Project Global Weather - Weather Patterns By: Gary M. Prodanas

Once the UN has divided you into teams, each team member must assume one of the following roles:

Team Leader	Responsible for keeping the team on task, completing a LEADER worksheet and writing a five paragraph essay summarizing the presentation complete with bibliography.
Meteorologist	Responsible for a complete description of the weather pattern and its causes, completing the METEOROLOGIST worksheet as well as citing all sources of meteorological information.
Sociologist	Responsible for determining the effect the weather pattern has on the people of the area, completing the Sociologist worksheet and citing all sources of sociological information.
Technology Specialist	Responsible for the design of the presentation, and for rating all sources of infomation.

Each team member should begin researching their weather pattern using the internet resources below as well as information from: Magazines, Scientific Journals, Books, and Encyclopedias. Information should be obtained that will describe the weather pattern and its cause, as well as any affect on society. Team members should make sure to document all sources correctly.

The technology specialist should make sure that each website is rated. A website that receives a good rating should be: clear, informative and easy to use.

Sample ratings chart

Website name and address

Topic of the site

Rating 1 - poor
5 - excellent

When research is completed, all team members should brainstorm for materials that will be used during the presentation, that will aid in completing the task. The team should then create an outline of the presentation.
Once the outline is complete, all team members will aid in the creation of the presentation, which will include either a posterboard or electronic presentation. The design must describe, and highlight the causes and effects on society of the weather pattern.
The team leader will complete a 5 paragraph essay that summarizes the presentation and has a bibliography which documents all the resources used. The Meteorologist and the Sociology must supply the Team Leader with all the information needed for the bibliography. Correct Resource Citation
At the time of the presentation each team member must report on his/her aspect of the project, and the following items turned over the UN leaders,

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