Lab Report Presentation Example

Choosing an Experiment

Helpful Websites:
http://www.education.com/science-fair/high-school/weather-and-climate/
http://www.juliantrubin.com/fairprojects/earthsciences/meteorology.html
http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/Intro-Weather-Atmosphere.shtml
http://www.experiland.com/html_browse/ea_weather_atmosphere_1.htm
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/activities.html
http://candac.ca/candac/Outreach/CANDACcollaboration/index.php/en/atmospheric-science-experiments

Possible Problem Questions

How does air pressure affect the weather?

How does air temperature affect the weather

How does the temperature change during the day?

What is the difference between the temperature in direct sun and in the shade? Is the difference always the same?

How accurate is weather prediction? Compare the accuracy of two or more TV meteorologists.

How does weather affect human emotion?

How do clouds and cloud formation relate to weather patterns?

What causes hail? Why are some hailstones larger than others?

Does solar activity such as sunspots or solar flares affect weather on Earth?

What are your local rainfall patterns and how do they compare to other parts of the country?

How does wind affect weather in NYC and why?

Is weather related to illnesses? Are there more colds and flu when the weather is cold and damp?

How do yearly rainfall statistics in NYC compare with corresponding forest fires or brush fires?

Ideas for Experiments

We could observe/measure (independent variable)

We should keep these the same (control)

We could change (about the experiment) (dependent variable)

Data Table Example

What we changed	What we measured (units)

	Trials			Mean (Average)
	1	2	3

Data Analysis

Pattern in the data and graph

Relationship between the independent and dependent variable

Weather, Weather Everywhere

Portfolio Lab Project

Students will investigate various weather related experiments to learn about the atmosphere and weather on Earth.

Essential Questions

In what ways does weather change?

How do we measure changes in weather?

What causes different kinds of weather?

Why is understanding weather important for us?

Background Research Websites & Animations:

GENERAL

www.weatherwizkids.com

ATMOSPHERE

http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/atmosphere/

http://www.educapoles.org/multimedia/animation_detail/what_is_the_atmosphere

ENERGY TRANSFER
https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/natural-science/earth-science/sce304/heat-transfer--conduction--convection--radiation

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/asset/lsps07_int_heattransfer/

http://www.classzone.com/books/ml_science_share/vis_sim/eam05_pg19_conduct/eam05_pg19_conduct.html

www.passmyexams.co.uk/GCSE/physics/radiation-heat-transfer.html

Conduction
http://tdflashzone.net23.net/index.php?p=2_73

WINDS
http://bborucki.com/weather.html
http://www.eschooltoday.com/winds/mountain-and-valley-breeze.html 

Breezes
www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1903/es1903page01.cfm

http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/pd/oceans_weather_climate/media/sea_and_land_breeze.swf

Coriolis Effect
www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es1904/es1904page01.cfm

WEATHER FACTORS
www.weatherwizkids.com

Pressure

http://www.weatherworksinc.com/high-low-pressure

CLOUDS
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml

http://scienceforkids.kidipede.com/physics/weather/clouds.htm

PRECIPITATION
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/prcp/home.rxml

http://www.kidsgeo.com/geography-for-kids/0111-precipitation.php

http://profhorn.meteor.wisc.edu/wxwise/precip/precip.html

AIR MASSES & FRONTS

Air Masses

http://www.goldridge08.com/flash/airmasses.swf

http://video.about.com/weather/Types-of-Air-Masses.htm  (Video)

Fronts

http://www.phschool.com/atschool/phsciexp/active_art/weather_fronts/

http://www.mesoscale.iastate.edu/agron206/animations/05_cnWfronts.html

https://eo.ucar.edu/kids/sky/air5.htm

SEVERE STORMS

http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/Atmosphere/tornado/formation.html

TORNADOES

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/11/biggest-storm/tornado-formation
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/news/us-tornado-formation-vin

http://eschooltoday.com/natural-disasters/tornadoes/how-do-tornadoes-form.html

HURRICANES

http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/hurricanes/en/

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/weather/hurricane/formation.shtml

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/ess05.sci.ess.watcyc.hurrlife/how-hurricanes-form/

http://www.geog.canterbury.ac.nz/cgta/resources/TC/hurricanebasics.swf

THUNDERSTORMS

http://www.wiley.com/college/strahler/0471480533/animations/ch06_animations/index.html