What is air? (matter ... a gas ... has tiny particles that spread out really far)
*POTC (canoe scene)
*water responding in outer space, 3 min (video)
Light/Colors
Bill Nye explanation
Black is "not a color" for it absorbs all colors "the absence of color."
Thermometer
*Online Quiz Activity
*Interactive with C & F comparison and pictures
Atmosphere
Radio Waves explanation
Water/Water Cycle/Cloud Formation
* experiment water cycle
* How do clouds form? (explanation)
* Different Types of Clouds link
- Cloud craft explanation (video)
- Clouds 101 (video) 5 min.
- Why do clouds stay up? (video) 5 min.
- 10 Types of Clouds (link)
** How can we breathe hot and cold air? (link) (alternative link)
* PP pictures
* Surprise twist... the moon MAY have WATER in its interior!
Wind
Beaufort Scale, 2 min (video)
wind direction and speed, 2 min (video)
Problem Solving
EPCOT Storm Problem-Solving, "Storm Struck" 15 min (video)
Air & Water Currents
* live weather stream
Tornadoes
* different photographs (images)
* Twister Universal amusement park "The Ride"
* How do they form? How is hail formed? explanation video
* Fujita Scale explanation
Hurricanes/Cyclones/Typhoons
* list of names
* explanation (image)
* hurricanes from satellites (images)
* explanation video (beg and end)
* Hurricane Katrina (video)
* 10 Worst Hurricanes (list/pics)
Solar System
*timeline example line
* rotation and revolution/orbit of the planets (table)
* tides (explanation video) -- begin at 0:46
The Sun and the Solar System
*Facts
*sun - video/advanced
*mass, energy, facts, largest star in our solar system
*Lightyear - the distance light travels in one year (1 second = 186,000 miles)
*phases of the moon
*video (start at 0:52) explanation
*rap song
*the moon is just slightly out of earth's orbit/movement around the sun
Stars
**What are stars made of? (explanation)
Planets in Other Solar Systems
*Nearby Star with 7 earth-sized planets (link)
*POTC (canoe scene)
*water responding in outer space, 3 min (video)
Light/Colors
Bill Nye explanation
Black is "not a color" for it absorbs all colors "the absence of color."
Thermometer
*Online Quiz Activity
*Interactive with C & F comparison and pictures
Atmosphere
Radio Waves explanation
Water/Water Cycle/Cloud Formation
* experiment water cycle
* How do clouds form? (explanation)
* Different Types of Clouds link
- Cloud craft explanation (video)
- Clouds 101 (video) 5 min.
- Why do clouds stay up? (video) 5 min.
- 10 Types of Clouds (link)
** How can we breathe hot and cold air? (link) (alternative link)
* PP pictures
* Surprise twist... the moon MAY have WATER in its interior!
Wind
Beaufort Scale, 2 min (video)
wind direction and speed, 2 min (video)
Problem Solving
EPCOT Storm Problem-Solving, "Storm Struck" 15 min (video)
Air & Water Currents
* live weather stream
Tornadoes
* different photographs (images)
* Twister Universal amusement park "The Ride"
* How do they form? How is hail formed? explanation video
* Fujita Scale explanation
Hurricanes/Cyclones/Typhoons
* list of names
* explanation (image)
* hurricanes from satellites (images)
* explanation video (beg and end)
* Hurricane Katrina (video)
* 10 Worst Hurricanes (list/pics)
Solar System
*timeline example line
* rotation and revolution/orbit of the planets (table)
* tides (explanation video) -- begin at 0:46
The Sun and the Solar System
*Facts
*sun - video/advanced
*mass, energy, facts, largest star in our solar system
*Lightyear - the distance light travels in one year (1 second = 186,000 miles)
*phases of the moon
*video (start at 0:52) explanation
*rap song
*the moon is just slightly out of earth's orbit/movement around the sun
Stars
**What are stars made of? (explanation)
Planets in Other Solar Systems
*Nearby Star with 7 earth-sized planets (link)