Week 11 Blog: Climate Change/Weather

 What did you learn in lab? This week in lab, we shifted our focus to weather. We learned more about the water cycle, and made a drawing depicting the water cycle based off of our prior knowledge about the water cycle. Then, we learned about how convection cells impact different types of fronts such as warm, cold, stationary, and occluded fronts. I will attach a photo of the drawing my group and I drew. We also talked about what comes to mind when we think about weather and brainstormed a list. Overall, this lab was a good refresher of my prior knowledge of weather. 

What was the big question? What is the water cycle? What is weather? How accurate are our weather apps?

What did you learn in Thursday's discussion? N/A Exam Day! 

Online Chapter: 

What did you learn? I learned more information about warm and cold fronts. Warm front: warm air mass is moving in to replace cold air. Cold front: cold air mass is moving in to replace warm air. I also learned more about pressure systems which is how the air pressure changes throughout the day and it affects the weather. Low pressure=storms/clouds, high pressure= sunny/clear. I also learned how to read a weather map. 

What was most helpful? The part about learning how to read a weather map. I did not know how to do that and I think it will be a helpful skill that I can pass on to my future students.

What questions do you have? If a high pressure system means sunny and clear, why does the barometer my parents have fill up with liquid when a storm is coming? 

What comments/questions/concerns do you have? N/A.

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