Global Wind Patterns Mini Unit
Note Outline & Power Point
Note Outline: Global Winds Lab Packet Global Wind Patterns
Study Links: Glencoe Textbook Website: Pratice Quizzes Quizlet Site: vocabulary games, flash cards, practice tests Geology.com - Hurricanes Lots of articles, info, news, facts & pictures on hurricanes. Video: Earth's Rotation:Effects of Earth's rotation - day & night, Coriolis Effect. Evidence of rotation: wind direction in Northern vs. Southern hemisphere & Foucault Pendulum. Star "trails" - why stars appear to move across the sky. Video: Global Wind Systems Video: Fronts Note: The first 3 minutes apply to Chapter 11 & cloud formation. For the portion that applies to this chapter, begin the video just before the 3 minute mark. Describes all 4 types of fronts, weather maps, ... Video: Winds Cause, measurement, anemometer, naming, isobar spacing, sea breeze, global winds, Coriolis Effect, jet streams, monsoons Video: Pressure - High & Low Video: Station Models Weather Station Models condense weather data into concise and easy to read symbols Video: Weather Instruments |
Assignments & Labs:
Vocab Global Winds Lab: Highs, Lows, Winds Lab: Oklahoma Air Masses Review Packet Global Winds Worksheet: Mapping Global Wind Patterns Worksheet: Global Wind Systems Webquest: Winds (Links listed below) Lab #4 Coriolis Effecct on Objects Moving in Northern Hemisphere
Link & YouTube Video for Adding the Coriolis Effect to: Lab #5 Surface Winds Lab #6 Winds Aloft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ixT7D3f8Qo |