Severe Weather Research
Introduction
Hurricanes, tornados, floods, and blizzard are potentially dangerous and cause millions of dollars in damage. But which is the MOST severe? Which would cause the least amount of damage? Where do these types of weather occur? It’s up to you to answer these questions! |
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Task
Greetings! We are planning to move our company, Spartan Incorporated, to a different part of the United States because we are not getting any business in the hot desert of Arizona. The four states we are considering are Florida, Texas, Louisiana and New York. However, there is a catch. Each of these four states experience different types of severe weather. Florida experiences hurricanes, Texas has tornados, Louisiana has floods, and New York encounters blizzards.
You have been chosen to evaluate the four extreme weather conditions to determine which state would be the best to relocate. You have been chosen because we have heard that you will be studying weather in science. We are looking for a place that the severe weather leaves the least amount of damage and we can easily prepare for the weather conditions. Thank you in advance for your help.
Greetings! We are planning to move our company, Spartan Incorporated, to a different part of the United States because we are not getting any business in the hot desert of Arizona. The four states we are considering are Florida, Texas, Louisiana and New York. However, there is a catch. Each of these four states experience different types of severe weather. Florida experiences hurricanes, Texas has tornados, Louisiana has floods, and New York encounters blizzards.
You have been chosen to evaluate the four extreme weather conditions to determine which state would be the best to relocate. You have been chosen because we have heard that you will be studying weather in science. We are looking for a place that the severe weather leaves the least amount of damage and we can easily prepare for the weather conditions. Thank you in advance for your help.
Process
1. Each one of you will become an expert on one type of weather condition. The head meteorologist, (your teacher), will assign you a type of weather. Your job is to find out what is the type of weather, how it is formed, how much is the damage costs, safety precautions to take, and the biggest recorded storm of that nature.
2. As you are doing your research, you will record the information on a Severe Weather recording sheet. Click on your job below to get your record sheet. When you are ready to come back to this page, click the "Back" button.
3. Now you are ready to research! When you are finished, meet back here with your group. Here are some links to help you. When you are ready to come back to this page, click on the "Back" button.
Weather Wiz Kids
NOAA Web Site
4. Now that you have become an expert on your weather condition, you need to share this with the members of your group. After sharing, your group must decide which state our business should move to. Please take into consideration that we are looking for a place where the weather does the least amount of damage and we can prepare for with minor safety precautions.
5. Now that you have decided, your group must create a PowerPoint to present to the company (your class). The PowerPoint must include what the weather is, amount of damage and cost, safety precautions, and biggest recorded storm(s). Remember to include pictures! Do your best work, because it will be graded. You will also receive a group grade based on how well your group works together.
1. Each one of you will become an expert on one type of weather condition. The head meteorologist, (your teacher), will assign you a type of weather. Your job is to find out what is the type of weather, how it is formed, how much is the damage costs, safety precautions to take, and the biggest recorded storm of that nature.
- Hurricanes
- Tornados
- Floods
- Blizzards
2. As you are doing your research, you will record the information on a Severe Weather recording sheet. Click on your job below to get your record sheet. When you are ready to come back to this page, click the "Back" button.
- Hurricane Expert
- Tornado Expert
- Flood Expert
- Blizzard Expert
3. Now you are ready to research! When you are finished, meet back here with your group. Here are some links to help you. When you are ready to come back to this page, click on the "Back" button.
Weather Wiz Kids
NOAA Web Site
4. Now that you have become an expert on your weather condition, you need to share this with the members of your group. After sharing, your group must decide which state our business should move to. Please take into consideration that we are looking for a place where the weather does the least amount of damage and we can prepare for with minor safety precautions.
- Florida – Hurricanes
- Texas – Tornados
- Louisiana– Floods
- New York – Blizzards
5. Now that you have decided, your group must create a PowerPoint to present to the company (your class). The PowerPoint must include what the weather is, amount of damage and cost, safety precautions, and biggest recorded storm(s). Remember to include pictures! Do your best work, because it will be graded. You will also receive a group grade based on how well your group works together.