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Rainfall
Task 1: The water cycle
Draw a simple water cycle diagram in your notebook using the sources below. Label the following words on your diagram
Draw a simple water cycle diagram in your notebook using the sources below. Label the following words on your diagram
- Precipitation
- Condensation
- Evaporation
- Runoff
- Atmosphere
- Transpiration
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flash source: http://cashmancuneo.net/
Types of clouds
flash source: http://www.professorgarfield.org/
Task 2: Draw what you see outside
- As a class, we'll go outside to draw, in your notebooks, the sky as we see it. Try to include any haze, or clouds that you can see.
- Come in and use the link below to identify which types of clouds you can see.
- Label the clouds in your notebook with the correct types of clouds.
flash source: http://www.vincentsapone.com/sciencebar/cloudtypes.swf
Task 3: Types of Rainfall
Now you're going to learn about rainfall and the types of rainfall that occur.
1. use the interactive website to better understand the types of rainfall.
2. Complete the worksheet.
1. use the interactive website to better understand the types of rainfall.
2. Complete the worksheet.
Rainfall worksheet | |
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Task 4: Clouds and precipitation in Hong Kong
You have a pen-pal who lives on Mars, where they don't have any atmosphere. Your pen-pal has asked you to teach him/her about clouds and rain. You are going to create a poster that shows the 3 main types of clouds that are common in Hong Kong using the link below. You will draw pictures and write about
COMMON CLOUDS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION
You have a pen-pal who lives on Mars, where they don't have any atmosphere. Your pen-pal has asked you to teach him/her about clouds and rain. You are going to create a poster that shows the 3 main types of clouds that are common in Hong Kong using the link below. You will draw pictures and write about
- How clouds form
- The three main types of clouds, including their description and what it means if you see them.
- All the types of precipitation and what types of clouds cause it.
COMMON CLOUDS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRECIPITATION