1. Extreme Weather Conditions/ Newscast
News Cast Activity

2. Weather forecasts Meteorologist: a person who studies the weather
Take measurements of temperature, air pressure, winds, humidity, and precipitation
Make weather maps (used to make weather forecasts)

3. Severe Storms Hurricanes (tropical storms) Winter Storms (blizzards)
Winter Storms (ice storms)
Thunderstorms (flash flooding and winds)
Thunderstorms (hail, thunder, lightning)
Tornadoes
Drought

4. Information to be covered in paper and presentation
1. How is the storm/natural disaster developed? (Give the “ingredients” necessary for the weather condition to form
2. What are the consequences of this weather condition to people, property, land etc.
3. Where does this weather condition occur?
4. How do people prepare for the weather condition?
5. Give a story of someone who experienced this weather condition
6. Describe one of the most severe cases of this storm/natural disaster

5. Jobs within each group Everyone is a researcher 1 or 2 reporters
2 writers
1 graphic organizer to draw weather map, diagrams, vocab list etc.
An interviewee that will tell the story of being in the weather condition

6. Conditions
You can not decide to walk away from the group and be on your own
You can not switch groups
*At end of paper: each person will write how they contributed to the group
DUE: Presentations and Reports- Tuesday

7. What needs to be included
Paper with cover page
Script
Map
Posterboard with pictures and vocabulary showing an explaining the storm

8. DAY 1 Assign roles for PAPER and PRESENTATION
Each person gather information for their topic of the paper
Start writing part of the paper
HW: start bringing in supplies and more research for paper/presentation

9. Day 2 Finish up part of the paper
Start working on presentation visuals (map, poster)
Start working on script
HW: type up your portion of the paper, send/give to one person for editing/formatting
Bring in supplies for presentation

10. Day 3 Continue to work on script and visuals Revise paper
HW: work on your part of paper/presentation, bring in supplies

11. Day 4 Last minute touches on visuals and paper
Practice presentation with group
HW: Prepare for presentations!