Hi Team,
I cannot figure out how to get to posts or comments that I have already published. (Post to Sharon about media newscast) Can anyone help me?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Web Site Evaluations - Internet Resources
Good evening Team,
Here are the three websites I thought would add to our project on Weather Monitoring. Two of them are directly geared to the K-6 grade level while the other is a university website for research and history purposes:
Here are the three websites I thought would add to our project on Weather Monitoring. Two of them are directly geared to the K-6 grade level while the other is a university website for research and history purposes:
- The Weather Dude: This is a weather education website by a meteorologist named Nick Walker. He has many different resources and tries to make weather fun for kids.
- Wonderful World of Weather: This is another weather education website sponsored by the Stevens Institute of Technology. There are actual weather projects teachers can use to teach weather to students as well as a research guide.
- Theweatherprediction.com : This website is run by Michigan State University and it bills itself as "The Ulitmate Weather Education Website". Tons of links to images, blogs, quizzes, and weather-related materials.
Web Evaluations
Here are the sites that I will evaluate, so no one else does the same.
1. http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/
2. http://theweatherchannelkids.com/
3. http://www.education.noaa.gov/index.html
-Ally
1. http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/
2. http://theweatherchannelkids.com/
3. http://www.education.noaa.gov/index.html
-Ally
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Rick,
I love your idea about interviewing a local meteorologist and visiting a local television station. Students, I think would enjoy this part of the project. I am definitely a hands-on learner and think the way children do and I got excited when I saw this! I do have just one question for both you and Teresa. Do we have to have a specific grade level we are working with or is this something we have to decide for all grade levels that we will be certified in? (ie K-8)
I love your idea about interviewing a local meteorologist and visiting a local television station. Students, I think would enjoy this part of the project. I am definitely a hands-on learner and think the way children do and I got excited when I saw this! I do have just one question for both you and Teresa. Do we have to have a specific grade level we are working with or is this something we have to decide for all grade levels that we will be certified in? (ie K-8)
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Weather Monitoring Brainstorming ideas
Good Evening,
The ide that I would like to propose is a weather newscast. Feel free to add or take away as you please.
Students will:
Predict the next day's weather and actually chart the temperature for each day.
Students will:
Look at previous year and compare to the present in order to make a graph.
Students will:
Use a radar map to determine what the next day's weather will be.
Students will:
generate real questions about the weather based on observation and previous weather.
Students will:
Manipulate simple devices and explain how they work. (Temperature Thermometer)
Students will:
Develop strategies and skills for information gathering and problem solving. ( Tools: Sources of information, such as reference books, trade books, periodicals. Real-world contexts: Seeking help from peers, adults, libraries, other resources.)
Students will:
Construct charts and graphs and prepare summaries of observations. ( Key concepts: Increase, decrease, steady. Tools: Graph paper, rulers, crayons. Real-world contexts : Examples of simple charts and graphs like those found in a newspaper.)
Weather Monitoring Project Idea
From my brainstorming ideas, here is an example of one weather monitoring project:
Weather Monitoring Project Idea
1. Students would research the history of meteorology.
2. Mark advancements in weather monitoring technology on a timeline.
3. Monitor the weather for a predetermined time (week, month, etc.) using old school tools and modern tools such as a mercury thermometer vs. a digital thermometer.
4. Compare and Contrast the results using both the manual and digital tools.
5. Compare both readings to the Internet, television, radio, and newspaper (one or all for comparison).
6. Interview a local meteorologist to get their insights on how weather monitoring has evolved over the year in particular in the area of technology. Pros? Cons?
7. Visit a local news television station to see how the new high tech tools and systems measure temperature and weather systems.
8. Optional: Work with other student groups in different geographical areas of the United States such as in the South, West, and the Northeast to compare their findings. Does the area of the country help or hinder the results?
Weather Monitoring Project Idea
1. Students would research the history of meteorology.
2. Mark advancements in weather monitoring technology on a timeline.
3. Monitor the weather for a predetermined time (week, month, etc.) using old school tools and modern tools such as a mercury thermometer vs. a digital thermometer.
4. Compare and Contrast the results using both the manual and digital tools.
5. Compare both readings to the Internet, television, radio, and newspaper (one or all for comparison).
6. Interview a local meteorologist to get their insights on how weather monitoring has evolved over the year in particular in the area of technology. Pros? Cons?
7. Visit a local news television station to see how the new high tech tools and systems measure temperature and weather systems.
8. Optional: Work with other student groups in different geographical areas of the United States such as in the South, West, and the Northeast to compare their findings. Does the area of the country help or hinder the results?
Weather Monitoring Brainstorming Ideas
Weather Monitoring Brainstorming
Who? What? Where? Why? How? To What Extent?
Who monitors weather?
History of Meteorology
• Famous figures of meteorology
• Famous discoveries (thermometers, barometers, etc.)
Meteorologists, National Weather Association, bloggers, me, you, Storm Chasers
What is weather monitoring?
How has weather monitoring changed over the centuries?
How do different countries monitor weather?
Students could use the manual tools and then use the electronic tools. Compare them.
Where is weather monitored?
Look at the different parts of the world and compare and contrast what they need to monitor (i.e. tsunamis are an issue in Asia, but not much of an issue in most of the United States).
Why is weather monitored?
To determine, warn, and save lives from incoming weather disasters
How have the type and amount of disasters affected the way weather is monitored?
Do any countries still use older methods to monitor weather?
What high tech tools are used to monitor weather today?
• Storm chasers use tracking systems to throw inside a tornado to study them.
• Different types of radars.
• Buoys in the ocean
• Antarctica has scientists continually studying the continent for weather.
To what extent has weather monitoring affected the world?
The technology of weather monitoring tools has advanced with other technologies
Meteorologists are able to determine approaching tornadoes and hurricanes to save lives.
Every day, Americans are able to plan their day based on the weather.
Continued exposure to the weather all day through The Weather Channel, all newscasts have weather reports as well as the Internet, newspapers, radio, etc.
Who? What? Where? Why? How? To What Extent?
Who monitors weather?
History of Meteorology
• Famous figures of meteorology
• Famous discoveries (thermometers, barometers, etc.)
Meteorologists, National Weather Association, bloggers, me, you, Storm Chasers
What is weather monitoring?
How has weather monitoring changed over the centuries?
How do different countries monitor weather?
Students could use the manual tools and then use the electronic tools. Compare them.
Where is weather monitored?
Look at the different parts of the world and compare and contrast what they need to monitor (i.e. tsunamis are an issue in Asia, but not much of an issue in most of the United States).
Why is weather monitored?
To determine, warn, and save lives from incoming weather disasters
How have the type and amount of disasters affected the way weather is monitored?
Do any countries still use older methods to monitor weather?
What high tech tools are used to monitor weather today?
• Storm chasers use tracking systems to throw inside a tornado to study them.
• Different types of radars.
• Buoys in the ocean
• Antarctica has scientists continually studying the continent for weather.
To what extent has weather monitoring affected the world?
The technology of weather monitoring tools has advanced with other technologies
Meteorologists are able to determine approaching tornadoes and hurricanes to save lives.
Every day, Americans are able to plan their day based on the weather.
Continued exposure to the weather all day through The Weather Channel, all newscasts have weather reports as well as the Internet, newspapers, radio, etc.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Ha! I figured out how to create a post. Yayyy Me!
Hello, my fellow Weather Monitoring Crew. Have we decided on how we will download Inspiration so that we can all benefit from the 30 days. Is it possible for Ally to do the first 30 days and I will do the next 30 days and Rick can do the last 30 days. Thanks so much again Rick for putting the blog together!
~Teresa
Friday, January 20, 2012
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