PROJECT GOAL:

Project Outcomes:

• Students will:
  1. learn about the characteristics of different storms in the different parts of North America/World
  2. Use the Internet as a major source of information on storms
• Internet Activities:
  1. E-Mail: communication with other classrooms in different locations that have experienced storms and the effects on their lives
  2. Lists: join Listservs about weather
  3. WWW: use the Internet to research storms

CURRICULUM FOCUS:

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:

• READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS

  Students will:
  1. Write a weather report using images and data from Worldwide Web sites
  2. Research different types of storms and write a narrative about each type of storm
  3. Read both narrative and expository texts about each of the types of storms being studied.
  4. Internet Activities:
  Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane Main Menu
  A gopher page of links to various types of storm files
  

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• MATH

  Students will:
  
  1. Plot storm coordinates and monitor its movement as it progresses
     
  2. Compute the monthly averages for:
  • Precipitation
  • Wind Speeds
  • Temperature
  
  Internet Sources:
  The Daily Planet's weather and climate links
  

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• SCIENCE

  Students will:
  
  1. Collect weather maps with different types of disturbances in order to compare and contrast storms as represented on weather maps
     
  2. Use graphic organizers such as Venn diagrams to gather information
     
  3. Write reports on different types of storms using information from graphic organizers
  
  Internet Sources:
  "The Daily Planet"
  "gopher files"
  Storm Watch converts National Weather Service reports to graphical displays.
  

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• GEOGRAPHY

  Students will:
  
  1. Use maps and globes to locate storms using coordinates.
     
  2. Plot the location of major storms and their movement on a world map, with colored pins
     *** Each storm will have a particular color assigned to it.
  Internet Sources:
  "Storm Watch"
  

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• ASSESSMENT

  Students will:
  Use the internet to acquire information on a particular storm and give both an oral and a written report on the following:
  1. Intensity
  2. Movement
  3. Weather data on that particular storm ie: wind speed. precipitation, etc.
  4. E-mail to a student in the area of the storm and get a first hand report by someone experiencing the storm and its effect on that particular community.
  
  

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  ****Weather, Weather, and More Weather Links****

  
  • Weather Information Superhighway
  • Nerd World : WEATHER
  • WeatherNet
  • WeatherNet: Tropical Weather Products
  • The Weather Unit
  • Weather Trade Marketing Documents
  • Planet Earth Home Page - Weather Information
  • The Weather Channel ® Home Page
  • Weather Glossary for Storm Spotters
  • Weather Underground Homepage
  • The Weather Underground K-12 Weather Listserver
  • National Severe Storms Forecast Center
  • Storm Chaser Homepage
  • Sims Hurricane Watch 1995
  • NOAA Information
  • Office of Meteorology
  • FEMA-Fact Sheet--Winter Storms

  
  AUTHORS:
  • Botelho, Gus ride0332@ride.ri.net Kickemuit Middle School at Guiteras - Bristol-Warren, Rhode Island science, reading, language

  • Cabral, Ida C. ride0325@ride.ri.net Andrews School - Bristol-Warren, Rhode Island all academic subjects grade 5

  • with special help from Diane Morris dmm@uriacc.uri.edu Bristol/Warren special ed. resource (K-3 buildings) K-3

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