Weather+Webquest

toc Weather: What is It? How Does it Affect Us?


 * An interactive weather web quest designed to better the students understanding of weather and climate**.


 * __Intro:__ The Science Essential Standard:**
 * 7.E.1: “The learner will understand how the cycling of matter)water and gases) in and out of the atmosphere relates to Earth's atmosphere, weather and climate and the effects of the atmosphere on humans.”**
 * 8.E1: "The learner will understand the hydrosphere and the impact of humans on local systems and the effects of the hydrosphere on humans."**
 * This comprehensive web quest is designed to better the students understanding of Earth's atmosphere.**
 * __Task:__ Students will access the Internet to gather information that focuses on the curriculum competencies. Using on-line weather forecasts, students will study the conditions that causes weather and climate, understand the mechanisms in the water cycle, record the weather for a 5-day period using a data table, study the clouds, and investigate the weather conditions both locally and across the United States.**


 * __Process:__**

I. WHAT IS WEATHER//?//
Use the following link to complete the worksheet questions. [|Weather Education]

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II. //THE WATER CYCLE//
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions. [|The Water Cycle] [|The Water Cycle-2] [|How much water is on Earth?] [|Water in you] [|Water Storage in the Atmosphere] [|6 Processes of Water Cycle] [|Water Cycle Facts] [|Water Cycle Animation] [|News and Observer Newspaper] [|Rainbows]

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**III. //CLOUD TYPES AND FORMATION//**
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions. [|WeatherED] [|Foggy Bottom] [|Lifting by Convection] [|Fair Weather Cumulus Clouds] [|Cumulonimbus Clouds] [|Clouds Chart] [|Types of Clouds] [|Cloud Game] [|Glogster] Cloud collage: Using MS Publisher, create a collage depicting the different cloud types. Look for unusual clouds. Remember to label the cloud types and site your sources. You MUST include at least 10 different clouds types.

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//IV. WINDS, AIR MASSES, FRONTS//
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions**.** [|Winds] [|Air Masses] [|Air Masses 2] [|High Pressure] [|Cyclone] [|Winds around cyclones] [|Fronts] [|Cold Fronts] [|Warm Front] [|Effects of Frontal Lifting]

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//**V. LOCAL WEATHER FOR SANFORD, NC**//
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions. [|The Weather Channel]

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//VI. WEATHER ACROSS THE USA//
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions**.** [|The Weather Channel]

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//VII. CLIMATE//
Use the following links to complete the worksheet questions**.** [|Climate] [|Primary Influence of Climate] [|Climate of 100 Selected US Cities]

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//Additional Resource Sites://
[|Weather Wiz Kids] [|Cloud Types] [|Windows to the Universe]

//**EXTRA CREDIT:**// [|Make a Cloud Mobile]

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