5 Star Tex' Weather Challenge

Day 1: Meteorologists and Their Tools

For today's tasks, all team members must choose a role:
a - speaker
b - reader
c - writer
d - courier

Task 1

Use the task sheet in Appendix A.

Task 2 and task 3 will help you find the answers to the task sheet.

Task 2

What is a Meteorologist?  Use the resources below to help you find the answer.

Task 3

 Explore the links below to find out what these weather tools are and what they are used for.

- Thermometer
- Rain Gauge
- Weather Vane
- Wind Sock
- Barometer
- Anemometer
- Doppler Radar

Resources:

Weather Instruments:  http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
Scholastic Weather watch:  http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/

Team Bats Day 1 – Weather Instruments
              Task
Students listen to ebook on weather instruments and share with the group what they have learned.
http://bookbuilder.cast.org/view.php?op=view&book=58444&page=1

Accomodations:  Special Education Aide

• Gets headsets ready for students
• plays the ebook and uses the coaches to listen to the audio

Task 1

Students are to access the internet and look up forecasts in the following cities:
Houston, TX
New York, NY
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA
Reno, NV

Resources: http://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cleT0Tg3u