Three's Activity

Three's Activity for Monday, December1, 2008
Ronan - Internet
Kyung - Newspaper
Henry- Book

Microclimates

Exposure – refers to influence of wind on temperature and humidity.
–Wind chill refers to how cold the temperature feels to people because of the wind.

Albedo refers to the amount of light a surface reflects.
–Low albedo – dark surfaces
–High albedo – light surfaces.

Heat island describes the increased mean temperature of the cities.

Weather and Climate

•Weather - All atmospheric activities that occur at a given place at a given time
–Day to day changes


















•Climate – Also refers to the same activities.
–Different time scale
–Usual atmospheric conditions a place has over a long period of time.

Class Assessment

1) Notebooks.
2) Blogs.
3) Group Presentations (December 11, and 12, 2008).
4) Homework.
5) Test (December 10, 2008).

Classroom Project:

The class will be divided into groups of three. Each group must choose a relevant topic from the list provided. Each group will present to the class.

Topics to consider:

• The Atmosphere
• Solar Energy
• The Coriolis Effect
• How weather affect us?
• Tornadoes
• Hurricanes
• The Jet Stream
• Weather forecasting
• Acid deposition
• Global warming

Requirements:
1. Each group will present to the class (10 minutes allowed for presentation, 5 minutes Q&A).
2. Each person in the group needs to take responsibility for presenting some portion of the presentation.
3. Each group is required to provide a one page handout, available to all students, with a synopsis of the topic presented.
4. Each group is required to conduct some background research on the topic.

Be able to outline the highlights of the subject in terms of:
- Topics significance.
- Why do you think this is an important topic in the first place?
- Include personal opinions as well as research-supported ideas/statistics.
- How the topic directly affects students.

Possible ways of presenting the content:
Microsoft PowerPoint presentation
Pamphlets
Collages
Media articles

Project Groups and Topics
Group 1: Avinash, James, Ian
Group 2: Rodrigo, Barbara, Matias
Group 3: Alexandria, Jennifer, Ana
Group 4: Carly, Michelle, Raelene
Group 5: Henrique, Guilherme, Nikki
Group 6: Henry, Daniela, Brent
Group 7: David, Roger, Pedro
Group 8: Kyung, Ronan, Tosan

Presentations will take place on December 11th and 12th, 2008.

Three's Activity

Three's activity for Thursday, November 27, 2008
Anna - Internet
Brent - Newspaper
David - Book

Giant meteor lights up the western sky

A bright light lit up the sky around 5:30 MT Thursday evening in Western Canada, with people reporting sightings in Alberta and Saskatchewan.












Picture taken by Andy Bartlett from Edmonton.
Watch the meteor on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSL3b6bCR7s