Severe Weather and Climate Research Projects:

Your job:  Teach the class about your topic!!!

Topics: (if you are viewing this page on the web, click your topic to go to a page with more specific guiding questions and links to info on your topic)

·        Hurricanes

·        Tornadoes

·        Nor’Easters

·        Weather Tools (Instruments)

·        Climate

·        Thunderstorms

·        Structure of the Atmosphere

·        Ozone Layer

·        El Nino/La Nina

DUE DATE: 

·        6/6 all groups should be prepared to present on MONDAY 6/6!!!

THE PRESENTATIONS AND WHAT IS DUE:

·        PRESENTATION TIME: 

o       20 minutes MAXIMUM

o       15 Minute MINIMUM

§        Presentation may be in the following format(click to view a copy of the rubric used for grading use your browser "back" button to come back here):

o       Web Page

o       PPT


Things to TURN IN!

·         Outline of responsibilities.  Break your topic up!  Turn in an outline of who is doing what portion of your job. DUE FRIDAY 6/3/05

·        Turn in a copy of your work!  DUE THE DAY YOU PRESENT J

o        Computer based (Power Point, Web Page): printed copy and on disc (floppy or CD)

 

Bibliographic Requirements:

Proper citation of ALL sources is a MUST!  Including images “borrowed” from websites!

“Cut and Paste” from web sites will not be accepted and will result in a “0” on the project! (Other than images that have been properly cited.)

 

You are to include:

·         At least 2 Internet sources provided on the Science Rocks Weather Web

·        At least 2 Internet sources provided on the Science Rocks Weather Web

You MUST include a bibliography using the format studied in English/Language Arts! J 

 


Kinds of “stuff” to address (general guiding questions):

·        What is your thing!

·        Impact on humans.

·        How do you measure/record it?

·        What kinds of things (parameters) are measured to study it?

·        What kinds of tools are needed to do the study?

·        Why bother studying it?

·        Are there hazards are related to your topic? Is there anything you can do to prepare for safety?

 

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