| Date
of Assignment |
Topic |
5th
ed. |
4th
ed. |
Comments |
| Tue.,
Nov. 27 |
Lightning
(Ch. 10) |
pps 277-283 | pps 271-276 | |
| Tue.,
Nov. 20 |
Tornadoes
(Ch. 10) |
pps 283-293 | pps 276-286 | |
| Thu.,
Nov. 15 |
Thunderstorms
(Ch. 10) |
pps 264-276 | pps 258-270 | |
| 1-cell and 3-cell Models of Global Circulation (Ch. 7) | pps 184-189 | pps 181-186 | ||
| Thermal Circulations (Ch. 7) | p. 172, pps 174-176 | p. 170, pps 172-173 | ||
| Newton's Laws of Motions, Forces that Cause Wind, Surface and Upper Level Winds (Ch. 6) | pps
149-159 |
pps 150-158 | ||
| Thu.,
Oct. 25 |
Types
of Precipitation (Ch. 5) |
pps
126-134 |
pps
127-134 |
|
| Thu.,
Oct. 25 |
Precipitation
Processes (Ch. 5) |
pps
121-126 |
pps
121-127 |
|
| Tue.,
Oct. 23 |
Satellite Photographs (Ch. 9) | pps 240-243 | pps 236-240 | |
| Thu.,
Oct. 18 |
Dew
and Frost (Ch. 4) Clouds (Ch. 4) |
pps
91-92 pps 97-107 |
pps
89-90 pps 96-107 |
|
| Tue.,
Oct. 16 |
Humidity
(Ch. 4) |
pps
80-91 |
pps
78-89 |
up
to, but not including, Dew and Frost |
| Tue.,
Oct. 16 |
Controls
of Temperature (Ch. 3) |
pps
63-66 |
pps
63-66 |
or
read Controls
of Temperature online |
| Thu.,
Oct. 4 |
Why
the Earth has Seasons (Ch. 2) |
pps
43-51 |
pps
42-51 |
|
| Tue.,
Oct. 2 |
Balancing
Act - Absorption,
Emission, and Equilibrium (Ch. 2) |
pps
35-43 |
pps
35-42 |
up
to, but not including, Why
the Earth has Seasons |
| Thu.,
Sep. 27 |
Radiation
(Ch. 2) |
pps
31-34 |
pps
30-34 |
|
| Thu.,
Sep. 20 |
Temperature,
Energy, Energy Transport |
pps
26-31 |
pps
26-30 |
up
to, but not including, Radiation |
| Thu., Sep. 13 | Ideal
Gas Law (Ch. 6) Surface and Upper Level Charts (Ch 6) Winds & Vertical Air Motions (Ch. 6) Measuring and Determining Winds (Ch. 6) |
p.
144 pps 148-149 pps 158-160 pps 161-165 |
p.
144 pps 148-149 pps 159-160 pps 160-164 |
up to, but not including, Why the Wind Blows Optional reading Optional reading |
| Fri.,
Sep. 7 |
Weather
and Climate (Ch. 1) Weather Symbols & the Station Model Notation |
pps
13-22 pps 441-442 |
pps
13-22 pps 431-432 |
finish
Chapter 1 Appendix C |
| Tue.,
Aug. 28 |
Vertical
Structure of the Atmosphere (Ch. 1) Atmospheric Pressure, Measuring Air Pressure (Ch. 6) |
pps
8-13 pps 142-147 |
pps
8-13 pps 142-146 |
up
to, but not including, Weather and Climate |
| Thu.,
Aug. 23 |
Air
Pollution (Ch. 12) The Ozone Hole (Ch. 12) |
pps
328-336 p. 337 |
pps
318-327 p. 330 |
up
to, but not including, Air Pollution: Trends and Patterns |
| Tue.,
Aug. 21 |
Composition
of the Atmosphere (Ch. 1) |
pps
2-7 |
pps
2-7 |