Severe Weather - Pick Your Project!

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Name _______________________________________________ Period ____________

Severe Weather - Pick Your Project!

Choose the projects you would like to complete!

 You must choose 1 project for each of the topics below:

1.

Thunderstorms

2.

Tornadoes

3.

Hurricanes

4.

Storm Safety

 The focus should be on how thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes are FORMED. You will also need to research storm safety.

 You must have 4 different projects types.

 The combination of projects must add up to that add up to 16 points.

Research = 4 points

Research a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane that has occurred in the past. Create a poster including data from the storm, pictures of the storm and a summary about what occurred.

Children’s Story = 4 points

Write a children’s story about the formation of a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Poem = 4 points

Write a poem about the formation of a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Journal = 4 points

Keep a severe weather journal for a week. Pick a location experiencing thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes and collect data on 5 variables, then make a poster to display your data.

Weather Instrument = 4 points

Make a weather instrument that could be used to collect severe weather data. Use the instrument to collect weather data and make a data chart to record your measurements for two weeks.

Storm Safety = 4 points

Create a storm safety poster to educate people about safety during a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Crossword Puzzle = 4 points

Create a crossword puzzle using 20 weather terms relating to thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes.

Puzzle = 4 points

Develop a jigsaw puzzle to illustrate a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Name _______________________________________________ Period ____________

Severe Weather - Pick Your Project!

Choose the projects you would like to complete!

 You must choose 1 project for each of the topics below:

5.

Thunderstorms

6.

Tornadoes

7.

Hurricanes

8.

Storm Safety

 The focus should be on how thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes are FORMED. You will also need to research storm safety.

 You must have 4 different projects types.

 The combination of projects must add up to that add up to 40 points.

Research = 4 points

Research a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane that has occurred in the past. Create a poster including data from the storm, pictures of the storm and a summary about what occurred.

Children’s Story = 4 points

Write a children’s story about the formation of a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Poem = 4 points

Write a poem about the formation of a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Journal = 4 points

Keep a severe weather journal for a week. Pick a location experiencing thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes and collect data on 5 variables, then make a poster to display your data.

Weather Instrument = 4 points

Make a weather instrument that could be used to collect severe weather data. Use the instrument to collect weather data and make a data chart to record your measurements for two weeks.

Storm Safety = 4 points

Create a storm safety poster to educate people about safety during a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Crossword Puzzle = 4 points

Create a crossword puzzle using 20 weather terms relating to thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes.

Puzzle = 4 points

Develop a jigsaw puzzle to illustrate a thunderstorm, tornado, or hurricane.

Research

Story

Poem

Journal

Weather Instrument

Storm Safety

Crossword

Puzzle

Neatness and creativity

1.

Thunderstorms

2.

Tornadoes

3.

Hurricanes

4.

Storm Safety

Research

Story

Poem

Journal

Weather Instrument

Storm Safety

Crossword

Puzzle

Neatness and creativity

1.

Thunderstorms

2.

Tornadoes

3.

Hurricanes

4.

Storm Safety

Severe Weather Rubric

Severe Weather Rubric

F

0

D

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

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1

1

1

1

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1

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Severe Weather Rubric

F

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D

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

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0

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1

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

C

2

2

2

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C

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

B

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

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3

3

3

3

3

3

B

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

A

4

4

4

4

A

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Research

Story

Poem

Journal

Weather Instrument

Storm Safety

Crossword

Puzzle

Neatness and creativity

5.

Thunderstorms

6.

Tornadoes

7.

Hurricanes

8.

Storm Safety

Research

Story

Poem

Journal

Weather Instrument

Storm Safety

Crossword

Puzzle

Neatness and creativity

5.

Thunderstorms

6.

Tornadoes

7.

Hurricanes

8.

Storm Safety

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

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Severe Weather Rubric

F

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D

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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______/4

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1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

D

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

C

2

2

2

2

C

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

3

B

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

A

4

4

4

4

B

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

A

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

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