Team Learning

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Recorder: ____________________________________

Using what you have learned through these activities, please answer the following essay questions.

1.      A city is experiencing a very dry spring.  They are offering money to anyone who can make the clouds rain.  Convince the city officials that you can make rain.  In your argument, include a discussion of what processes are needed to make rain.

2.      When a person wearing glasses comes indoors in winter the glasses may “steam up.”  Explain why this occurs.

3.      Fog is more common is some cities than in surrounding towns.  Explain.

4.      Describe at least four (4) different features to look for that will help in cloud formation identification.

Creative Activity:       Develop a hypothesis on how fog forms.

Materials: narrow-necked plastic bottle, hot water, cold water, and ice cubes

Time: 10 minutes

Procedure:        a) fill bottle with hot water

                        b) place ice cube on mouth of bottle

c) note what happens

d) repeat steps a and b using cold water

e) note what happens

  Develop a hypothesis on what has happened: ______________

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Circle of Knowledge

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Recorder: ____________________________________

Question: List the types of clouds, their heights and type of weather each one brings.

Spaces for possible answers:

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 Small Group Activity

Rainfall Distribution

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Recorder: ____________________________________

Construct a map showing the distribution of rainfall in North America.

Tag board, colored pencils

1)      using an almanac, find a rain map for North America

2)      prepare a map showing the distribution of rainfall in North America.  Be sure to include a key in the map.

Questions:

1)      What parts of North America have the least amount of rainfall?  Explain.

2)      What parts of North America have the most amount of rainfall?  Explain.