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Grade 5  
Unit 4: Investigate!
The Big Storm
by Bruce Hiscock

Internet Connection Activity
Weather Forecasting    Cultural Perspectives
Weather or Not
Connect to this link:
http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/weathernot/weathernot.html


  1. Click and read Situation.

  2. Click the Back arrow and then Monitoring Resources.

  3. Go back and click Satellite Picture.

  4. If time permits, return to Situation and follow the directions under "What to Do."

Franklin's Forecast
Connect to this link:
http://sln.fi.edu/weather/index.html


  1. Read the opening page. Then click and read Radar.

  2. Next click and read Radar Detection.

  3. Click Try Your Own Weather Forecasting.

  4. Try to interpret the radar images. Click each picture to see if you are correct.


Internet Connection Activity
Weather In Different Places    Find Out More
National Weather Service: Internet Weather Source
Connect to this link:
http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/ccworld.html


  1. Select Armenia and click Display Observing Locations.

  2. Select Yerevan and click Display Conditions.

  3. Read the current conditions. Return to the country menu by clicking world wide on the left.

  4. Select Aruba and follow the above instructions.

Intellicast: Weather for Active Lives
Connect to this link:
http://www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/


  1. Study the world map. Notice the Fahrenheit-Celsius temperature comparison bar under the map.

  2. Click Asia.

  3. Click any city. Check out its weather conditions.

  4. Click Satellite Imagery in the left frame to see the actual cloud cover.

  5. Click World to try other cities.


Internet Connection Activity
Weather Safety    Leveled Books
Owlie Skywarn Page
Connect to this link:
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mkx/owlie/owlie.htm


  1. Click Lightning.

  2. Read "Before a storm."

  3. Click and read each topic in the box at the bottom of the page.

  4. Click and read Do's and Don'ts.

Weather Disasters
Connect to this link:
http://www.fema.gov/kids/


  1. Click The Disaster Area and read the information.

  2. Click on the Floods icon to learn more about this weather disaster. When you have finished, click the back button. Then click on the other icons to learn about different disasters.

  3. After exploring the site, click What did I Learn? to take the weather disaster quiz. To see how well you did, click Get My Score. Report your score to your teacher.