Joyce Johnson

Reedsburg Area High School

Reedsburg, WI 53959
For: Satellite Meteorology or !rades "#$%
A &esson on 'loud For(ation and )y*es
+arth Science , !rade 9
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)he student 0ill:
$1 2eco(e a(iliar 0ith cloud or(ation and cloud ty*es through the use
o
interacti3e 0eb sites1
%1 4e3elo* a cloud chart de(onstrating cloud ty*es, le3els,
*reci*itation,
o*ticals, and unusual cloud or(ations1
31 &earn ho0 to roughly deter(ine cloud height through the 5S6'//&7
*rogra(1
81 4e3elo* their s9ills in deter(ining cloud co3er and o*acity1
51 )est their s9ills at deter(ining cloud ty*es by *artici*ating in the
5S6'//&7 *ro:ect1
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$1 A brie introduction to clouds and their aect on our daily li3es
0ill
be *resented to the students through discussion1
%1 A handout;0or9sheet 0ill be *ro3ided to the students that 0ill lead
the( through a 0eb#based tutorial on:
a1 Ho0 clouds or( , relating cloud height and de0 *oint
b1 'loud ty*es
c1 &e3els o clouds
d1 )y*es o *reci*itation occurring 0ith each cloud ty*e
e1 <arious o*ticals associated 0ith cloud ty*es
1 .nusual cloud or(ations
g1 A(ount o cloud co3er
h1 'loud o*acity1
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31 +ach student 0ill create a chart using *oster *a*er that 0ill
de(onstrate each o the abo3e to*ics1
81 I the o**ortunity is right, students 0ill s*end ti(e outside
*racticing their s9ills at deter(ining cloud ty*es, height and o*acity and
a general discussion 0ill ta9e *lace on s9y co3er and cloud ty*es1
51 Students 0ill test their s9ills by *artici*ating in the 5S6'//&7
*ro:ect1