Learning objectives

Forecasting the weather

Learning objectives:

• to be able to utilise the factors that make up the weather to create a successful weather forecast
• to research the reasons why the weather is like it is, in certain locations, at certain times of year.

Can anyone be a meteorologist?!?

Watch this celebrity forecast, what does he do that’s interesting / useful for the viewer?

youtu.be/6cjP_vanu08

How could he improve his report?

Create your own weather forecast

Create your own weather forecast for anywhere in the world.

Success criteria:

• Must be geographically accurate (correct weather types for the time of year etc.).
• Uses key terminology (meteorologist, weather, climate) in the correct context.
• Must include at least three aspects of the weather (e.g. temperature, wind speed, wind direction).
• Explain why the weather is like it is.

Instructions:

Use PowerPoint and take advantage of the animations (these might be useful for wind direction moving across the country)

Select a useful map from Google

• Is it clear (avoid clutter)?
• Has it got place names?

Find some symbols that are used regularly on forecasts (clouds, suns etc.)

Follow the format of weather forecasts – are your temperature numbers within circles?

Write a script! Don’t just try and wing it! You need to be using the correct terminology, e.g. ‘We are your meteorologists for today’s forecasting the weather’.