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From: Monster Storms Mission 3: The Chase
Mission 3 - Lesson 7: Predicting Severe Weather

Design and document a procedure to collect weather intelligence. Enter weather intelligence in a data collection chart online or on paper. Develop a local weather forecast for severe storms for the next few days. Report weather predictions to the class or school community.
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Prepare  
 
Prepare
 
Time required: 60 minutes
  • Obtain a classroom set of materials necessary for the Field Assignment as presented on page 64.
  • Make sure all Internet connections are functional and access to the suggested URLs is not blocked by the local server.
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    Motivate  
     
    Motivate
    		 
    Have students discuss the best strategies for informing their community of an ensuing natural disaster. Compare and contrast various media and identify their specific advantages in preparing and mobilizing the population for an emergency situation. If time allows, you might wish to have student teams write and perform an emergency radio broadcast script that informs a town about increasing likelihood of a tornado outbreak.
    Teach  
     
    Teach
    		 
    Have students compare and contrast the collection of weather data used for forecasting and the collection of similar data used to research meteorological events. Ask questions such as: “Can weather data be used for both purposes? What makes atmospheric data most useful for forecasting weather? What makes atmospheric data most useful for research purposes?”
     
    Predicting Severe Weather Field Assignment
    		 
    Instructions: Have students explore the techniques and applications for predicting monster weather by completing the Field Assignment: Predicting Severe Weather. This assignment will extend beyond the time allotted for a standard period, so make sure student review the lab procedures the night before. Plan ahead to facilitate students uncovering of appropriate resources. Follow all instructions in the teacher’s edition.
    View In this field assignment, students are challenged to use tools they have built to help them collect and analyze weather data. They then use their data to determine if a severe storm will form in their community in the next 24 hours.
     
    Predicting Severe Weather Data Sheet Field Assignment
    		 
    View To go with Mission 3 Field Assignment.
     
    Mission 3 Field Assignment: Predicting Severe Weather Journal Question
    		 
    What should people think about before they build homes and businesses or plan activities in places where monster storms are common? Explain your answers.
    Reflect And Assess  
     
    Reflect and Assess
    		 
    • Have students evaluate and critically analyze the range of answers and their explanations that the class recorded in response to the Journal Question posed on page 65.
    • As an assessment, have students design, create and display posters as described in the section Authentic Assessment: Tornado Alley Poster Session.
    Follow-up  
     
    Follow Up Supporting Material
    		 
    View Some examples of concept maps students can use at the beginning and end of each mission.
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