Weather

**Expectation 2.1 **The student will identify and describe techniques used to investigate the universe and Earth **Indicator 2.1.2** The student will describe the purpose and advantage of current tools, delivery systems and techniques used to study the atmosphere, land and water on Earth. **Assessment limits:** delivery systems (satellite-based) Expectation 2.3 The student will explain how the transfer of energy and matter affect Earth systems. **Indicator 2.3.1** The student will describe how energy and matter transfer affect Earth systems. **Assessment limits:** Atmospheric circulation (heat transfer systems- conduction/convection/radiation, phase change, latent heat, pressure gradients, general global circulation, Coriolis effect) || SWBAT describe how satellites are used in the collection of weather data, correctly interpret the satellite information to forecast the weather. || ** Essential Question(s): ** What information is required to correctly forecast the weather? || SWBAT access real time satellite imagery of weather data, prepare a power point, and predict the final day forecast. || Prepare a forecast power point || ** Other Evidence: ** Students will work cooperatively with their group. || **Engage:** Family Reunion Narrative **Explore: **Using the Satellite Meteorolgy Mmodules created by UW-Madision http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satmet/modules/index.html to extract the information required to understand the satellite images they were downloading. **Procedure:** Teacher selected student groups were assigned a country to follow the forecast and download ‘real time’ weather satellite images of their country for five days. http://oiswww.eumetsat.org/IPPS/html/latestImages.html After completing the data collection, each group prepared a six day weather forecast: five known and the sixth day they predicated the forecast. **Explain:** The students had to decide which image to use each day that would accentuate the current weather of their country. **Evaluate: **Forecast Presentation Rubric [|__http://www.salisbury.edu/esprit/mary/Weather_forecast_rubric.doc__] Student Presentation Table for Group Evaluation [|__http://www.salisbury.edu/esprit/mary/Student_scoring_rubric.docx__] || “But of course we are going to have it outside. . .” [|__www.salisbury.edu/esprit/mary/Forecast_opening_narrative.docx__] ||
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