Weather Preparedness

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Weather Preparedness
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Weather Conditions

• Hurricanes
• Tornadoes
• Floods
• Severe Thunderstorms
• Heat Wave
• Snow Storms
• Wind Advisories
• Drought

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Research

• Students will have one day in the internet lab to
  do free search on their weather condition. They
  will need to use tutorial and home time to
  continue their research as needed.

• Probability
• Formation
• Forecast
• Preparedness
• Before
• During
• After

4
Presentations

• Students will present the information in the form
  of a weather forecast using PowerPoint, video, or
  a poster. Presentation should be 5 minutes long.
• Students will work in pairs or a group of three.

5
Characteristics

• History
• When and where do they occur
• How are they formed
• How are they predicted
• How are they measured
• Safety
• Other relevant information

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Note for G/T students

• You will do the same project, except you are the
  mayor of your town and you have to prepare your
  information to make the town ready for the
  emergency weather.
• This includes the same information as above plus
  
• what do you tell the town,
• when you tell them,
• what action to take at what time,
• who (what resources do you have available, which
• departments do you call into action for what
  purpose and when)
• where does it all take place
• why are you taking said actions
• The citizens are relying on your leadership to
  keep them informed and safe.

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When

• Projects are due 12-8-05
• Be ready to present on Thursday, the 8th