Weather Photo Project
Your task is to create a booklet containing photos (that you personally took) and
information on different types of weather conditions. You will need to do this for 13
different weather conditions.
Due Date _____________________
The 13 weather conditions need to include the following:
A minimum of 5 types of clouds
1. cirrus clouds
2. stratus clouds
3. cumulonimbus clouds
4. cumulus clouds
5. cirrocumulus clouds
6. altocumulus clouds
7. nimbostratus clouds
8. altostratus clouds
The other weather conditions that make up your total of 13 can be any of the following:
9. crepuscular rays
10. condensation
11. dew
12. fall streaks
13. fog
14. frost
15. front
16. lightning
17. rainbow
18. rain (needs to be falling)
19. hail
20. snow (needs to be falling)
21. sun dogs
22. sunset or sunrise (you can do one but not both)
other weather conditions: get permission from teacher to include them
Project requirements:
1. Booklet cover with student’s name
2. Table of contents with weather conditions in chronological order based on when
photo was taken
3. Weather condition explanation
4. Weather condition photo and info
5. Weather prediction included for cloud photos
Required elements of the weather condition explanation:
1. An explanation of the weather condition by describing what the weather condition
looks like and how it is formed
2. An explanation of how your photo shows the weather condition
Required Photo Information: (All information below has to be typed for each
photo)
1. Weather condition shown
2. Date
3. Time
4. Location
5. Weather data: temperature, wind (speed and direction), cloud cover, other
important information
Weather Prediction for Cloud Photos (should be written in a paragraph after
weather explanation):
1. What were the weather conditions (temperature, wind, precipitation) like in the
hours leading up to the moment the photo of the cloud condition was taken?
How did they change during that time period?
2. What would you predict would happen to the weather conditions in the hours
after the moment the photo of the cloud condition was taken? Explain why you
made your prediction.
3. What actually happened to the weather conditions in the hours after the moment
the photo of the cloud condition was taken? Was your prediction correct?
Weather Photo Project Rubric:
CATEGORY
10
Required
The project
elements of the includes all
weather
required elements
condition
as well as
explanation
additional
information.
Booklet cover/
Table of
contents
Photo
Photos are
Information
labeled with date,
time, and
location.
Required weather
data is included.
Grammar and
punctuation
Weather
Predictions for
Cloud Photos
Aesthetically
Pleasing
8
All required
elements are
included in the
project.
6
All but one of
the required
elements are
included in the
project.
4, 3, 2, 1, 0
Several
required
elements are
missing.
1 component
is missing
from a photo.
1 component is
missing from
more than one
photo or
several
components
missing from a
photo.
More than one
misspelling or
improper use of
punctuation.
More than one
component
missing from
numerous
photos.
1 component is
missing from
more than one
cloud photo or
several
components
missing from a
cloud photo.
The project is
acceptably
attractive
though it may
be messy in
parts. (Written
items are
messy.)
More than one
component
missing from
numerous
cloud photos.
No misspellings
or improper use
of punctuation on
weather
explanations or
picture
information.
Required
elements are
included.
1 misspelling
or improper
use of
punctuation.
The project is
exceptionally
attractive in
terms of design,
layout, and
neatness. Typed.
The project is
attractive in
terms of
design, layout,
and neatness.
(Some items
may not be
typed but
project looks
attractive.)
1 component
is missing
from a cloud
photo.
More than 5
mistakes.
The project is
distractingly
messy or
poorly
designed. It is
not attractive.