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Discovering Clouds Mrs. Mowery’s Fifth Grade

Discovering Clouds Mrs. Mowery’s Fifth Grade. Cloud classification and other interesting facts!. What to do!!!.

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Discovering Clouds Mrs. Mowery’s Fifth Grade

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  1. Discovering CloudsMrs. Mowery’s Fifth Grade Cloud classification and other interesting facts!

  2. What to do!!! • Get into you groups of three, and go through the tutorial together. Each student needs to take notes on a separate piece of paper. At the end of the lesson follow the link and take the Quiz that I have provided for you. • The purpose of this lesson is for you to gain a better understanding of clouds and how they are classified. This will help you for next week, when we start talking about weather. • HaveFun!

  3. Things That Make You Go Hmmm Who named the clouds? His name was Luke Howard, he was a young Englishman, and he had a fascination with clouds. Howard noted that there are three basic shapes of clouds: Cumulus, Stratus, and Nimbus.

  4. More Facts • High clouds--have a base above 18,000 ft. • Middle clouds--have a base between 7,000 &18,000 ft. • Low clouds--have a base below 7,000 ft. • Fog-- clouds that are in contact with the ground. • Multi layer clouds…vertically thick.

  5. Clouds • Clouds are generally classified based on characteristics such as altitude, appearance, and origin.

  6. Low Clouds • Cumulus clouds are usually puffy and often have distinct popcorn like appearances. • Stratocumulus clouds can be widely scattered and have very little vertical development. • Stratus clouds are the lowest of all the clouds (excluding fog). They often appear as an overcast sheet, but can also be scattered. • Fog can be considered a low-stratus-cloud in contact with the ground. When it lifts it is usually considered true-stratus. Cumulus clouds Fog

  7. Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head Watch this short video, and then get ready to discover clouds that produce moisture!

  8. Multi-layer Clouds • Multi-layer clouds are the heavy precipitation producers.

  9. Moisture Producing Clouds Altocumulus clouds are sometimes patchy and scattered, they sometimes contain light precipitation. Altostratus clouds have more uniform features and cover an area better then altocumulus clouds. They too produce precipitation.

  10. Cumulonimbus clouds are puffy and often have distinct edges, and popcorn like appearances. These clouds produce thunderstorms and lots of rain. Nimbostratus clouds are multi- layered clouds, these clouds are very dark and often produce an overcast. They are associated with large areas of precipitation.

  11. High Clouds • Cirrus clouds are high altitude clouds and have the appearance of thin and wispy. • Cirrocumulus clouds are high clouds that have a distinct patchy or wave like appearance. • Cirrostratus clouds are high clouds that usually blanket the sky. They are thin and the sun or moon can be seen through them.

  12. There are three major cloud forms, Cumulus, Stratus and Nimbus. Luke Howard was a man who named the clouds. Clouds that produce moisture are; Cumulonimbus,Nimbostratus, Altocumulus, and Altostratus Review Low clouds are; Stratocumulus, Cumulus, Stratus and Fog. High clouds are; Cirrostratus, Cirrus, and Cirrocumulus.

  13. Quiz Time • Now that you have finished this tutorial click on the link below and finish the quiz that I have provided for you. • Take the Quiz at—Quiz Star - Take a Quiz If your not ready for the Quiz, Click here to start the tutorial over.

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