Title: Weather Forecasting
Introduction/
Task
1/ Task 2/
Task 3/ Conclusion/
Maryland Learning Outcomes/
Dimensions
of Learning
Essential Understanding:
Students will understand that the weather
of region affects the daily lives of the people of that region.
Introduction:
StudentTravel.com has hired you and your partners as student interns. Your
clients are school groups from other countries who are traveling to Baltimore
and to one additional city. Your job is to give your clients the
latest information regarding the weather in these two cities and to recommend
a final itinerary. For each destination clients have already received
suggested indoor and outdoor itineraries such as:
-
a walking tour of the city
-
visiting a zoo or historical park such as Fort McHenry
-
visiting museums, planetariums, etc.
-
attending a play or musical revue
Space for luggage is limited so students will be forced to pack lightly.
It will be important for them to know what kind of weather to expect so
that they pack the appropriate clothing.
Task
1: First, use Kidspiration or Inspiration
to create a graphic organizer on which to record the following data.
Next, visit Automated Weather Source to gather information about
today's local weather forecast.
You will need to enter the
zip code of your school to find...
Today's expected temperature.
Today's expected humidity.
Today's expected wind.
Today's expected daily rain.
Today's expected pressure.
Today's expected wind chill, if available.
Task
2: Select a second U.S. city for your clients to visit
and find today's weather forecast for that city. In order to do this, you
must know the zipcode of that city. Click on Get Live Weather.
First,
find the zipcode
for the second city. Next, return to
Automated Weather Source to collect the information you need.
| Task
3: You now have today's weather data for the two cities.
At the Weather Service Home Page, examine the weather map for the 7-day
surface forecast and write a brief forecast for the next three days for
each of the cities. |
|
Return to the Weather Service Home Page to check your forecast.
Write a message that could be emailed to your clients to give them
the latest information regarding the weather in the two cities they will
be visiting. Recommend the clothes they should bring as well as a final
itinerary. |
 |
Conclusion:
Think
about what you have learned from your Internet research.
Think
about what questions you have answered and what new questions
you may now have that were not answered. You may want to do further research
in the media center to add to your knowledge and understanding about the
changes in the weather. For example, you may want to construct
your own weather station, or investigate the types of instruments used
in weather forecasting.
Maryland Learning Outcomes:
Science
Outcome 2
-
Students will demonstrate the ability to interpret and explain information
generated by their explanation of scientific phenomena.
-
Students will be able to make predictions about weather.
-
Students will be able to recognize the importance of comparing data collected
by different groups, in different places, and at different times.
-
Students will demonstrate positive attitudes toward science and its relevance
to the individual, society, and the environment and demonstrate confidence
in their ability to practice science.
-
Recognize that scientists explore everyday questions.
Language Arts
-
Students will use proor knowledge and ideas presented in texts to make
and confirm predictions. (MLO.R.2.2.2)
-
Students will compare and contrast information in the text with prior knowledge.
(MLO.R.2.3.2)
Dimensions of Learning:
(2) Strategies for Acquiring and Integrating Declarative Knowledge
-
Students will use an organizer to organize information about the daily
forecast.
(3) Extending and Refining Knowledge
-
Students will predictions based on information gathered during the quest.
(4) Using Knowledge Meaningfully
Students will write an email to inform others about the weather forecast,
appropriate clothing, and a suggested itinerary.
