Slideshow Contents

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Slideshow Contents
Weather Watchers
by Krissy Venosdale December 11, 2005

• Slide 1 Table of Contents
• Slide 2 Lesson Description Objectives
• Slide 3 Blooms Taxonomy Application
• Slide 4 Student Prompt for Assignment
• Slide 5 Resource Web Sites
• Slide 6 Student Scoring Guide
• Slides 7-13 Student Sample Slide Show

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Lesson Description Objectives

• LESSON DESCRIPTION
• The students will create a guide for the evening
  news about Winter Storms. They will research
  what a winter storm is, how it compares to other
  winter weather, blizzards, and avalanches. They
  will create a safety guide of how to be safe
  during a winter storm.
• They will include several basic components to
  their project
• Winter Storm Classification Guide
• Winter Weather Safety Tips
• Venn Diagram Comparing and Contrasting Blizzards
  and Winter Storms
• Graph of snowfall in our area from previous year
• OBJECTIVES
• Students will understand how weather affects the
  world. (Science)
• Students will be able to use text to compare and
  contrast. (Comm.Arts)
• Students will be able to construct and use graphs
  to represent data. (Math)

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Blooms Taxonomy

• CREATING The students will be putting together
  information from their research and creating an
  original project for display on the evening news.
  Their project will not be a simple report, but
  rather a comprehensive PowerPoint product that
  demonstrates their creativity.
• ANALYZING Students will be comparing winter
  storms, blizzards, and avalanches in a 3 part
  Venn Diagram. This will make it a necessity for
  them to use their research, break the information
  down, and determine the factors in each type of
  weather situation.
• EVALUATING Students will need to judge and
  investigate information found on the internet for
  its importance. Their interpretation of the
  data that find may or may not find that it is
  important enough to include for their audience.

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Student Prompt

• Youve been hired by the Meteorologist Ned
  Niederhoffen for Channel 82 to write and produce
  a PowerPoint slideshow for viewers about winter
  storms. Neds caught a terrible flu and your
  show will fill-in for him on the news this
  evening.
• You will use the sites provided on our classroom
  website, library resources, and classroom
  resources for research.
• Your slide show must inform viewers what a winter
  storm is, how it is like a blizzard and
  avalanche, demonstrate the likelihood of a winter
  storm occuring in our area, and include a tip
  list of how to be safe in a winter storm.
• You will work in groups of four and each member
  will take on a role.
• Safety Tip Expert
• Blizzard and Avalanche Expert
• Our Local Weather Expert
• Winter Storm Expert
• Good Luck! Ned Niederhoffen and his viewers are
  counting on YOU!

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Resource Sites

• Snow, Ice, Avalanches and Blizzards!
• http//www.pep-c.org/winterstormwarnings/
• Winter Storms and More
• http//www.serve.com/NESEC/hazards/winter_storms.c
  fm
• Natural Disasters
• http//mccants.anderson5.net/library/natural_disas
  ter.htm
• Winter Storm Facts
• http//www.nhoem.state.nh.us/mitigation/section_iv
  .htm
• Weather Records
• http//www.weatherbase.com/
• Avalanches
• http//www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0301/
• FEMA Safety and Weather for Kids

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Student Scoring Guide
Informative Grammar Spelling Visual Appeal Cooperative Team-Work
1 1 of the four major components are present and correct. 5 or more errors in grammar or spelling are contained. Presentation is just facts . No colors, clip-art, or fonts were changed. Students do not have knowledge of each others topic following the final presentation. No work load was shared.
2 2 of the four major components are present and correct 3-4 errors are contained in grammar or spelling. Group lacked effort in creativity. Assignment just shows the facts and clip-art is not appropriate. Students did not work together on the presentation. One or more students did the majority of the decision making.
3 3 of 4 major components are present and correct 1-2 errors in grammar or spelling are contained. Group carried out assignment, but fonts and clip-art were not always appropriately used. Students mostly worked together. At times, group members did not share work load.
4 Description of what a winter storm is, Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Blizzards, Avalanches, and Winter Storms Safety Tip List for Winter Storm Survival Graph detailing occurrence of winter storms in our area. Presentation contains no grammatical or spelling errors and is ready for viewers on Channel 82 Group carried out assignment and included appropriate clip-art. fonts, and sounds to make the presentation appealing, eye-catching and showed creativity in their final product. Students researched, shared, and worked together as a team. Final product is a completion of 4-creative brains working together and sharing the workload in a positive manner.
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Be in the SNOW KNOW!

• A Winter Storm Presentation
• by Channel 82 Guest Reporters
• Jimmy Snowflake, Maddy Iceberg,
• Ted Shovelhead, and Betty Sled

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Winter Storm Alert!

• When you hear the news A Winter Storm is On Its
  Way! what do you do to get ready? Do you know
  how a winter storm and a blizzard are different?
  What do you know about avalanches? Get ready for
  some great information about winter storms. So
  grab some hot chocolate and listen up, before the
  next snowflake falls!

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What is a Winter Storm?

• A Winter Storm is a storm that occurs when
  temperatures are so cold that any precipitation
  that falls is in the form of snow or ice.
• Winter storms usually happen when cold, dry air
  from Canada mixes with the warm, moist air from
  the Gulf of Mexico.
• Now that you know what a winter storm is, find
  out how to get prepared!

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Be Prepared!

• Tips just for you!
• Have emergency numbers on hand in case you need
  to make a phone call.
• Keep extra canned food on hand.
• Have a battery operated flashlight and radio in
  case of power outages.
• Avoid opening your refrigerator or freezer. Food
  will stay frozen in a fully loaded freezer for 36
  to 48 hours if the doors remain closed.
• Fill your tub and spare containers with water in
  case your electric water pump or the local water
  system goes out.

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Blizzards, Avalanches, and More!

• Strong 35 mph winds
• Visiblity ¼ mile or less
• Mostly Northern Plains

• Frozen
• Precipitation falling
• Weather Warning Possible

Danger involved

• Sudden snowfall
• without strong
• Winds
• Less threatening than blizzards or avalanches.
• Can be storms of inconvenience by causing
  traffic troubles.

• Large amounts of
• snow and ice falling down a
• Mountain
• Could occur with mud or rock.

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Average Snowfall in Our Area for 1995-2005

• The graph shows the snowfall averages for the
  past ten years in Hillsboro. As you can see,
  January is the month to watch out for. More
  winter storms occur during January in our area
  than any other month.

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Thank you for watching!Now you are in the
SNOW KNOW!