Weather Wiz

A WebQuest on Weather

Designed by Ms. Manning
mann0959@pacificu.edu

Introduction | Task | Process | Evaluation | Conclusion | Credits | Teacher Page


Introduction

"What should I wear today?" Maybe you have heard this saying before. It is very common to hear this when you look outside to see how the weather is that day. Is it hot and sunny? Cold and rainy? Should I wear a jacket or just a T-shirt?

Now is your chance to become a Weather Wiz! With this WebQuest you will be able to explore fun sites to help you learn about weather. Go through each site and see what type of weather sparks your interest and which ones you like best. Learn the ends and outs of weather, so then you are able to become a meteorologist and help to predict what the weather will be like. You may even be able to help people answer the question of, "What should I wear?" 

 


The Task

Your task is to become a Weather Wiz. Research and explore the many characteristics of weather so that you know everything about weather. See what weather element interests you the most. It might lead you to new discoveries you never thought possible. Weather affects our everyday lives. It is important that you learn all you can to become an expert on weather. 

As they say,

Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not.
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Whether the weather be cold, or whether the weather be hot. 
(clap clap)
We’ll weather the weather, whatever the weather, whether we like it or not. 
(clap clap)


The Process

In order to become a Weather Wiz the following steps must be taken:

1. Recieve your worksheet from Ms. Manning and write your name on it.

2. Any Weather Wiz has to know the difference between weather and climate. Weather is what it is like outside at a given time or day. Explain what the difference is after you research what climate is.

3. Please pick at least 2 weather elements to study as a meteorologist and write or draw what you learned on your worksheet:

4. Here in Oregon, we all know water or precipitation loves to fall from the sky. Write and define at least 3 types of precipitation. Name and label them on your worksheet.

5. Be sure to put on head phones or turn down the volume! Learn about how the Earth and the Sun help create seasons, each with many weather characteristics.

6. Now that you are a Weather Wiz, take a shot at being a meterologist. Try to predict the weather or report it.


Evaluation

Performance will be evaluated in the following rubric. Each student will be assessed individually.

Not Yet Meets

1-2

Nearly Meets

3

Meets

4

Exceeds

5

Score

 

Students will be able to identify the difference between climate and weather

 
Not able to identify the difference
Almost can identify the difference
Can explain the difference 
Clear and thorough explanation of the difference

 

Weather elements are labeled and explained

 

 
No elements are labeled and explained
One element is labeled and explained
Two elements are labeled and explained
More than two elements are labeled and explained

 

Types of precipitation are identified


 
One type of precipitation is identified
Two types of precipitation are identified
Three types of precipitation are identified
More than three types of precipitation are identified 


Conclusion

Now that you have completed this WebQuest, you are a Weather Wiz! You are now hired at the Local News Station to be a Meterologist. Good luck on your weather studies! Remember that you can help the community by answering the question of "What should I wear?"


Credits & References

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Stephanie Manning

I am a Preservice Teacher at Tobias Elementary and doing my MAT program at Pacific University.

Permissions
We all benefit by being generous with our work. Permission is granted for others to use and modify this WebQuest for educational, non-commercial purposes as long as the original authorship is credited. The modified WebQuest may be shared only under the same conditions. See the Creative Commons Attribution • Non-Commercial• Share-Alike license for details.

Last updated on Jan, 2012. Based on a template from The WebQuest Page