The polar vortex is circulation of strong, upper-level winds that normally surround the North Pole. Learn how this cold air can spread to other parts of the world.
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The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?
The polar vortex is circulation of strong, upper-level winds that normally surround the North Pole. Learn how this cold air can spread to other parts of the world.
Are your students curious about the polar vortex and how it changes our weather? Help them answer their questions and engage them in this gallery walk. In this gallery walk scavenger hunt, students move from card to card, searching for answers to find the hidden word. The hidden word puzzle provides the perfect motivation to capture the students' attention and get them to read and reread passages to find the answer. Ten short reading passages correspond to ten questions help solve a puzzle to find the hidden word. Differentiated for you, with 3 levels of challenge: The simplest version has the matching question and corresponding reading in the same page. The mid-range difficulty version has questions and corresponding readings on separate cards. The most challenging version has a question on a page with a passage that corresponds to a different question, causing the students to do the most searching. All 3 versions have the same questions, but the corresponding find the hidden word puzzles do change between versions to match the activity. As a summative activity, this resource also comes with a doodle diagram and PowerPoint, which has all the readings, with the answers to the questions highlighted. Check out other Gallery Walk Scavenger Hunts by Make Them Think: ⭐ Christmas Tree Farm- Gallery Walk Scavenger Hunt ⭐ Ecotourism- Gallery Walk Scavenger Hunt ⭐ Shade Grown Cocoa- Gallery Walk Scavenger Hunt This resource is also included in a growing bundle of environmental science gallery. Grab the growing bundle at a significant savings: ⭐ Environmental Science- Gallery Walk Scavenger Hunt- Growing Bundle
The polar vortex has brought air so incredibly cold it may set low-temperature records. Will it ever be warm again?
Weather isn't climate. The President isn't a scientist. And physics is still real.
These are the times that try drivers' souls, with cars malfunctioning in temperatures only a penguin could love and angst over the eternal conundrum: Should I warm up the engine or not? Hang in there...
You can count on these cold-hardy perennials to take a polar vortex or two in stride and come back strong in the spring.
You can count on these cold-hardy perennials to take a polar vortex or two in stride and come back strong in the spring.
The polar vortex is circulation of strong, upper-level winds that normally surround the North Pole. Learn how this cold air can spread to other parts of the world.
In which Todd takes a part-time driving job in a Hummer stretch limo, and asks a question: “Have I made a huge mistake?” Be sure to include the hashtag #truckingaprilfoolsday with your answer. (RELATED: Great Lakes flee Midwest to warmer climes after Polar Vortex…)
Preparation is key to increasing your odds of staying warm and dry during the next blizzard or cold snap. So if you haven't already done so, take some time to answer these five questions:
Could the presumption that nonhuman animals’ interests are less important than human interests be merely a prejudice— similar in kind to prejudices against groups of humans such as racism? In Michael Shermer’s January 2014 ‘Skeptic’ column for Scientific American, he asks “Where do nonhuman mammals fit in our moral hierarchy?”
