WEATHER ASSIGNMENT
1. Find 2 different forecasts for Tuesday of this week. Include
a) the high and low temperature
b) the sky conditions (cloudy, sunny)
c) wind and direction
d) P.O.P.
e) Source of the information
Evaluate the 2 forecasts versus the actual conditions observed.
2. Create a 1-page Information Sheet on 1 the following topics:
a) Tornadoes
b) Hurricanes
c) Thunderstorms
d) Floods
e) Droughts
f) Typhoons
g) Blizzards
Your information sheet should be interesting and informative and include
the following features:
a)
b)
c)
d)
definition of the extreme weather event
causes of the extreme weather event
effects of the extreme weather event
lots of photos and diagrams
Create something that someone would be interested in reading. Summarize
explanations; I am not looking for a novel!
“A PERIOD OF 3 OR MORE DAYS ABOVE 32 DEGREES CELCIUS”
CAUSES
 The sub-tropical jet stream can reach
north over most of North America
 This brings high tropical temperatures
 If a high pressure system arrives clear
skies will let direct sunlight through
EFFECTS
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Dehydration in Humans
Heat Cramps
Fainting
Heatstroke
RUBRIC: WEATHER ASSIGNMENT
Category
- 2 complete
forecasts
- definition
- causes
- effects
photos/diagrams
- interesting and
informative
L1
L2
L3
L4
- only 1 forecast was found
- 2 forecasts were found but missing
some information
- 2 complete forecasts were found.
- 2 complete forecasts were
found and sourced.
- definition vaguely
communicates the extreme
weather event.
- limited details about the
extreme weather event.
- limited details about the
extreme weather event.
- limited success using
photo/diagrams to
communicate ideas
- limited success creating an
interesting and informative
page.
- partial definition was given,
lacking some important information
of extreme weather event.
- some details about the extreme
weather event.
- some details about the extreme
weather event.
- some success using photo/diagrams
to communicate ideas
- definition is complete, but was
perhaps too wordy, complicated,
or lacked clarity.
- considerable details about the
extreme weather event.
- considerable details about the
extreme weather event.
- considerable success using
photo/diagrams to communicate
ideas
- considerable success creating an
interesting and informative page.
- clear concise definition of the
extreme weather event was
given
- thorough discussion of the
extreme weather event.
- thorough discussion of the
extreme weather event.
- high degree of success using
photo/diagrams to
communicate ideas
- high degree of success
creating an interesting and
informative page.
- some success creating an interesting
and informative page.
TOTAL MARK: ____________
RUBRIC: WEATHER ASSIGNMENT
Category
- 2 complete
forecasts
- definition
- causes
- effects
photos/diagrams
- interesting and
informative
L1
L2
L3
L4
- only 1 forecast was found
- 2 forecasts were found but missing
some information
- 2 complete forecasts were found.
- 2 complete forecasts were
found and sourced.
- definition vaguely
communicates the extreme
weather event.
- limited details about the
extreme weather event.
- limited details about the
extreme weather event.
- limited success using
photo/diagrams to
communicate ideas
- limited success creating an
interesting and informative
page.
- partial definition was given,
lacking some important information
of extreme weather event.
- some details about the extreme
weather event.
- some details about the extreme
weather event.
- some success using photo/diagrams
to communicate ideas
- definition is complete, but was
perhaps too wordy, complicated,
or lacked clarity.
- considerable details about the
extreme weather event.
- considerable details about the
extreme weather event.
- considerable success using
photo/diagrams to communicate
ideas
- considerable success creating an
interesting and informative page.
- clear concise definition of the
extreme weather event was
given
- thorough discussion of the
extreme weather event.
- thorough discussion of the
extreme weather event.
- high degree of success using
photo/diagrams to
communicate ideas
- high degree of success
creating an interesting and
informative page.
TOTAL MARK:
____________
- some success creating an interesting
and informative page.