Friday, April 10, 2015

Friday April 10

Take a look at this video and try to determine what pattern(s) that you can see.

You will be divided into 5 groups with the following topics...

Group #                           Topic                                   
1                                      Normal
2                                      El-Nino
3                                      La-Nina
4                                      Weather effects of El-Nino
5                                      Weather effects of La-Nina

The purpose of these groups is to research the topic and the present to class (in a shareable electronic format) the information that you have found. Your electronic presentation should include

  • important vocabulary including weather related terms
  • diagrams/maps
  • an explanation for the movement of masses of hot and cold materials
  • an explanation for the cyclical nature of your topic
  • a summary of your topic


From the PhET...
  1. How does visible light behave when interacting with greenhouse gases? other atmospheric gases?
  2. How does infrared light behave when interacting with greenhouse gases? other atmospheric gases?
  3. What is the range of concentration of carbon dioxide between the last ice age and today? 
  4. Over what period of time did the concentration change and by how much during that time?
  5. What event(s) might have occurred during this time frame that could explain the changing concentrations?
  6. Is there a correlation or causation between carbon dioxide concentrations and temperature? Explain.

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