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!