Chapter 15 Project - The Atmosphere!

Science Test CH 15

The Atmosphere – DUE April 16^th or earlier

ctiday@carlislechristian.org

Show me that you understand and can use the information that we have learned about in this chapter.  Discuss your ideas with me before break.  If you choose to do the written test on this chapter instead, the test will be given on Tuesday, April 3rd.

Some ideas:

1.       Write a short story that uses at least 5 items that directly relate to our NOTES.  EMAILED to me.

2.      A video weather report that includes at least 8 items from our NOTES.

3.      A poster that teaches all the information contained in one of the Roman numeral sections.

4.      A poem or song that covers at least 5 items from our notes and the words EMAILED to me.

Topics to focus on:

·         What makes up the atmosphere?

·         Why a candle burns out under a glass

·         Atoms and molecules and their chemical formulas

·         Water Vapor

o    (cloud at sound barrier)

o    precipitation

·         Importance of atmosphere

·         Air pressure and why it is greater lower down

·         Ways to measure air pressure

·         4 layers of the atmosphere

·         Ozone

·         Scale model of the layers

·         Aurora borealis

·         Mesosphere burns up meteors

·         Temperatures of layers

·         Smog

·         Acid Rain

·         Sources of pollution in the atmosphere