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Opening ActivityKentucky is about to experience a TORNADO (not really).
1. How do meteorologists predict or monitor the tornadic events?2. How do meteorologists keep people informed and safe?
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Unit 5: Climate and Resources
Student PBL Storyboard Project
Overview of Project• Pick a catastrophic natural disaster event (from list provided)• Provide a scientific overview of the event• Discuss the potential impact on people/society/economy• Explain current technology of event prediction/monitoring• Provide limitations on current technology • Provide “next steps” needed to make future technology better at predicting
event
Expectations
• Groups of 2 (no more, no less)
• Pick event from teacher list provided
• Storyboard Project
Natural Disaster Events• Blizzard• Tornado• Earthquakes• Hurricanes/Typhoon/Cyclones• Flooding/Sea Level Rising/Tsunamis• Drought/Heat Waves/Dust Storms• Volcanic Eruptions• El Nino/Monsoon• Forest Fires
Related topics, but
you can choose 1.
Storyboard Requirements Rubric will be provided
• Title• Introduction to the project (what are you doing? Why you doing this?)• Abstract/Background (introduction to science behind event)• Effects (to people/society/economy)• Current Technologies (2) (how to predict/monitor)• Data• Limitations to Technology
• Future Technology Needs (your research/input)• Conclusion (overall how future technology will help society)
Between each “box”
there will be a transition statement
Example Format (see back of rubric)
Class CompetitionTop 3 voted storyboards from each class will be laminated and displayed in the hallway, and…
Rewarded EXTRA CREDIT!!!
Today’s “Homework”• 1 per group• Google Slide Document Set Up
• DO NOT edit the document• Make a copy of the document, then edit your personal copy.
• (And 3 paragraphs on meteorology)
Opening ActivityRead this Doppler
radar map and explain what events
(thunderstorm, wind, etc.) and where the
events might be happening.
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Oklahoma CityMidwest City
Norman
Warren
Warr Acres
Technology of Catastrophic
Natural Events
Weather Related Technology
Surface Observations of temperature, wind, precipitation, cloudiness. . .mostly at airports . . .can be taken by people
Or by machines such as the ASOS - Automated Surface Observing System
Analyzing the Weather
COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
•Volunteer weather observers
•Daily temperature and precipitation reports
•River level reports
• Important for ground information
Electromagnetic waves that measure the density of air/clouds. It can see very far distances - with greater detail and more power than any other weather radar in the world!!
So sensitive . . . it can detect birds . . . bats . . . bugs and pollen in the air . . . and leaves rustling on nearby trees.
Of course, we can’t forget radar!
But observations are not limited to surface conditions. Aircraft reports of winds and weather are important.
And observations from upper air balloons launched twice a day at around 120 sites are the basis of upper air analysis.
Dozens of satellites keep a constant watch over the earth each day. Some are geosynchronous (stay in the same position over the earth) while others orbit around the earth.
Ocean Buoys•Allow scientists to observe and
measure ocean currents, temperature, depth, and wave movements (for tsunamis)•Hundreds of buoys are placed
throughout the oceans and sending data to satellites for scientists everywhere.
Non-Weather Related Technology and Events
Non - Weather Related Technology
Seismograph• Measures the strength of movement of the Earth’s plates. • Normally placed in areas with high concentrations or most likely
places to have earthquakes and volcanoes. • Measures in units called Richter scale.
Air, Water, and Soil Gas Analysis• Gases can be measured to determine the ingredients in a sample. • Certain gases (i.e. Sulphur gases) can be indicators of eruptions or
other events.
Ocean Buoys (again)•Allow scientists to observe and
measure ocean currents, temperature, depth, and wave movements (for tsunamis)•Hundreds of buoys are placed
throughout the oceans and sending data to satellites for scientists everywhere.
Project WorkWork for today:• Title• Introduction Paragraph
Homework: Family Discussion
“What’s the most extreme weather event you have witnessed? What did you do to stay safe?”