Meteorology and Weather Maps: Learning How Meteorologists Predict Weather (Flex)

In this flex class, students will learn how Meteorologists study weather and learn how to read weather maps as well!

This course will run for 6 weeks and allow learners to learn some of the fundamentals, including:
Week 1: Tools to study weather (anemometers, barometers, sling psychrometers, hygrometer, rain gauge, wind sock, wind vane, thermometer)
Week 2:Air systems and air pressure( high vs. low pressure, maritime vs continental, polar vs tropical ,  and the jet stream)
Week 3: Air Fronts and what they mean (stationary, warm front, cold front, and occluded front)
Week 4: How predictions are made and how to predict along pressure systems and air fronts (including looking at maps and making predictions and learning symbols on a map)
Week 5: Hurricanes and why they are hard to predict (including making predictions combining learned knowledge and wind speed symbols-learning knots)
Week 6: Understanding different factors that can impact weather including temperature, sunlight, geographic location, and the ocean.

Each week's structure will be as follows:
Video: Students will receive a youtube video each week to explain the topic of the week, along with a notetaker and a periodic table to follow and color in each week (students will use this each week as each group is learned). 
Activity: Students will be given a weekly activity that will range from matching to reading about the topic of the week (this will include reading passages, handouts, jamboards, and google slides/docs for digital ease of access, however will be available for printing as well).
Posts: Daily discussion board posts will be made each week with questions for engagement. Students will answer the questions in the classroom.
Kahoot: Students will be provided a  Kahoot game to review concepts learned in class in preparation for the final quiz for mastery of concepts. Student account is not necessary to play. 
Assessment: Students will receive a Google Form at the end of the class to determine mastery of the content learned