STORMY WEATHER

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STORMY WEATHER

• Fall Semester Project

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Objectives

• The students will be able to
• research the origin of the names hurricane,
  tornado, typhoon.
• research the meteorological causes of hurricanes,
  tornadoes, or typhoons.
• map the weather patterns of a hurricane, tornado
  or typhoon.
• present the effects of a hurricane, tornado, or
  typhoon on populations and on the land in a
  multimedia format to club members and advisors.

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Background

• Brainstorming session
• What is weather? (examples/causes/where does it
  occur?)
• On-line weather sites
• Weathernet/KNTV/3D Forecast
• Watch the weather for a week
• Look for patterns and come with questions

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• Students questions about weather
• Sources for watching weather
• Weather patterns
• Accuracy of weather predictions
• Additional Questions
• Experiments
• 1. Whats in a Name?
• 2. What Starts Wind?
• 3. How Low Pressure Works

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• Would you rather be in a hurricane, tornado, or
  typhoon? Why?
• Using the Internet, students look for pictures,
  stories, articles, etc. on which to base their
  decision.
• Document Sources in Virtual Notebook

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Lesson

• Discuss reasons for storm selection
• Research causes of hurricane, tornado, or typhoon
  using
• the Internet, books, newspapers, interviews,
  magazines,
• etc.
• Learn about
• -temperature
• -pressure
• -humidity
• -wind speed
• -cloud formation
• -geological aspects

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INTERNET SEARCHES DOCUMENTATION

• Site to learn about smart searching
• Click on Library to see site.
• Interactive site to learn documentation
• Click on Documentation to see site.

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MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATION

• Create a multimedia presentation
• Lower grades 5 page Power Point Presentation
  custom background, take photos and scan, import
  pictures, write text, cite sources.
• Middle grades 7 page Power Point Presentation
  custom background, take photos and scan, import
  pictures, write text, cite sources, create
  links to web sites, import sound.

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• Upper grades 10 page Power Point Presentation
  custom background, take photos and scan, import
  pictures, write text, cite sources, create
  links to web sites, import sound, add
  animation, create a link to
• Excel chart, create web page.

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CreditsBackground Photo University of
Illinois siteWritten by Maria Abilock
Barbara BicknellPrepared in Power Point 97