Becoming a Meteorologist: Process

Process

PRECIPITATION- Rain and Cloud Formation

Look over the following websites about rain and cloud formations. Complete the attatched worksheet with information that answers the question the best.

WORKSHEET

RAIN	CLOUD FORMATION
Rain	High-Level Clouds
Water Cycle	Mid-Level Clouds
Thunder and Lightning	Low-level Clouds
	Vertically Developed Clouds

After that you will then visit http://www.weatherwizkids.com/wxinstruments.htm and learn about the tools weathermen use. You will need to know what the instruments are and what they are used for.

MAP OF THE DIFFERENT WEATHER IN UTAH

Label the map with region appropriate terms listed below. Using the links provided below shade and label the areas on your map to match the pictures provided. Some of these terms might be used in multiple areas. Map of Utah.

Dixie and Utah's Nation Parks color BLUE

West Desert color YELLOW

Utah's Mountains color GREEN

Unitah Basin color RED

How to create a forecast:

1. Create a Chart that looks like this

DATE
TIME
TEMPERATURE
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE
HUMIDITY
PRECIPITATION
PRECIPITATION AMOUNT
WIND DIRECTION

2. Next, click this link (weather)and copy down this information into the chart you just drew. For the next 7 days you will chart the weather.

3. In the corner of the webpage, it says "Local Weather," there you will enter the zip code: 84044.

4. The page that you will be taken to has the same information asked for in the chart. Copy down what the website has and put it in the appropriate box.

5. At the end of the week, you will analyze your data and complete the following worksheet that will be turned into your news report. WORKSHEET

----> After researching rain, clouds, tornadoes and hurricanes, you have become an expert in the field of weather, not that Hurricanes will happen in Utah.

Now that you have accurately recorded the weather for the past week, use the information you have learned thoughout this webquest to write a detailed forecast for tomorrow. Use the graphic organizer to put your ideas in a logical order
Once you have your details all written out, turn that into a script for your meteorologist debut or presentation. The following worksheet will help guide you in writing your script.

Becoming a Meteorologist

Process

RAIN

CLOUD FORMATION

----> After researching rain, clouds, tornadoes and hurricanes, you have become an expert in the field of weather, not that Hurricanes will happen in Utah.

Now that you have accurately recorded the weather for the past week, use the information you have learned thoughout this webquest to write a detailed forecast for tomorrow. Use the graphic organizer to put your ideas in a logical order

Once you have your details all written out, turn that into a script for your meteorologist debut or presentation. The following worksheet will help guide you in writing your script.