3. Comprehend Scientific Presentations

Directions: Read the first page. If you haven’t had a chance to study how to Get the Main Idea, this is a good time to go back to that.

Then read the passage and do the exercises on the second page. Question 4 has a (topographical) map showing some of the things we studied in the Weather vs. Climate exercise directly below this one.


2. Weather vs. Climate

Directions: Read the document and answer the questions at the bottom. Check with a fellow classmate to see if they got the same answers. If not, who do you think is right and why?


1. Air Quality

Come to class with something you thought was useful, interesting, or that you have more questions about.

Explore the website airnow.gov . Check out the Fire and Smoke map!

Read “Orange, smoky skies and Bay Area air quality may not improve for days

Here’s another one if you have time: “Air quality worsens as orange hue fades from Bay Area skies

NOTE: Answer keys for Science materials are available here.