Forecasting the Weather
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Task 1
(Completion of this table will serve as your assessment
To begin, decide on a city that you would like to
complete your research on. You will then track data for
this city for the next five days. You will use the following
Use the table provided by your teacher to help you
organize your information. While you are completing
task one, you may also work on task two to help you
better understand the weather conditions in your area.
(Completion of this table will serve as your assessment
for task 1.)
Task 2: Location, Location, Location!
Where in the world is your city located? How is this affecting the weather that it
currently has? Use the worksheet provided by your teacher to record your answers
for later. (Completion of this will serve as your assessment for task 2.)
- Using the following website, http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/findlatlong.htm find the latitude and longitude points for your city. Round the latitude and longitude numbers to the nearest whole number.
- What hemisphere is your city located? Use this link to help you determine which hemisphere you are researching. http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ss5/b/comcontocheml.cfm
- What season is your city currently experiencing? Use the following website to help you come to a conclusion on the season. Be sure that you can explain how you know what the season is and why you know this. http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0017B-reasons-for-the-four-seasons.php
