Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Mar 15, 2016 severe weather thunderstorms and hail view may 17, 2019, 10. The link above is for the pdf file of a webquest evaluation i completed for edc257 this fall 2018. After you have your type of weather, look at the following sites in order to learn about it. You will also be able to list some examples of severe.
Weather webquest for second grade robert seaman elementary. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user. After all of your research is completed, you will then teach your severe weather to the other students in your group. The algorithm also estimated the maximum size of the hailstones to be greater than 3 inches. Thus, for severe risk areas with multiple concentric probability. Below you will see on the weather map the symbol for a cold front is a blue line with triangles and a warm front is a red line with halfcircles. Here are a couple of really good sites with general weather information that you may want to look at. A forecaster can project the movement of the storm and adequately warn those areas in the immediate path of severe weather.
We are creating teams of 4th grade meteorologists who will share information about types of weather disasters. Severe weather webquest thunder and lightning storms tornados. What is the highest speed that wind can reach in a tornado. How far from the heavy rain of a thunder storm can lightning strike. You will be using weather data that you have gathered using preselected websites and video clips. Severe weather web quest henry county school district.
Warm moist air colliding with colddry air, variable winds, and falling pressure. Effective april 18th, 2018 at 15z, the spc outlook headlines are simplified by removing headlines for all severe more. Label the diagram to show where the cool, dry cp air mass and the warm, moist mt air mass is in the picture. When i was little my dad owned a farm with horses, cows, chickens, pigs and more animals. With the potential for severe weather across the plains and several midwestern states the remainder of this week and into the weekend, staff at the u. Severe weather can include hazardous conditions produced by.
I used this project to culminate my weather unit, focusing on severe weather types. Extreme weather project webquest presentation by mrs. The meteogram is a chart that show how one or more weather variables has changed at a station over a. Severe weather can include hazardous conditions produced by thunderstorms, including damaging winds, tornadoes, large hail, flooding and flash flooding, and winter storms associated with freezing rain, sleet, snow and strong winds. List and explain in detail the 4 types of air masses. Some types of bad weather can occur no matter where you live, but others occur only in certain regions of the world or during certain seasons.
Your job is to gather information about severe weather conditions and. Take notes on your weather webquest notes sheet as you explore these sites. Science is not constrained to earth science, but there are crosscutting concepts threaded throughout all scientific disciplines. Tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms and blizzards. Use the links to answer the questions that follow with your webquest partner. One of you will become an expert in the field of thunderstorms, one will become an expert on tornadoes, and the other student will become an expert on hurricanes.
Should you wash your hands or take a shower during a thunderstorm. What are the requirements for a thunder storm to be considered severe. What are the requirements for a thunderstorm to be considered severe. Discuss with the rest of the class until each group has their own type of weather. This webquest is going to be wild we are going to study four kinds of storms. Several students in the group appear to have little knowledge about the facts in the cookbook and did the research pages have not been completed for the severe weather project. Before the storm turns into a tornado, what type of cloud does it become. There are also numerous books in our library available for research. Well, through this webquest you will be able to know the difference between severe and regular weather. Severe weather webquestthunderstorms lightning hail tornadoes2015. Student page put the title of the lesson here teacher page a webquest for xth grade put subject here title introduction designed by task put your name here put your email address here process evaluation conclusion based on a template from the webquest page credits.
Describe one thing you would still like to learn about forecasting weather. You are looking for hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and blizzards to study. Ocean prediction center opc space weather prediction center swpc weather prediction center wpc september 6, 2019. Develop and use a model to describe how unequal heating and rotation of the earth cause patterns of atmospheric and oceanic circulation that determine regional climates.
As severe weather approaches, prepare, stay informed. Your group will be assigned a severe weather condition such as tornado, hurricane, blizzards winter storms, thunderstorms or tsunamis. Each person will get an extreme weather conditions graphic organizer. Describe the weather conditions necessary for thunderstorms to occur.
You will learn how, where and why certain weather conditions occurs and safety tips to help protect you during severe weather. Discuss two things you learned from completing this webquest. Extreme natural events such as floods, wildfires,blizzards, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other severe storms may have a positive or negative effect on living things. Explain the difference between a high pressure system and a low pressure system.
Get together with the others who studied thunderstorms. Most students in the group can accurately answer some questions related to facts in the cookbook, but did not complete most of the research pages for the severe weather. A warning is when a tornado has been sighted or seen on a radar screen. Severe weather thunderstorms and hail view may 17, 2019, 10. A watch is when the weather conditions are favorable for a tornado to occur. Everywhere on earth, all the time, some type of weather is occurring. A middle school survival guides weather patterns webquest. How far from the heavy rain of a thunderstorm can lightning strike. Your team is to gather information pertaining to each type of severe weather, including thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Complete the tasks below and become a severe storm expert. When you find them, learn all you can about them so you can share the information with your peers. The assignments should be in the students possession until. Department of homeland securitys federal emergency management agency s fema region vii office are coordinating with state and local officials in iowa, kansas, missouri, and nebraska. Target audience this webquest is designed for use with 6th grade earth and space science students. Severe weather safety information from fema federal emergency management agency a government agency that helps after severe weather has hit somewhere in the usa. My name is lily and this is the story of my family farm.
What is the eye of the hurricane and what is the weather like inside the eye. As a group you will compare findings and present it to the governor your teacher and the severe weather committee your class. You and your partner will research severe weather using the. Label the diagram to show where the cool, dry cp air mass and the. Severe storms and weather pattern webquest date given. What are your chances of being struck by lightning. Would make a great addition to a weather or tornadoes unit of study. I can orally communicate my understanding of the effect of extreme weather conditions by explaining a safety plan with my partner. Covers information about the history and science behind tornadoes. The links on the left will take you to resources for a specific type of storm or natural disaster. Learning about these natural events helps us to understand how weather can effect plants, animals, and humans. Severe weather can happen anytime, in any part of the country. Your job as a meteorologist is to gather information about severe weather. Below is all the information for air masses and air fronts in addition to the worksheets and assignments that we have been working on this past week.
The extreme weather conditions graphic organizer will have specific questions that you will need to answer. Tornadoes webquest and answer key 6 page webquest that covers all important information related to tornadoes. Assingmnets hurricane katrina questions date given. Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through earths systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity. Collect data to provide evidence for how the motions and complex interactions of air masses results in changes in weather conditions. Pages 434 to 443 in the red book about severe weather. May 05, 2020 ocean prediction center opc space weather prediction center swpc weather prediction center wpc september 6, 2019. Weather patterns and severe storms webquest what is wind. Previous work in the severe weather forecast decision aid task final report bauman et al. Download this file create and then share within the webquest group. Students use a variety of websites to answer questions about tornadoes, hurricanes, thunderstorms. What are the five warning signs that a tornado may occur. The notes you take will be the basis for your powerpoint presentation. We observe specific patterns in weather over time, which helps us define regional climates.
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