Weather Watcher

Research Process		Activities
	Scenario	Imagine that you are weather person for a news station and in charge of reporting the weather for you class. You need to give daily reports and predictions to the class.
	Task	You will be reading about different kinds of weather. Record information you think will be helpful. You will use books provided by your teacher, newspapers, and the internet.
	Gather	1. Read the weather books your teacher gives you. 2. Learn about the different kinds of clouds. http://schoolscience.rice.edu/duker/weatypeclouds.html http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/weather/2.html 3. Paint the different types of clouds you learned about. http://painting.about.com/library/blpaint/blcloudtypes.htm 4. Check the weather in your area using the newspaper. 5. Check the weather on the internet. http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/
	Organize	Synthesize: Use the information you have gathered and record the data in your journal. You will need to record today's weather, make predictions about tomorrow's weather, and record the the accuracy of yesterday's predictions. You might also want to include how it will effect our school day.
	Product	Write a weather forecast for the class each day. Use your journal to help share your information.
	Essential Question	Can you predict the weather by the clouds you see in the sky? How can you determine the activities students shoud be involved in during the day?
	Conclude	Give your weather forecast to the class. Share information about how to dress for school tomorrow, will ball practice be canceled, or any other information that will be helpful.
	Assessment
	Teacher and Student Resources	Resources

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