Now and then there comes a crash of thunder in a storm, and we look up with amazement at the heavens ablaze with lightning. ~from C.H. Spurgeon

THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
NATURE'S WRATH AND BOLD BEAUTY,
COMMAND OUR RESPECT
~Haiku by T.M.

Weather. It is said that nine tenths of us wouldn't have anything to talk about if it didn't change once in awhile.  

When I was young and living in Florida, I remember lying on the grass watching clouds morphing into giants and dragons as they moved fancifully across the sky. I remember the sweet-smelling breezes that preceded a refreshing rain shower. I remember also times when the air seemed to turn a strange green color-- a harbinger of dangerous weather ahead.  

As we near the end of  our unit on Climate and Weather, we'll learn more about clouds and examine the causes and effects of extreme weather.

LET'S START OUR DISCUSSION WITH THIS CLOUDS POWERPOINT

COMMON CLOUD NAMES, SHAPES, AND ALTITUDES

Monday Assignment:  Cloud WebQuest. Check your email for the link. A printed copy will be provided to those who request it.

CUMULONIMBUS CLOUDS

     A FUN REVIEW:  Cloud Matching Game, click HERE    
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              WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS DEADLY. . .
                          THE FORMATION OF A SUPER-CELL

We'll begin this discussion with  a "WEATHER PATTERNS AND EXTREME STORMS" POWERPOINT

"Sun, wind, and rain are basic to life, but sometimes the weather is more than just that. Sometimes it's stronger, violent. The wind becomes a tornado, the rain a hurricane. The Earth's atmosphere, for a moment, makes it uninhabitable. And there's nothing we can do about extreme weather but try to predict it, prepare for it and hope that it never happens here." ~ The Discovery Channel

WATER SPOUT AT LIGURIA, ITALY

Wednesday Assignment:  WEATHER PATTERNS AND EXTREME STORMS WEBQUEST


SOCIAL STUDIES 

We'll continue our discussion of Hammurabi, the ruler of a vast empire in Mesopotamia, who compiled a list of 282 laws to govern his people. 

Imagine a world without laws. What problems can you envision? People have had organized laws for thousands of years.  We will study some of these laws closely and compare them to laws and codes of conduct we use today.*

A Selection From the Code of Hammurabi
Examining  a Law
Comparing Hammurabi to Today

You can find all 282 of Hammurabi's Code of Laws HERE!

 

INDEPENDENT PROJECT UPDATE:
As you continue work on your Ziggurat, you might findthis website helpful in labeling the various parts. This is another interactive to show you the important features.  Good luck!


Fascinating interactive look at Mesopotamia--check it out!

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FYI: (Remember these? TEST IS APPROACHING!)

Mesopotamia Vocabulary

Where Civilization Began

Events of Mesopotamia

Study Guide

LANGUAGE ARTS

Grades close this week, so this will be a time to complete all writing projects.
Final touches will be made to our TACKK projects in preparation for their being displayed on this blog!

Intriguing tenets of the DBQ Project--These bear our attention.  
Thinking is hard work

. . . and well worth the effort.

VOCABULARY/WORD STUDY

UNIT 4 Packet (pages 13-16) due Friday


MATH

Monday:  Correct Mid-Chapter Test
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:


READING

Monday: SRI testing
Tuesday: Correct Gilgamesh Comprehension activity
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:

Lightning in Africa gif @ http://headlikeanorange.tumblr.com/post/37738550374Golden Thunderheads gif @  https://media.giphy.com/media/hOJqcKjZFBwkw/giphy.gifTORNADO GIF @ http://giphy.com/gifs/weather-tornado-paTUOoZMsKAEM?utm_source=iframe&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=tag_click
illustration of cloud types: http://www.mrhashmansairandweather.com/uploads/8/1/0/7/8107512/976941.gif?1310480731
Tornado over the ocean @  http://a1.dspnimg.com/data/l/1177458217775_ceHz7UZo_l.jpg
* Hammurabi activity @ http://www.eduplace.com/ss/hmss/6/unit/act3.1.html