 4. Use this website for Questions 101-115: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/oceans_weather_climate/media/climate_zones.swf

Thurs. 12/18 - Review Unit 4 + Quiz #2 (Questions 85-174)... Sorry, if there is a meeting on Sat. 12/20 then we'll take the quiz then, but as for now, everything is self-studying.

Over Break - Work and Research Water Cycle (Questions 175-191) and Atmosphere and Pressure (Questions 192-218).

Thurs. 1/8 - Mini Water Cycle Quiz, activity? HW: Work on Questions 219-260.

Sat. 1/10 - Quiz on Unit 6 (Questions 192-260), Questions 261-266 in class.

Thurs. 1/15 - Review

Sat. 1/17 - Midterm Units 1-6 (if there is no meeting this Saturday, the midterm will be the next Saturday with an event.)

NOAA Cloud Chart

The Science Olympiad uses this for the cloud information in the competition. It would be pretty great if you could check it out!

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/os/brochures/cloudchart.pdf

Quiz Moved to Saturday 12/6 (if there is a meeting at the library)

I'm going to move the quiz to Saturday because I'm planning to do something fun next Thursday. Nothing usually happens on Saturday library meetings, so I decided to move it so everything works out.

Everything about the quiz on the last post still applies, but the activity I'm planning to do at our next meeting will make everything a lot easier. :)

Quiz Information 12/4

You will need to know the following for the quiz next meeting:

• Different types of clouds and their properties 
• Different weather instruments and their uses
• Temperature Conversion between Fahrenheit/Celsius/Kelvin
• Water freezing and boiling points
• "Special" clouds and how they are formed (fog, fractus, contrails, etc.)
• Definitions for some terms 
• How a thermometer works
• Cloud identification

There will be 25 questions on the quiz. There are 7 multiple choice questions, 3 fill in the blank, 3 true or false, 2 definitions, 1 short answer, 2 instrument identification questions, 3 questions on temperature, and 4 cloud identifications.

The questions on the worksheet that will be very helpful to go over are:

• Question 1: Cloud Identification
• Questions 3-6: Cloud Naming and Altitude
• Questions 11-12: Cloud Formation
• Questions 17, 19, 20: Cloud Miscellaneous 
• Questions 21-34: Definitions and Weather Instruments
• Questions 39-51: Identifying different instruments with a picture
• Questions 54-60: Temperature Stuff
• Questions 63-78: Just knowing how to convert stuff

There will be extra credit questions, so if you want to, you can study the ones we didn't do (Questions 18, 35-38, 52-53, 83-84). All of the information on the test will be on these three powerpoints (once I get them done):

1. http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ob75_cvYG5FoyNhJB8yKLUoDRLVmyc_yrW7M5ebNRY
2. http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZLcCMhKmOKO6c-LqjbKurhZRaH6tFEoItLE4F3BNY50
3. http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1A-LnwrIBLWdHrFjTZGU_fYrLoTIgYaygDQU7-guGHuI

Homework Assignment for 12/4

Finish the questions for the first three units on the assignment sheet (1-84). Use the PowerPoint information to answer questions 18, 35-38, 52-53, and any others you may not have known. If you have any questions, I can answer them at the next meeting.

Next week, we will be having a quiz on clouds, weather instruments, and temperature conversions. Be sure to know how to identify clouds and their characteristics, different weather instruments and their purposes, and how to convert between the three temperature units. We will be taking the quiz first thing on December 4th.

If you have any time, you can look over climate, seasons, and temperature. It will be the next unit we will be covering. Hopefully I can make all the PowerPoints by the end of Thanksgiving Break.

Science Olympiad Assignments

Here is the assignment sheet for every unit: http://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMFQ2cP8FHsVgI1LFHsVa9jgyUsCxuF5yGTGNuLqZgI

Here are the powerpoints:

Unit 1 - Cloud Types and Formation: http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ob75_cvYG5FoyNhJB8yKLUoDRLVmyc_yrW7M5ebNRY
Unit 2 - Weather Instruments and Measurement:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ZLcCMhKmOKO6c-LqjbKurhZRaH6tFEoItLE4F3BNY50
Unit 3 - Temperature Conversions:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1A-LnwrIBLWdHrFjTZGU_fYrLoTIgYaygDQU7-guGHuI
Unit 4 - Climate and Seasons:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vT_dkKV27ThGGSjplf7SqIaVE5_rzThL-2GE5Dp3eqs
Unit 5 - The Water Cycle:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/16lYPmZ1uSXfDkOE0DJBPO95_DjWxcWJR8EBlgq8LVPw
Unit 6 - Atmosphere, Pressure, Temperature, and Humidity:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KTq1vYa07BWuDXqD0BNr8UWP1D4dCFBSouGLxkQgp0w
Unit 7 - Rain and Thunderstorms:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/17JECDQo9HHe1TeT4hlZ3aqN_KGWFiNdYLPQNtnzrT8g
Unit 8 - Snow and Winter Storms:
http://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1m95MDcp5Ijce1U4kfhyFeYayLzZrrMbI15FpbAseWR8
Unit 9 - Hurricanes and Tornadoes: Coming Soon
Unit 10 - Wildfires, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis: Coming Soon
Unit 11 - Wind and Global Weather Patterns: Coming Soon
Unit 12 - Weather Forecasting: Coming Soon
Unit 13 - Notable Scientists in Meteorology: Coming Soon