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Learn about the weather symbols used on TV and how to describe and interpret them. Complete a Weather Reporters Guide to Weather Symbols for your portfolio. Be creative and explore different websites for variations in symbols. Print and save your work.
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Weather Reporter Training Pack Lesson 2
Weather Forecasting Training Course • Welcome Back – I hope you enjoyed last week, and have learnt a little more about what is takes to be a weather presenter. • This week, we shall be focusing on the weather symbols used on our weather maps. • To be a good Weather Presenter, you need to know your Light Rain from your Thunderstorm symbol, otherwise there will be lots of unhappy people! • Click on the sun to learn more about the task this hour!
Topic 2 ~ Weather Symbols • Your second hour will develop your understanding of what weather symbols are used on TV, and what they all mean! • For your portfolio, you need to complete a “Weather Reporters Guide to Weather symbols” A template has been produced for you, but feel free to be creative! • Click here for the template. • Stuck for ideas? – click on the sun!
Weather Symbols Guide ~ Some Help! • You should aim to locate a typical weather map symbol, and describe what it looks like. • You need to explain what type of weather it represents. • For symbols to use in your work, click here. • To reach the higher grades, consider visiting several websites to see if they use different weather symbols. If they do, should you include more than one weather symbol as an example? • To use symbols from the net, right click on the image and save the file in your area. Then use the Insert – Picture from File option. (Remember you will have to give the web page which supplied the image) • Once you have finished, click on the sun!
Finished? Check List Time! • Your work this hour should include the following: • A Completed “Weather Reporters Guide to Weather symbols” • The guide should have the following details: • Your Name • Different Weather symbol images • A description of each symbol • Print and save your work!