Introduction
WELCOME MPS METEROLOGISTS!
Hurricanes, tornados, floods, and blizzards. Each 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!
Task
Greetings!
We are planning to move our company, Monarchs 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
California
New York
However, there is a catch. Each of these four states experience different types of severe weather.
Florida experiences hurricanes,
Texas has tornados,
there are floods in California,
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 to.
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.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Process
Process1. Each one of will become an expert on one type of severe weather. The head meteorologist, (your teacher), will assign you a type of weather and your job is to find out what your type of weather is and how it is formed, how much damage it does and costs, safety precautions to take, and the biggest recorded storm of that nature.
Jobs: Hurricanes Tornadoes 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 hit the "Back" button.
3. Now you are ready to research! When you are finished, meet back here you’re your group. Here are some links to help you along. When you are ready to come back to this page, hit the "Back" button.
Hurricaneshttp://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-hurricane.htmhttp://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/hurricane/creation.htmlhttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/explore/science/hurricane/http://www.education.noaa.gov/Special_Topics/Mark_Trail.php?cat=Severe%20Weather Tornadoes http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/tornadoes/ http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm http://www.ready.gov/kids/know-the-facts/tornado Floods http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-rain.htmhttp://www.kidcyber.com.au/topics/floods.htmhttp://www.dosomething.org/tipsandtools/11-facts-about-floodshttp://www.ussartf.org/flooding.htm Blizzards http://www.history.com/videos/science-of-a-blizzard#science-of-a-blizzard http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter_storms/index.htmhttp://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-winter-storms.htmhttp://suite101.com/article/winters-strongest-storm-the-blizzard-a79843 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 safety precautions.
Florida – Hurricanes Texas – Tornadoes California – Floods New York – Blizzards
5. Now that you have decided, you must design a poster to present to the company. The poster 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!
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Evaluation
You will be evaluated on how well you work with your group and your poster that you will present to the class. make sure you include:
1. Your reason for choosing to move Monarchs Incorporated to _____________.
2. 5-7 facts about the possible severe weather the company may experience.
3. The biggest recorded storm(s).
4. Pictures
5. What you can do to prepare in case of severe weather.
Conclusion
Conclusion
Thank you for your help in determining where our business should move. We appreciate all your hard work. Please feel free to visit this fun weather site full of information and games.