Save planning time with this Atmosphere Unit, 5-day Honors Earth and Space Science Project in which students research, design, create, and present a 7-day weather forecast for a specific city in the US or abroad.

Student Performance and Learning Objectives:

1. Explain how weather data is collected and interpreted.

2. Explain how weather patterns may be affected by geography (mountains, plains, valleys etc.).

3. Explain the atmospheric conditions (pressure, moisture etc.) necessary for different weather (sunny, windy, rainy etc.).

What's included:

1. 16 slides (Google Slides link for easy use and editing to fit your purposes)

2. Learning Objectives

3. Group Roles / Jobs (up to 5 with detailed description of jobs)

4. Detailed Project Directions / Requirements

5. Materials/Web Resources List

6. Link to a "Wheel of Names" containing city names - students spin and receive their assigned city.

7. Link to a grading rubric for student and teacher use (printable doc).

The project follows the guidelines set by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Questions?
Email me at oskar@crushschool.com. I’m happy to answer your questions.

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