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  Complete each of the following activities with your team. You should use the links provided, classroom books, encyclopedias, and dictionaries to get your information.  These activities will provide you with a deeper understanding and appreciation of weather.  Follow the directions given for each task.  When you have completed one task, begin the next until you have completed all the activities.  Finally, your team should publish a report recommending where they feel is the safest, most storm-free place for people to live in this country.

       Collect the following data and graph the results in Excel:
1.        Chart your area's temperature for one month.

2.    Chart your area's rainfall for one month.

3.   Find your local weather forecast for the week.
        Record your findings for task # 1-3 on the record sheet
        provided. How accurate was the forecast? chart color coding

4.        You can learn about charting weather at this site.
        Charts are provided to help you read and understand
        weather maps.  You can select a map to use in charting
        the weather at Athena Weather.  Color code or label:

                   -areas of high and low pressure

      -warm or cold fronts

-precipitation
                                     -severe weather (tornado or hurricane warnings)

6. Draw and label a diagram of the water cycle in a paint
     program. Then insert the drawing into Power Point and write
     a paragraph explaining how the cycle works.

7. Observe the three main kinds of clouds, and read the
     information provided for each cloud type.  Record facts
     that you learned about each type of cloud in your
     weather journal.

8.  Research severe storms such as tornadoes and
      hurricanes. Record facts that you learned in your
      weather journal. These notes can be used later to make
      your Power Point presentation.  Look for these facts
      about tornadoes and hurricanes:
         -What are the different kinds and sizes of these
          storms?
        -How much damage does each kind of storm cause?
        -Where and when do they tend to strike?
        -How do they form?

           -Where are the safest and most tornado-free areas in           the U.S.?  What states or regions of our country           make up what is known as "tornado alley"? 

        -What areas of our country do hurricanes & cyclones             hit? How do hurricanes effect the weather in            other parts of our country?

9.    Create a weather Power Point presentation with a minimum  of 10            slides.  You should have at least 1 slide on each of the following topics:

• Different types of clouds
• Types of severe weather (tornadoes, hurricanes, cyclones, lightning, etc.)
• The water cycle
• Your team's recommendations

10.  Watch each of the Brain Pop movies, take the on-line   tests, and fill out  the study guides for each topic. When you have completed all of the study      guides, go to the evaluation page and take the print-out tests to see how      much you've learned!

11.   You may complete these weather task cards if you have free time.

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