The Water Cycle Song!!!

A few things to keep in mind as we learn and understand WEATHER:

• What is weather?
• Is weather different than climate?
• What types of instruments are used to learn about things that effect our weather?
• Is the climate the same every where in the US and around the world?
• How does weather/climate effect me?
• Can I be a weather "forecaster"?
• What do the different clouds represent?

Clouds:

S'COOL Cloud Types Video

http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/images/cloud-types.gif

http://www.terrapsych.com/cloud_classifications.jpg

North Carolina Weather Information:

http://www.weather.gov/view/states.php?state=NC

Forecasting Lesson:

Weather Wiz Kids Website:

Water Cycle Link:

Weather Folklore:

http://vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/weather/hsweathr/folklssn.html

http://www.almanac4kids.com/weather

Group 1: Research Proverbs 1 - 3

Group 2: Research Proverbs 4 - 6

Group 3: Research Proverbs 7, 8 and 11

Group 4: Research Proverbs 12 -14

Weather Prediction:

http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/

Video on Weather Concepts:

Group Weather Projects & Presentations

• You will work in groups of 3 (Two groups will have 4)
• Each member will have a task to complete: Leader/Organizer/Assists all roles; Illustrator; Researcher; Writer
• You will have two days to complete this task. On the third day you will present to the class.
• ALL work is to be done NEATLY!
• All writing will be typed. (SIZE: 14; FONT: COMIC SANS; DOUBLE   SPACED)
• ALL drawings will be accurate and understandable. NEATNESS is worth a big part of the grade!
• The map will include all appropriate labels that we have discussed during our landforms unit.

GROUP 1: Satellite Maps

MAP:

BACKGROUND

• What do satellite images show? Why is this information important?
• How do we get satellite images? How do satellites travel?
• What can meteorologists learn by the shade of the clouds on a satellite image?

GROUP 2: Radar Maps

MAP

BACKGROUND

• What does radar show?
• How do you use the map key on a radar map?
• How do we get radar images?
• What are some of the limitations of radar maps?

GROUP 3: Precipitation Maps

MAP

BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND

• What is precipitation?
• What are some examples of precipitation?
• Define the different types of precipitation on the map.
• What causes different types of precipitation?

GROUP 4: Temperature Maps

MAP

BACKGROUND

• What is temperature? (Visit Weather Whiz Kids Link above for a better understanding)
• What are the two most important factors in temperature?
• Why is it usually cooler at night?
• Why does temperature change during the seasons?

GROUP 5: Wind-Speed Maps

MAP

BACKGROUND

• Explain the main causes of wind.
• Why are some winds stronger than others?
• How does wind affect the weather?
• How are winds named?

GROUP 6: Front Maps

MAP

BACKGROUND

• What is a low-pressure system? What is a high-pressure system? What kind of weather does each typically bring?
• What is a cold front? What is a warm front? What types of weather does each typically bring?
• Explain how the map key shows each of the terms above.

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