Spring Semester-Week 13

 Week 13

 Story Summary: The Man Who Named the Clouds

  As a boy, Luke Howard wondered about the weather and daydreamed about clouds, and ended up creating a scientific system for naming clouds. 

Luke Howard was born in the city of London, England in the late 1700s. 

As a young boy, Luke noticed that some clouds were feathery, some were puffy, and others looked like gray blankets.

He started keeping a weather journal at the age of ten.

Luke had three younger brothers and a younger sister.

Many of the siblings and half-siblings worked hard in the family's ironworks business and studied hard as well.

Many others in London also kept weather journals to learn what caused clouds and weather for curiosity and to advance science.

In the 1700s, the causes of weather were still a mystery, and sailors relied on signs.

They might rely on pinecones and on rhymes to predict the weather.

One such rhyme was "Red at night, Sailor's delight. Red sky at morning, sailors take warning."

Luke and his family were Quakers, and one class in his Quaker boarding school was to learn to recite Latin words.

Luke Howard was always interested in clouds and often painted clouds as a schoolboy.

He later became an apprentice in a Quaker chemist shop where they made medicines.

He later got married and had a weather watching room in his new house.

Then, he joined a club called the Askesian Society in 179 to study the weather.

He later read an essay on clouds and started giving Latin names to them.

For example, Cirrus means "curl of hair".

Reading Street Story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrLNLto6GAQ

Week 13 Vocab Definitions – The Man Who Named the Clouds

1

thermometer (n.): A tool used to measure how hot or cold something is.

2

temperature (n.): How hot or cold something is.

3

(rain) gauge (n.): A tool used to measure how much rain has fallen.

4

barometer (n.): A tool used to measure air pressure.

5

scientific (adj.): Related to science or using scientific methods.

6

chemist (n.): A store where medicines are sold.

7

poisonous (adj.): Something that can harm or kill if touched or eaten.

8

instrument (n.): Tools used to do or measure something.

9

askesian (n.): A word describing self-discipline or training, from Greek origins.

10

experiment (n.): Tests done to learn about something or see how it works.

11

brainstorm (v.): To think of ideas or solutions as a group.

12

astronomy (n.): The study of stars, planets, and space.

13

electricity (n.): A form of energy used to power things like lights and machines.

14

classify (v.): To put things into groups based on shared qualities.

15

cirrus (n.): Thin, wispy clouds found high in the sky.

16

cumulus (n.): Big, fluffy clouds that look like cotton balls.

17

stratus (n.): Flat, gray clouds that cover the sky like a blanket.

18

nimbus (n.): Dark clouds that bring rain.

19

empire (n.): A large group of countries or areas controlled by one ruler.

20

influence (n.): The power to change how someone thinks or acts.

21

encyclopedia (n.): A book or set of books with facts about many topics.

22

combination (n.): A mix of two or more things together.

23

climate (n.): The usual weather in a place over a long time.

24

botanist (n.): A scientist who studies plants.

25

magazine (n.): A publication with articles, pictures, and stories.

26

original (adj.): New and not copied from something else.

27

authority (n.): Someone who knows a lot about a subject or has power over others.

28

meteorology (n.): The study of weather and the atmosphere.

29

Latin (n.): An old language used in ancient Rome.

30

European (adj.): Related to Europe or its people.

Weekly Example Sentences

          1. The scientist used a thermometer and a barometer to measure the temperature and air pressure.

2. Cumulus clouds are fluffy, but nimbus clouds often bring rain in a warm climate.

3. The students used instrument in their astronomy experiment to learn about stars.

Week 13	Homework 回家功課
Monday May 5th	1. Write Week 13 definitions 1-15 x 2 + definitions + Chinese
Tuesday May 6th	2. Write Week 13 definitions 16-30 x2 +definitions + Chinese
Wednesday May 7th	1. Week 13 Grade 4 Shared Worksheet
Thursday May 8th	1. I2 Week 13 Worksheet
Friday May 9th	1. Sensay homework 2. Write sentences with five vocabulary words from Week 13 2. The Man Who Named the Clouds Reading Worksheet Recording