10/14/1335th Day of School

Learning Goal (7.E.1.3): I will be able to compile information to determine whether a hurricane or a tornado is stronger and more dangerous.

Due Today: Flashcards, Sandy vs. Joplin chart, Tornado vs. Hurricane Poster & Most Destructive Storm Paragraph

Evening Assignment: Complete quiz corrections for Air Mass Quiz on Haiku

Channel One Science

On a slip of paper write your answer: A cyclone hit India. Based on the video and details from India, did the cyclone hit rural, urban, or suburban areas hardest? What clues gave you your answer?

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2013/10/india-assesses-cyclone-damage-2013101345354254261.html

Do Now: Tornado or Hurricane?

1) Log into Haiku and go to Friday’s page.2) Download the Tornado or Hurricane Chart.3) Complete the chart as a poster on the copy paper given to you. Choose one partner to work with.4) When finished with the poster add both names to the back of the poster.5) Retrieve your initial Do Now response from your teacher.• Complete the following on your sheet of notebook paper below your

initial response to the Do Now:• Draw a line below your first response.• Write a 4-6-sentence paragraph answering the question, which is more

destructive- tornado or hurricane? Support your answer using specific information and numbers from the chart.

6) Turn into your teacher for a grade!

First read textbook pages A90-91 on Winter StormsThen on the front of four cards write the following terms in big, bold letters:• Blizzard (p. A90)• Lake-Effect Snowstorm (p. A90)• Ice Storms (p. A91)• Nor'easter (click link)

On the back side of the index card write in your own words the following information about each one:

1. Description:2. How it forms:3. Where it forms:4. Effects and dangers:

Winter Storms

McDougall p. A91

Remembering Hurricane Sandy

Watch this video from about a year ago after Hurricane Sandy “Super Storm” struck the Northeast.

http://youtu.be/YeutC1WN6dc

Assignments Due

• Flashcards from last week• Sandy vs. Joplin chart (in Haiku

dropbox)• Tornado vs. Hurricane poster• Destructive storm paragraph• Winter Storm Flashcards

Evening Assignment

Winter storm flashcards:• Blizzard• Lake-effect snowstorm• Ice storms• Nor’easter