Adopt-a-City

Weather Forecaster Project

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Task #7

Task #1 – Find your city:•Decide on your city from this list. You have five minutes.

•Pick your top three as a group.

•Each group will have a different city.

•Find and color your state on the blank USA map.

•Can you find your city? Use the USA Atlas to help.

•Plot your city on the blank map of the U.S.A. with a star.

•Plot Circleville, Ohio on the blank map of the U.S.A. with a square.

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Daily Tasks:•Record today’s weather for Circleville on your Weather Log.

•What is your adopted city’s zip code? Find it here.

•Once you’ve found your city’s zip code, then look here for your adopted city’s weather.

•Log your adopted city’s weather on your Weather Log.

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Task #2 – Intro to Weather:

•Watch this Brain Pop! video on weather.

•Log into Brain Pop! and fill out your guided notes.

•UN:everts; PW: tigers

•When you are finished completing the guided notes:

•Log onto Blackboard

•Take the Intro to Weather Quiz.

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I CAN read a weather map.

Task #3 – Clouds:I CAN predict the weather by looking at the clouds.•Complete your Cloud Scavenger Hunt (find this in the Task #3 folder)

•Use the Weather Wiz Kid website on clouds to complete the Cloud Scavenger Hunt.

•Watch this Brain Pop! Video on clouds.

•Practice identifying clouds with these cloud flashcards.

•Log into Quizlet with your class username and password

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Task #4 – Winds & Fronts:

•Learn about the different types of fronts here & fill out your notes.

•Draw a picture of what happens with each front – click here!

•See what a map looks like with fronts.

•Watch this Brain Pop! Video on Wind.•Fill out your guided notes along with the video.•Log onto Blackboard and take the Wind quiz.

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I CAN predict the weather by understanding frontal systems.

Task #5 – Map Symbols & Weather Stations:

•What about map symbols? Use these flashcards to learn the common weather map symbols.

•Complete a weather station Focus Curriculum worksheet.•If you received less than 70% correct on last formative assessment, get the worksheet labeled BL.•If you received 70 – 87% correct, then get the worksheet labeled OL.•If you received 90% correct, then get the worksheet labeled AL.

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I CAN determine the weather by using map symbols and

station models.

Task #6 – Isotherms & Isobars:

•What are isotherms?•Click here for an interactive lesson. Or try this.•You will need to pick up an isotherm worksheet from the While You Were Out bin in the Task #6 folder.

•What are isobars? Look at this site and fill out your notes.

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I CAN read the weather map using isotherms and isobars.

Task #7 – Weather Map Forecasting:

•You should be able to put all the pieces together from each of the tasks you have completed in Adopt-a-City to read a weather map.

•You will need to practice interpreting weather maps before you and your partner(s) participate in the weather forecasting activity.

•Get a map reading worksheet to practice (Task #7 folder).

•Complete it and check it with the answer key.

•Mrs. Willyerd will then okay you to receive the map that your group will be using when pretending to forecast the weather.

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I CAN interpret local, regional, and national weather maps.