Research Ideas for iMovie
Use these ideas to guide your research of your topic. Your iMovie should cover each of
these ideas but not be limited to only these ideas. Come up with your own information to
create an interesting and fun iMovie.
Hurricanes
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Describe what is necessary for hurricanes to strengthen.
Describe what parts of the hurricane are most damaging.
Explain what a hurricanes is.
Explain the role of the ocean in creating hurricanes
Explain the factor that differences in energy (heat)have on hurricanes.
Explain where hurricanes form and why they form there.
Discuss the time of year most hurricanes occur.
Give details of a famous, real life example of your weather event.
1. When and where did it happen?
2. What made it so severe?
3. Why is it famous?
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Greenhouse effect and global warming
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Explain why artificial chemicals are more destructive to ozone than are naturally
occurring chemicals.
Describe ozone's harmful effects at ground level.
Describe what the greenhouse effect is.
Explain some of the causes of the greenhouse effect.
Explain how the Greenhouse Effect contributes to global warming.
Explain how the sun and the layers of the atmosphere contribute to global warming.
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Tornadoes
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Describe what a tornado is.
Explain why tornadoes occur.
Describe the conditions that create a tornado.
Discuss the time of year most tornadoes occur.
Explain where tornadoes form and why they form there.
Describe what parts of the tornado are most damaging. Give details of a famous,
real life example of your weather event.
1. When and where did it happen?
2. What made it so severe?
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3. Why is it famous?
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Clouds
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Explain how clouds are formed.
Explain the differences/similarities of the three major types of clouds.
Describe what each type of cloud looks like
Describe the type of weather is associated with each type of cloud.
 Explain the role of the water cycle to clouds.
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Air Masses/Fronts
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Explain the type of air masses that influence weather in the United States.
Explain what a front is.
Describe the four types of fronts.
Explain where air masses are formed and how that affects the air mass.
Describe the specific types of weather associated with each front.
Explain what happens when each type of front collides.
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Winter Storms
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What are the conditions during a winter storm? (ex. Wind speed, temperatures,
precipitation)
What are the effects of a blizzard?
What are the ratings or categories used to determine the severity of a winter
storm?
How far in advance can a blizzard be predicted?
What are the ingredients needed to form a blizzard/winter storm?
What are the warning systems in place?
Give details of a famous, real life example of your weather event.
o When and where did it happen?
o What made it so severe?
o Why is it famous?
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