Weather Fronts
A meteorologist on the news often reports the movement of cold fronts and warm fronts. But what the heck are those, anyway?
Instructions:
- Time to add DAY 5 weather observations to your packet! Click here to see the current weather conditions. Add the data to page 5 of your packet.
- Now you have all the data you need to make the graphs on pages 6-7! You are making double line graphs. Since I know most of you freak out when you have to make graphs, I made a video to help you through it! Click HERE!
- Find page 13 of your new Weather packet.
- Click on the picture below to watch a video lesson and fill out your note sheet as you go.
3. Watch each of these videos of weather fronts, because they are awesome, real world examples of what you just learned!
Cold Front in Salt Lake City cold front in Mrs. Coates' Front Yard!
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warm front (just watch about 1 minute)
4. Complete pages 14-15 using all of the information you've learned from this unit so far. Remember a few things:
- The arrows and half circles on a "front" symbol are pointing in the direction that the front is moving. So, if the triangles are pointed toward the top of the map, the cold front is moving North.
- There is usually rain/snow right where the cold or warm from is located. The weather ahead of the front and behind the front is calm and clear.
- Cold fronts bring COLD air with them.
- Warm fronts bring WARM air with them.
5. If you finish early, work on homework from another class, read, or enjoy some quiet time.