Weather Symbols Review

Learning Target: I can make predictions using weather maps, weather symbols, and a map key.

Think about these questions today as we review what we know about the Sun, moon, and Earth:

• How does the Sun affect the water in the ocean?
• How does the Sun create wind?
• What happens when two air masses meet?

Vocabulary:

• Air Pressure
• High Pressure area
• Low pressure area
• Cold front
• Warm front
• Stationary Front
• Occluded Front
• Precipitation

Engage (5 min.)  Choose one:

• Aerial View – May 2015
• Recent Flooding – October 2015

Explore:

• Sorting Symbols Activity (10 minutes)
• Look at these weather maps and discuss what you notice:  Weather Maps – 2011  (5 min.)

Explain

• Discuss this vocabulary (5 min.)
  • air pressure
  • front
  • precipitation
• Learn more about Fronts (30 minutes)
  • What happens at fronts (animation)
  • Make Flip Book & Discuss what type of weather occurs at each one.
    • Fronts Diagrams
    • Fronts Weather

Evaluate

• Use what you know to predict weather:  Weather Maps – 2015 (5 min.)

Homework:

• Review the difference between weather and climate:  English  Homework Spanish