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Introduction Is your head in the clouds? Today you're going to become cloud crazy! You have been hired as a meteorologist for Sunnybank Primary School. You will become an expert on different types of white puffs in the sky.
Task Your job is to complete a Cloud Catalog. It will consist of three drawings of different types of clouds along with a brief description of each. You will also need to answer some general questions about clouds.
Resources
Dan's Weather Page Athena Weather Page
Process You will work in your team of three taking turns with the mouse. 1. Use Dan's Weather Page to answer these questions in your cloud catalogue: o a. What are clouds made of? o b. Use your own words to tell how clouds are formed. o c. Write an example of a flat cloud and a puffy cloud. 2. Using the Athena Weather Page, make your cloud catalogue. o a. Name the three types of clouds. o b. Draw a picture of each type. o c. Describe each type of cloud. o d. What type of weather does each type of cloud bring? 3. Look out the window! What types of clouds are in the sky today? 4. Predict tomorrow's weather.
Evaluation · Did you answer all the questions? · Did you work cooperatively with your team? · Did you check your work for spelling, words left out, the right words used, punctuation? · Exchange papers. Check your teammates' writing for neatness and accuracy. Conclusion You have completed your Cloud Catalog! You should understand what a cloud is and be able to describe the three major types of clouds. You can now predict the weather. Congratulations!!! You are now an official cloud-crazy meteorologist for Sunnybank!
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