Cloud Project
Name: ____________________________ Cloud Type: ___________________
Due Date: ________________________
Have you ever wondered what clouds are? Or maybe you’ve wondered why clouds are
in the sky in the first place. How are clouds made? Are clouds useful? And how do
clouds influence and change the weather that humans experience here on Earth. In this
WebQuest you will be able to find out what clouds are made of and why they are useful
and how clouds affect our weather.
Part 1: Clouds 101
1. Go to http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudhome.html
2. This is a little young for you, so I’m hoping it’s an easy Quest. Click on “Clouds
Impact our Lives.”
3. Follow and answer the questions as they continue. At the bottom of the first page
click on How do Clouds Form.
a. What is the correct answer to the first question? __________________
b. Do not ignore the other questions, all of this information will become
important as this unit continues.
Part II: Research
1. Start with the resources given and then find your own. You need to become an
expert on your cloud type because YOU will be responsible for teaching it to the
class.
2. When researching your cloud type, keep these things in mind:
a. What type of cloud do you have? What does its name mean?
b. What makes it a cloud?
c. Where is it located?
d. How does it affect the weather?
e. What type of weather does it signal?
f. Is this cloud type more common during a certain season? In a certain
geographical region?
3. You then need to create a 5 slide PowerPoint presentation plus a resource slide. It
needs to include all of the information you have located as well as good pictures
of your cloud type.
4. You will then present the information to the class. Each person will have
approximately 5 minutes to teach the class about their type of cloud.
Part III:
1. Provide your teacher with a copy of your resource slide.
2. Create 3 multiple-choice questions about your cloud type that would be fair to
find on the test. Be sure to include the answers and hand it in to your teacher.
Resources:
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/stratus.html
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cirrus.html
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cumulus.html
http://www.scienceclass.com/dayscape/pages/main.htm
http://www.boatsafe.com/kids/weather1.htm
http://schoolscience.rice.edu/duker/weatypeclouds.html
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/clouds/cloud_types.html
http://imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/clima/imaging/cldfr.htm
Multimedia Project : Power Point
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Attractiveness
Makes excellent use of
font, color, graphics,
effects, etc. to enhance
the presentation.
Makes good use of
font, color, graphics,
effects, etc. to enhance
to presentation.
Makes use of font,
color, graphics, effects,
etc. but occasionally
these detract from the
presentation content.
Use of font, color,
graphics, effects etc.
but these often distract
from the presentation
content.
Information
Product shows a large
information. Answers
all questions and
includes other
important information
Product shows all
necessary information.
Answers all questions
but does not include
additional important
information.
Product includes most
of the necessary
information. Some
questions left
unanswered.
Product missing a a
good deal of important
information.
Mechanics
No misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Three or fewer
misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Four misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.
More than 4 errors in
spelling or grammar.
Organization
Content is well
organized using
headings or bulleted
lists to group related
material.
Uses headings or
Content is logically
bulleted lists to
organized for the most
organize, but the
part.
overall organization of
topics appears flawed.
CATEGORY
Oral Presentation Interesting, well-
Relatively interesting,
rehearsed with smooth rehearsed with a fairly
delivery that holds
smooth delivery that
audience attention.
usually holds audience
attention.
Delivery not smooth,
but able to hold
audience attention
most of the time.
There was no clear or
logical organizational
structure, just lots of
facts.
Delivery not smooth
and audience attention
lost.
Cirro-stratus
Cirrus
Cirro-cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Altostratus
Altocumulus
Stratocumulus
Stratus
Nimbostratus
Mammatus
Lenticular
Contrail
Cumulus congestus
Cumulus mediocrus
Cumulus humilus
Cap Clouds
Fog
Kelvin-Helmholtz
Noctilucent
Nacreous
Ice Clouds
Wall cloud
Wave cloud