We are creating teams of 4th grade meteorologists who will share information about types of weather disasters. Your job as a meteorologist is to gather information about severe weather conditions and how to prepare for them.
The Task:
Each team will be assigned a weather topic from the severe weather conditions listed below:
- Hurricanes
- Tornadoes
- Blizzards
- Thunderstorms
- Floods
The Process:
Each team will...
*Each team will create a PowerPoint which will include a:
- Title slide with weather topic and names of each team member
- A Description of weather topic
- The Causes of weather topic
- The Effects of weather topic
- How to prepare for the severe weather conditions
- The positive and negative effects of weather
Your information will be recorded on a data collection sheet which will be
given to you at the start of the project.
Weather: Changes and Measurement Weather Smart: Tornadoes Understanding Weather Weather Smart: Winter and Snow Earth Science for Students; What is Weather? Weather Smart: Hurricanes Severe Weather Safety: Watch for the Warning Weather Smart: Thunderstorms
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