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Weather Watchers. Slideshow Contents. by Krissy Venosdale December 11, 2005. Slide 1: Table of Contents Slide 2: Lesson Description & Objectives Slide 3: Bloom’s Taxonomy Application Slide 4: Student Prompt for Assignment Slide 5: Resource Web Sites

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  1. Weather Watchers Slideshow Contents by Krissy Venosdale December 11, 2005 Slide 1: Table of Contents Slide 2: Lesson Description & Objectives Slide 3: Bloom’s Taxonomy Application Slide 4: Student Prompt for Assignment Slide 5: Resource Web Sites Slide 6: Student Scoring Guide Slides 7-13: Student Sample Slide Show

  2. Lesson Description & Objectives LESSON DESCRIPTION: The students will create a guide for the evening news about Winter Storms. They will research what a winter storm is, how it compares to other winter weather, blizzards, and avalanches. They will create a safety guide of how to be safe during a winter storm. They will include several basic components to their project: • Winter Storm Classification Guide • Winter Weather Safety Tips • Venn Diagram Comparing and Contrasting Blizzards and Winter Storms • Graph of snowfall in our area from previous year OBJECTIVES Students will understand how weather affects the world. (Science) Students will be able to use text to compare and contrast. (Comm.Arts) Students will be able to construct and use graphs to represent data. (Math)

  3. Bloom’s Taxonomy • CREATING: The students will be putting together information from their research and “creating” an original project for display on the evening news. Their project will not be a simple report, but rather a comprehensive PowerPoint product that demonstrates their creativity. • ANALYZING: Students will be comparing winter storms, blizzards, and avalanches in a 3 part Venn Diagram. This will make it a necessity for them to use their research, break the information down, and determine the factors in each type of weather situation. • EVALUATING: Students will need to judge and investigate information found on the internet for it’s importance. Their interpretation of the data that find may or may not find that it is important enough to include for their audience.

  4. Student Prompt You’ve been hired by the Meteorologist Ned Niederhoffen for Channel 82 to write and produce a PowerPoint slideshow for viewers about winter storms. Ned’s caught a terrible flu and your show will fill-in for him on the news this evening. • You will use the sites provided on our classroom website, library resources, and classroom resources for research. • Your slide show must inform viewers what a winter storm is, how it is like a blizzard and avalanche, demonstrate the likelihood of a winter storm occuring in our area, and include a tip list of how to be safe in a winter storm. • You will work in groups of four and each member will take on a role. “Safety Tip Expert” “Blizzard and Avalanche Expert” “Our Local Weather Expert” “Winter Storm Expert” Good Luck! Ned Niederhoffen and his viewers are counting on YOU!

  5. Resource Sites: Snow, Ice, Avalanches and Blizzards! http://www.pep-c.org/winterstormwarnings/ Winter Storms and More http://www.serve.com/NESEC/hazards/winter_storms.cfm Natural Disasters http://mccants.anderson5.net/library/natural_disaster.htm Winter Storm Facts http://www.nhoem.state.nh.us/mitigation/section_iv.htm Weather Records http://www.weatherbase.com/ Avalanches http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0301/ FEMA Safety and Weather for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/ Additional Search Engines: www.yahooligans.com www.askjeeveskids.com

  6. Student Scoring Guide

  7. Be in the SNOW KNOW! A Winter Storm Presentation by Channel 82 Guest Reporters: Jimmy Snowflake, Maddy Iceberg, Ted Shovelhead, and Betty Sled

  8. Winter Storm Alert! When you hear the news “A Winter Storm is On It’s Way!” what do you do to get ready? Do you know how a winter storm and a blizzard are different? What do you know about avalanches? Get ready for some great information about winter storms. So grab some hot chocolate and listen up, before the next snowflake falls!

  9. What is a Winter Storm? A Winter Storm is a storm that occurs when temperatures are so cold that any precipitation that falls is in the form of snow or ice. Winter storms usually happen when cold, dry air from Canada mixes with the warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. Now that you know what a winter storm is, find out how to get prepared!

  10. Be Prepared! Tips just for you! • Have emergency numbers on hand in case you need to make a phone call. • Keep extra canned food on hand. • Have a battery operated flashlight and radio in case of power outages. • Avoid opening your refrigerator or freezer. Food will stay frozen in a fully loaded freezer for 36 to 48 hours if the doors remain closed. • Fill your tub and spare containers with water in case your electric water pump or the local water system goes out.

  11. Blizzards, Avalanches, and More! • Strong 35 mph winds • Visiblity ¼ mile or less • Mostly Northern Plains • Frozen • Precipitation falling • Weather Warning Possible Danger involved • Sudden snowfall • without strong • Winds • Less threatening than blizzards or avalanches. • Can be “storms of inconvenience” by causing traffic troubles. • Large amounts of • snow and ice falling down a • Mountain • Could occur with mud or rock.

  12. Average Snowfall in Our Area for 1995-2005 • The graph shows the snowfall averages for the past ten years in Hillsboro. As you can see, January is the month to watch out for. More winter storms occur during January in our area than any other month.

  13. Thank you for watching!Now you are in the SNOW KNOW!

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