General Science Weather Web Quest
INTRODUCTION
Greetings Meteorologists! You have been invited by the National
Weather Service to try out for a spot on the Junior Meteorologist team!
In order to try out will need to utilize what you have learned so far this
semester as well as research from this web quest to put together a
presentation on the weather trends for a city of your choice. To begin
this quest start with Task 1.
Task 1
To begin, decide on a city that you would like to complete your research
on. You will then track data for this city the next 5 days. You will use
the same website that we have used to track our own weather this
semester.
http://www.weather.com
Use the table provided to you to help you organize your information.
While you are completing task one, you may also work on task two to
help you better understand the weather conditions in your area.
(completion of this table will serve as your assessment for task 1).
Name: __________________________________ Date:______________________________
The city I am researching is: _______________________________________
It is located in the country of: _____________________________________
TYPE of
Weather
TEMPERATURE (sunny, partly
cloudy, cloudy,
raining, snow)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
WIND SPEED
And
DIRECTION
Task 2: Location, Location, Location!
Where in the world is your city located? How is this affecting the
weather that it currently has? Use the work sheet attached to record
your answers later. Completion of this will serve as your assessment for
task 2.
 Using the following website,
http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/findlatlong.htm
Find the latitude and longitude points for your city.
Round the latitude and longitude numbers to the
nearest whole number.
 What hemisphere is your city located? Use this link to
help you determine which hemisphere you are
researching.
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/comcontoche
ml.cfm
 What season is your city currently experiencing? Use
the following website to help you come to a conclusion
on the season. Be sure that you can explain how you
know what the season is and why you know this.
http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0017Breasons-for-the-four-seasons.php
Task 3: Clouds
We have discussed the different types of clouds as well as how they
form. Create a concept map of your choice from the number that we
have studied this semester. This is part one of your assessment for this
task. You can do this on a piece of notebook paper or on the program
Inspiration. Be sure that you describe the important aspects of each
cloud that distinguishes itself from the others. Us the following website
to help you with this task.
http://www.atmosphere.mpg.de/enid/5e20563d385a23bbdda9ce9a07ab
3874,0/1_clouds/-_cloud_types_25q.html
Once you have described the different types of clouds, hypothesize what
type of cloud you believe can be seen in your city on each day that you
recorded. Explain how you have come to this understanding using the
chart provided. Once you have explained the clouds for each day, find a
picture to go along with what you have predicted. Below you will find a
table that you can use. This will serve as the second part of your
assessment for task 3.
CREATE!
Now that you have your data as well as information regarding where
your city is located and the season that it is experiencing, it is time to
create your presentation for the National Weather Service. You have a
number of choices of how you put together your presentation. You may
choose from the following medium to present.
 Power Point
 Prezi
 Glogster
 Blog (You would create a post for each of the days that
you recorded with all information that was found).
 Write a script of what a meteorologist would say to the
audience of a television cast for each day.
The next page, Evaluation, is where the rubric is located for you to see
how you will be evaluated. There is also a place for you to record your
self-assessment.
Tasks 1,2, & 3 will be assessed for completion.
How would you describe your level of knowledge upon completing this
webquest on weather.
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Novice
Apprentice
Practicioner
Expert