Air Masses

1. What are the four most common air masses that affect the United States' weather?
2. Which one brings your favorite kind of weather?
3. List 5 things that you like to do in that kind of weather.

R-TIME Political Quiz

Today you will take an online political quiz from the Fayetteville Observer.

Hurricanes Webquest

Today you will complete the Hurricanes Webquest.

Fronts on a Weather Map

Today you are going to learn about the various types of fronts on weather maps. Click here for an updated weather map. On your map you should do the following things for full credit:

1. Label Fayetteville
2. Color the isotherms
3. Make an isotherm key
4. Draw and label any fronts
   

Click here to see the textbook publisher's PowerPoint presentation.

The Greenhouse Effect

Today you will write a blog post about the greenhouse effect. You should answer the following questions in your blog:

1. What is the greenhouse effect?
2. What are the 3 most common greenhouse gases?
3. How are the greenhouse gases produced?
4. How does the greenhouse effect impact our lives?
5. Is the greenhouse effect good or bad? Why?
6. Include at least one picture in your blog.

The following links will provide valuable information and help get you started:
Greenhouse Gases FAQ
Answers.com Definition
Greenhouse Gases and Society

Atmosphere Webquest

Today you will complete an Atmosphere Webquest. Click here to get started.

Socratic Seminar Essay

Today you will complete the essay portion of the Socratic Seminar. It will be 2 pages, double-spaced, and should include a separate bibliography (does not count in the 2 pages). Your paper should be in size 12, Times New Roman font. You will also be graded on mechanics, such as paragraph structure, spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc.

Your essay should include the following components:

Character portion
--Introduction to your character’s private (family) life
--What is you character famous for? What is their greatest accomplishment?
--How did your character make her/his money?
--How does s/he feel about offshore drilling? OR How do you think they would feel?

Offshore Drilling portion
--What are some products made from oil/petroleum?
--What is offshore drilling?
--3 reasons why it is good
--3 reasons why it is bad
--What do you think about offshore drilling?

When you are done, you may check out what offshore drilling really looks like. I found a cool article complete with pictures and diagrams. There is no assignment associated with this link. Click here!

Why Offshore Drilling?

Today you will continue learning about offshore drilling. You will answer questions like what is it, why some people like it, and what the risks are. Here are a few links to get you started (check out the first one first):

Petroleum Products: Supply
Petroleum Products
Offshore Drilling
World Oil Timeline
Energy (this is a PowerPoint)
Energy4Me

Offshore Drilling

Answer the following questions about offshore drilling in your blog:

1. What is offshore drilling?
2. Why is it good?
3. Why is it bad?
4. How do you feel about it?

Here are some helpful links:

Worth the Risk? Debate on Offshore Drilling

NaturalGas.org

Offshore Drilling Ban Gone

Oceanography Webquest

Use the following links to complete the Oceanography Webquest.

Office of Naval Research
NASA Salinity Basics
Mid-Ocean Ridges
Ocean Trench
List of Ocean Trenches

Oceanography Jigsaw

Today you will be assigned one of these four articles. You will read it and answer the questions. We will use these articles for our jigsaw activity.

Arctic Sea Ice Annual Freeze Up Underway
Turning Freshwater Farm Ponds into Crab Ponds
Tiny Organisms Feast on Oil Thousands of Feet Below Bottom of Sea
Sound Travels Farther Underwater as World's Oceans Become More Acidic

Recycling

Today you will view a few websites dealing with recycling. Check out the following links. When you are done, completely answer questions 1-5 in your blog.

City of Fayetteville Recycles
Recycling: The Big Picture
Why Recycle?

1. Most people agree that recycling is a good thing. Why should we recycle glass? Plastic? Paper? Metals?
2. What is better: recycling or reusing things? Why? Give an example.
3. How can Fayetteville residents recycle?
4. Where is the closest recycling drop-off center to your home (or our school)?
5. What can you realistically do to promote recycling?