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Welcome to the Wild Weather Project

5 Year Anniversary!!

 

UPDATES and REMINDERS

 

 

2009-2010 Final Average Temperature Data Has Been Posted

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2009-2010 "Ask the Expert" Has Been Posted

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 We are excited to announce that AccuWeather.com will be donating one Tornado Tube to each classroom that completes each part of the Wild Weather Project.We would like to thank AccuWeather.com for their donation and support of this educational project.  

 

 

  

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The Wichita Public School's Instructional Technology Department has once again opened The Wild Weather Project. We would like to invite any classroom that has access to H.323 video conferencing equipment to join us in this collaborative project.

 

The purpose for The Wild Weather Project is to allow you the teacher to use this project to reinforce the concepts and standards that you have already taught or will be teaching in your classroom. The activities will help enrich your curriculum, while at the same time engage your students in the earning process. During this project, your classroom will observe the weather and collect this data for your region. You will then share your results with other classrooms from all over the world. Participating classrooms will share data and project by using this site or by video conference. This will allow everyone the chance to investigate the different climates in different regions. The results will then be available so you and your students can analyze this data. This project will also allow your students to work collaboratively and see those participating schools and also get the chance to reach outside their school walls. Who knows, maybe along the way you will get a chance to meet a real meteorologist through a video conference.

We have created very simple projects the can be integrate into your own classroom activities.

 

2010 Project Overview

 

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

   How does the weather in your region compare to the weather in other parts of the World?

PROJECT OBJECTIVE:

   To use technology to record and predict the weather

   To graph and compare daily, weekly, and monthly, and seasonal weather observations

   To use maps to locate participants location

   To use technology to build a global learning community

 

STANDARDS:

Math

   Data Analysis and Probability

   All students will use appropriate statistical methods to collect, organize, display,

   analyze and synthesize data; apply and evaluate concepts of probability.

   Mathematical Communication/Representations

   All students will communicate mathematically by selecting, applying, and  

   translating mathematical representations to solve problems.

Writing

   The student writes effectively for a variety of audiences, purposes, and    

    contexts.

   The student writes narrative text using the writing process.

   The student writes expository text using the writing process.

   The student writes technical text using the writing process.

   The student writes persuasive text using the writing process.

Geography

   Applies geographic tools to construct and interpret maps

   Understand political and physical features on a map, and locates major political

   features

   Locates oceans and continents

Earth and Space Science

   All students will apply process skills to explore and develop an understanding of

   the structure of the earth system, earth’s history and earth in the solar system.

Technology (ISTE Standards)

   Social, Ethical, and Human Issues

   Students develop positive attitudes toward technology uses that support lifelong

   learning, collaboration, personal pursuits, and productivity.

   Technology Productivity Tools

   Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and  

   promote creativity.

   Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing technology  

   enhanced models, preparing publications, and producing other creative works.

   Technology Communications Tools

   Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with  

   peers, experts and other audiences.

   Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and 

   ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

   Technology Research Tools

   Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a  

   variety of sources.

   Students use technology tools to process data and report results.

   Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological 

   innovations based on the appropriateness to specific tasks.

MATERIALS CHECKLIST: (suggested)

   Some of the following items would be used to create student projects.

   Hardware

   Desktop/Laptop

   Digital Still Camera

   Digital Video Camera

   Indoor/outdoor thermometers or weather web sites

   Polycom Video Conferencing Equipment or an h.323 equivalent

   Microphone for podcasting

   Software

   Internet Explorer

   Excel

   Word

   Publisher

   Movie Editing software- MovieMaker, iMovie

  Audacity- Free podcasting software or for creating audio files

TIME REQUIRED: (estimates)

   10-15 minutes per day throughout the month to collect data

   10-15 minutes per day to record data

   30 minutes per week to make and discuss graphs

   5 days to work on projects

 

 

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