Weather and Climate Tic-Tac-Toe Menu
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S6E4. Students will understand how the distribution of land and oceans
affects climate and weather.
a. Demonstrate that land and water absorb and lose heat at different
rates and explain the resulting effects on weather patterns.
b. Relate unequal heating of land and water surfaces to form large global
wind systems and weather events such as tornados and thunderstorms.
c. Relate how moisture evaporating from the oceans affects the weather
patterns and weather events such as hurricanes.
S6E6. Students will describe various sources of energy and with their uses
and conservation.
a. Explain the role of the sun as the major source of energy and its
relationship to wind and water energy.
Directions: You must choose at least three activities that connect either diagonally,
horizontally, or vertically. Color in each box as you complete each assignment. Complete
the activities on the notebook paper or white copy paper. Turn in all activities stapled to this
sheet!
What does a meteorologist
Create a flipbook that
Create a cloud brochure that
do? What does a person have
to do to become a
describes each layer of the details the type of clouds and
meteorologist? Research to
what type of weather they are
atmosphere. Be sure to
associated with. Be sure to add at find out! Use the information
add a colored picture on
you receive to create an
least
5
pictures
each page of the book.
advertisement for a local
college to promote becoming
a meteorologist.
Venus is considered to be
Earth’s sister planet.
Research the atmosphere
of both planets and create
a Venn Diagram to
compare Earth and Venus.
Create a 3-Dimentional Map that
will display all of the types of
global winds and where they are
located. Write a description of
each type of wind and how it
affects the weather.
You are the new image
consultant for the superhero,
“Mr. Troposphere”. He has this
name because his
superpowers greatly resemble
the characteristics of the
troposphere. Create a comic
strip about his latest
adventures.
Design a brochure that is a public
service announcement to
educate the public about the
worst severe weather threat in
Georgia. Include possible causes,
possible dangers, and the best
options for coping with the
weather occurrence.
Complete weather map
QC code activity (see
Handout)
Replicate the cloud in a
bottle experiment. Use the
Mini-Science Fair PPT
template to show how you
completed each step. Be
sure to include pictures
and a data table.