CP, SI, TPS
| (a) |
Pose questions about local weather conditions and methods of collecting weather data. |
| (b) |
Compare strengths and limitations of methods and technologies used historically and currently by different people around the world to obtain information about the weather. |
| (c) |
Classify clouds as stratus, cumulus, cirrus, or "other", compare results with others, and analyze why results may vary. |
| (d) |
Use a technological problem-solving process to design and construct simple weather instruments (e.g., wind vane, rain gauge, thermometer, barometer, and anemometer). |
| (e) |
Explain the function and purpose of simple weather instruments. |
| (f) |
Compile and display local weather data (e.g., temperature, wind speed and direction, amount of sunlight, precipitation, relative humidity, and cloud cover) for a given time interval (e.g., hourly throughout the day, daily for one week, and weekly for one month) using a weather journal, tables, charts, diagrams, and graphs. |
| (g) |
Construct a wind rose to determine the predominant wind direction in a region over a given time period. |
| (h) |
Evaluate, using student-developed criteria, the effectiveness of a personally-constructed weather instrument. |
| (i) |
Construct a sample weather map for their region, indicating the temperature, wind speed and direction, precipitation, and cloud cover at a given time. |
| (j) |
Analyze patterns and discrepancies in weather data for a given location over a specified time interval. |
| (k) |
Generate simple conclusions about the prevailing local weather conditions. |
| (l) |
Pose new questions about local weather conditions based on what was learned. |
