Grade 5 science project and helpful links

“Wild” Weather Research

Task: Research a specific type of (extreme) weather.

Examples: hurricanes, drought, tornado, blizzard, typhoon, thunder storm, severe flooding etc.

Answer the following questions by creating at least one slide each!

1. Explain the conditions needed for your type of weather (what/ where/when)!

2. Describe the process of how the type of weather forms (how does it from in steps)!

3. How is this weather dangerous?

4. How can humans prevent or be safe in this weather?

5. Describe a historical example of your weather (e.g. Hurricane Katherina in 2005)

6. Glossary of terms (at least 5 specific words  and definitions)

7. Bibliography page with all your links to text and web resources

Tips for a great slideshow

■ Include a Title Page & Table of Contents 

■ Each slide should have at least 2 pictures

■ Weather maps or other diagrams

■ Captions (titles for pictures and graphs)

■ 1-3 short texts ( with 3-5 sentences max)

Useful Links and resources

Climate vs. Weather Explained (Video)

https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a2c-d3cb-a96c-7b2d3e210000

Weather Overview Pages:

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/weather-and-climate/weather-and-climate.htm

http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/services/search-results?query=weather

More Links to specific extreme weather conditions

http://teacher.scholastic.com/researchtools/researchstarters/weather/index.html

Hurricanes:

https://www.cbc.ca/kidscbc2/the-feed/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hurricanes

Tornadoes:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-tornado.htm

Blizzards

https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/dangerwx/blizzard3.htm

Drought:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=89