Make a “This Week’s Weather” Booklet Name Class 1. Fold a 1/2 piece of colored paper in half hamburger bun-style. 2. Place a quarter-sheet on top and staple on the fold. 3. Cut out the cover page and glue on the front of the booklet. 4. Cut out the five weather maps and glue one on the top of each of the !!!!five pages of the booklet. 5. Cut out the five weather facts charts and glue on the bottom of each !!!!page. After you have filled out the five days of Weather, answer the following Questions: 1. Look at your weather maps carefully. Pay special attention to our state on the maps. On how many days during the past week have each of the following types of weather or weather systems occurred in our area? rain snow sleet high pressure low pressure hail cold front warm front occluded/stationary fronts 2. What were the main weather systems on the maps? 3. On the weather maps, near which types of weather systems do you usually find precipitation? Why types of precipitation were most common? 4. In which direction do most fronts seem to move most often? Why? 5. In what direction do most of the high- and low-pressure areas seem to move most often? Why? 6. If you want to predict what the weather in your area will be like tomorrow, in which direction should you look on the weather map today? Explain your answer. © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved. © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved. DATE: Temp: DATE: Temp: Pressure: Humidity: Pressure: Humidity: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Cloud Type: Cloud Type: 24 Hr. Forecast: 24 Hr. Forecast: Actual Weather: Actual Weather: ACCURACY: ACCURACY: DATE: Temp: DATE: Temp: Pressure: Humidity: Pressure: Humidity: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Cloud Type: Cloud Type: 24 Hr. Forecast: 24 Hr. Forecast: Actual Weather: Actual Weather: ACCURACY: ACCURACY: DATE: Temp: DATE: Temp: Pressure: Humidity: Pressure: Humidity: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Wind Spd: Wind Dir: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Visibility: Cloud Cover: Cloud Type: Cloud Type: 24 Hr. Forecast: 24 Hr. Forecast: Actual Weather: Actual Weather: ACCURACY: ACCURACY: © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved. THIS WEEKS WEATHER THIS WEEKS WEATHER by by Class Class THIS WEEKS WEATHER THIS WEEKS WEATHER by by Class Class © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved. Righth Side Weather Booklet Reflection Questions: 1. Look at your weather maps carefully. Pay special attention to our state on the maps. On how many days during the past week have each of the following types of weather or weather systems occurred in our area? rain _______ high pressure cold front ________ snow _______ low pressure warm front sleet hail _______ occluded/stationary fronts Righth Side Weather Booklet Reflection Questions: 1. Look at your weather maps carefully. Pay special attention to our state on the maps. On how many days during the past week have each of the following types of weather or weather systems occurred in our area? rain _______ high pressure cold front snow _______ low pressure warm front sleet hail _______ occluded/stationary fronts 2. What were the main weather systems on the maps? 2. What were the main weather systems on the maps? 3. On the weather maps, near which types of weather systems do you usually find precipitation? 3. On the weather maps, near which types of weather systems do you usually find precipitation? Why types of precipitation were most common? Why types of precipitation were most common? 4. In which direction do most fronts seem to move most often? __________________ Why? 4. In which direction do most fronts seem to move most often? __________________ Why? 5. In what direction do most of the high- and low-pressure areas seem to move most often? Why? 5. In what direction do most of the high- and low-pressure areas seem to move most often? Why? 6. If you want to predict what the weather in your area will be like tomorrow, in which direction should you look on the weather map today? Explain your answer. © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved. 6. If you want to predict what the weather in your area will be like tomorrow, in which direction should you look on the weather map today? Explain your answer. © Copyright 2010.! M. J. Krech. All rights reserved.