Introduction
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
I am planning on moving my technology company, Scalise Tech., somewhere else in the United States because we are not getting any business in Missouri. The four states we are considering are Florida, Texas, California, 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, 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 have been 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
Process
1. Each one of will become an expert in two types of severe weather. The head meteorologist, (your teacher), will assign you a type of weather and your job is to gather information on that type of weather.
Jobs:
Hurricanes
Tornados
Floods
Blizzards
2. Now you are ready to research! As you are doing your research, you will record the information on a Severe Weather recording sheet. Here are some links to help you along.
3. Now that you have become an expert on your weather conditions, you need to share this with your partner. 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 – Tornados
California – Floods
New York – Blizzards
4. Now that you have decided, you must create a powerpoint to present to the company. Go to Evaluation Tab to see what your powerpoint must include.
Evaluation
You will each create your own PowerPoint. Once both Powerpoints are complete, we will combine them to make one big Powerpoint.
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Meteorologist 1 |
Meteorologist 2 |
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Slide 1/Title Slide Name of State and Weather condition you chose Your names Save picture from the internet of your severe weather and insert picture from file on this slide. |
Slide 2 What is a ______? How is it formed? When is ________ Season? Save picture from the internet of diagram on how it forms and insert picture from file on this slide. |
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Slide 3 How long of a warning do people get? What kind of damage does a ______ do? Use bullet points to list the damages
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Slide 4 What safety precautions are there for __________? Use bullet points to list the safety steps
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Slide 5 Insert a bar chart. You are going to compare the damage of your severe weather to the damages of one of the other severe weathers |
Slide 6 Insert a bar chart. You are going to compare the damage of your severe weather to the damages of one of the other severe weathers |
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Slide 7/ To Learn More Info: Insert a hyperlink to Weather Wiz Kids website. Make sure the page is on your severe weather. |
Slide 8/ To Learn More Info: Insert a hyperlink to Web Weather for Kids website. Make sure the page is on your severe weather. |
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Add one sound from Clip Organizer to Slide 1 |
Add one movie from Clip Organizer to Slide 2 |
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Animation needs to be on all 4 slides |
Animation needs to be on all 4 slides |
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Change the font on all slides. The font cannot be Times New Roman or Calibri. The color of the font also needs to be changed. |
Change the font on all slides. The font cannot be Times New Roman or Calibri. The color of the font also needs to be changed. |
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When you cut and paste your PowerPoint slides to be on one PowerPoint, you will them decide on a background design. |
Conclusion
Thank you for your help in determining where our business should move. We appreciate all your hard work!