Weather & Climate

A WebQuest for 5th & 6th Grade (Science)

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Introduction

You have been chosen to be the junior meteorologist in your school’s local news room. Before you can begin, in two weeks, you must complete a Weathclimameteor book. Your Weathclimameteor book will be used as your credentials to decide if I would like to use your help in other projects. I have “paved the road” for you, you must compile the facts needed for the book and do a live weather broadcast before being evaluated on your performance.

Task

Congratulations! I believe you will enjoy your time working on this mission. The news station would like you to begin working immediately. Other news reporters like you have been chosen; they are currently out in the field and will be reporting about the cities they have chosen to monitor. You are to read and do each of the processes listed below and neatly compile your pages to form a Weathclimameteor. You will be graded on several things especially neatness and creativity. Below you will find a rubric that will help you understand what is expected of you. Best of luck, and welcome aboard!

Process

1. Define weather, climate, and meteorology. http://www.webster.com/

2. Document the conversion formula of Fahrenheit and Celsius degrees.

http://www.albireo.ch/temperatureconverter/formula.htm

3. Keep record of weather in any city of the world for ten consecutive days. http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/62366.html

4. Get a nice colored picture of the city you chose. Use google to find free pictures of the city you chose. www.google.com

5. Graph results of weather tracking. Select the Graph option and use the New Create a Graph! http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/index.asp?flash=true

6. List and define the 3 basic cloud types. http://weather.about.com/library/weekly/aa032802a.htm

7. Find three pictures of each cloud type. Use the following link to help you find these pictures. In the search area enter keywords such as, photographs of cirrus clouds, etc. www.google.com

8. Observe the clouds in the sky where you live for ten consecutive days and journal your findings for each day.

9. At the end of the project you will give a “live” weather broadcast of the city you have chosen. See Miss Khillah when you are ready for this step.

Evaluation

Please look over your compiled book and compare it to the rubric to see if there is anything you can improve.

Web Site Design : Weather & Climate WebQuest

Teacher Name: Miss Khillah

Student Name: ________________________________________

CATEGORY	4	3	2	1
Learning of Material	The student has an exceptional understanding of the material included in the site and where to find additional information. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.	The student has a good understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.	The student has a fair understanding of the material included in the site. Can easily answer most questions about the content and procedures used to make the web site.	Student did not appear to learn much from this project. Cannot answer most questions about the content and the procedures used to make the web site.
Layout	The Web site has an exceptionally attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements. White space, graphic elements and/or alignment are used effectively to organize material.	The Web pages have an attractive and usable layout. It is easy to locate all important elements.	The Web pages have a usable layout, but may appear busy or boring. It is easy to locate most of the important elements.	The Web pages are cluttered looking or confusing. It is often difficult to locate important elements.
Content	The book has a well-stated clear purpose and theme that is carried out throughout the book.	The book has a clearly stated purpose and theme, but may have one or two elements that do not seem to be related to it.	The purpose and theme of the book is somewhat muddy or vague.	The book lacks a purpose and theme.
Spelling and Grammar	There are no errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	There are 1-3 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	There are 4-5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.	There are more than 5 errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar in the final draft of the Web site.
Graphics	Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are thoughtfully cropped, are of high quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.	Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, are of good quality and enhance reader interest or understanding.	Graphics are related to the theme/purpose of the site, and are of good quality.	Graphics seem randomly chosen, are of low quality, OR distract the reader.
Background	Background is exceptionally attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability.	Background is attractive, consistent across pages, adds to the theme or purpose of the site, and does not detract from readability.	Background is consistent across pages and does not detract from readability.	Background detracts from the readability of the site.
Fonts	The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text. Use of font styles (italic, bold, underline) is used consistently and improves readability.	The fonts are consistent, easy to read and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.	The fonts are consistent and point size varies appropriately for headings and text.	A wide variety of fonts, styles and point sizes was used.

Conclusion

During the compilation of your Weathclimameteor book you should have learned the difference between weather, climate, and meteorology. Now that you are done with the field work required and have attained a better understanding of weather, climate, and meteorology, you are now ready to do your live broadcast. Please turn in the final draft of your compilation book and see me in order to start your live weather broadcast.

Credits & References

Rubric generated at Rubistar. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

Based on a template from The WebQuest Page