Weather Forecast Power Quest Template

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Weather Forecast Power Quest Template

• By
• Mrs. Sandra Davis

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Introduction

• Hello! Tired of bad weather forecasts? Tired of
  having to cancel your plans because of unexpected
  weather?
• You are going to create your own weather forecast
  for a holiday, and explain why you predicted what
  you did. You will present these weather
  forecasts in class.
• Be accuratethis forecast could affect our future
  plans. Read the entire project before beginning.

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Task

• There will be 3 team members on each team
  Investigator, Scientist, and Forecaster.
• The task of the Investigator will be to find
  weather related disasters possible in our area on
  a particular holiday.
• The task of the Scientist is to find the average
  climate and weather conditions during the same
  holiday.
• The task of the Forecaster is to find necessary
  weather pictures, maps, and symbols for the same
  holiday.

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Task (cont.)

• The team will prepare a weather forecast and then
  present the forecast, (using correct terms and
  symbols), to the class.
• Each member of the team must turn in a written
  summary of their research.
• This forecast will let us know how to prepare for
  the holiday. No one likes to be unprepared for an
  anticipated trip and have things go wrong.
  Prepare carefully for this important assignment.

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Process

• 1 The group must decide which member will
  assume which role.
• 2 The group will then decide which holiday they
  will prepare for.
• 3 The links necessary for information for each
  role is on that role page (linked below). These
  are suggested linksyou arent limited to just
  them.
• 4 Each group member will obtain necessary info
  for the forecast.

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Process

• 5 The group will then work together to organize
  the 2-day holiday weather forecast. This forecast
  should be organized, contain correct terminology
  and symbols, contain one incident of severe
  weather, and be easily understood.
• 6 The information can be presented in a variety
  of ways PowerPoint, transparencies, posters,
  etc. Be creativeand thorough.

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Role 1 Investigator

• Find severe weather that could possibly affect
  our area during the holiday your team chose, and
  pick one to use in the forecast.
• Find out what effects this weather has on this
  area when it occurs (temperature, barometric
  pressure, wind, frozen pipes, power outages,
  etc.)
• (continue to next page for links)

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Role 1 Investigator

• Links
• National Weather Service weather disasters
• http//www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hazstats.shtml
• Kid Info Weather Links, national disasters
• http//www.kidinfo.com/Science/weather.html
• Yahooligans Weather Pictures
• http//yahooligans.yaho.com/Science_and_Nature/The
  _Earth/Weather/Weather_Pictures

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Role 2 Scientist

• Find out what weather is normal for the holiday
  your group chose.
• Be specificinclude things such as wind speed,
  visibility, humidity, precipitation (and what
  form), any fronts in the area, temperature, and
  dew point.
• (to continue to the next page for links, click
  arrow)

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Role 2 Scientist

• Links
• National Climatic Data Center
• http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climateresearch.html
• http//www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
• Department of Natural Resources
• http//water.dnr.state.sc.us/climate/sco/
• Kid Info fronts, clouds, weather
• http//www.kidinfo.com/Science/weather.html

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Role 3 Forecaster

• Find any maps, pictures and symbols needed for a
  detailed holiday forecast.
• Be prepared to give an explanation for the
  symbols you use.
• Links
• Yahooligans weather pictures
• http//yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/Th
  e_Earth/Weather/Weather_Pictures
• Guide to Weather Symbols
• http//grads.iges.org/pix/symbolwx.html

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Role 3 Forecaster

• Links (cont.)
• About blank shaded relief maps
• http//geography.about.com/library/blank/blxussc.h
  tm
• WW2010 University of Illinois reading weather
  maps
• http//ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/maps/home
  .rxml

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Rubric/Eval.

• Each project will be Evaluated on
• - written summary (grammar, accuracy)- 20
  points
• - accuracy of symbols/maps - 20 points
• - accuracy of info (conditions for severe
• weather chosen) 20 points
• - visual aids 20 points
• - oral presentation 20 points
• For a total of 100 points

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Conclusion

• This activity should show your knowledge of
  clouds, precipitation, wind, temperatures, severe
  weather, dew points,
• barometric pressure, fronts (high and low),
• and humidity.
• This is an important assignment. It is due
  ________________. Good Luck!

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Teacher Information

• This quest was prepared by Sandra Davis as a part
  of a project for Education 382 at Newberry
  College during Fall 2004. Teachers in the
  Newberry County Schools have permission to use
  this quest with students/parents.
• Standards addressed by this webquest include
• SC Earth Science (grade 6-8)
• A.3.b. Operationally define humidity and
  relativity and relate these to weather
  conditions.
• A.5.c. Relate cloud types to weather events and
  patterns.
• A.5.d. Use weather maps, Internet sites with
  satellite images, and other weather data to
  identify and predict weather conditions.