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Weather |
The Weather Song |
Tom Glazer - Weather Songs. Source |
| Why does it rain? |
| There are three different types of rainfall that occur in different geographical situations: Frontal, Relief and Convectional. |
Images produced by the BBC. Larger versions available here. |
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| Use PowerPoint to produce a simple animation of one of the three types of rainfall. A good piece of work will clearly show what causes the air to rise and how this produces rainfall. |
| Air Masses |
| An air mass is a parcel of air that brings distinctive weather to an area/country. |
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 Air Masses Worksheet |
| Measuring the Weather |
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| Measuring the Weather Worksheet |
| Weather Log Task |
Your task is to keep a weather diary/log for the next 7 days. Download the template spreadsheet below to give you a structure for your weather diary. If you use Google Docs you can upload the spreadsheet and keep your weather diary online, sharing it with your educator. |
 Blank Weather Log Spreadsheet |
| Weather Reports - Using Widgets |
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| Weather Widget Task |
Use a web development application such as Dreamweaver or Frontpage to produce a page of weather widgets for your location. The websites that produce the widgets can be found by clicking on the 'Source' buttons below each of the widget above. Students wanting to complete an extension task should attempt to produce a page of widgets that compares their location with another, one the other side of the world. Click here for an example. |
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