Weather and Climate Gameshow Menu
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.
Guidelines for Weather and Climate Gameshow Menu
 You must choose at least one activity from each topic area (6 topics). Your teacher will sign off
on each one as you turn in your assignments.
 You may not do more than two activities in any one topic area for credit.
 Grading will be ongoing, so turn in products as you complete them...Don’t hold them until the last
day!
 All free choice proposals must be turned in and approved BEFORE you begin working on that free
choice. No more than 2 PowerPoints or Videos per menu. Don’t forget: All evidence of content
mastery must come from the science evidence folder.
 You must earn a total of 120 points for 100%. You may earn extra credit up to 10 points.
Weather Maps
Clouds
 What does a meteorologist
do? What does a person have
to do to become a
meteorologist? Research to
find out! Use the information
you receive to create an
advertisement for a local
college to promote becoming
a meteorologist. (15 pts)
 Write a paragraph, IN
YOUR OWN WORDS, to
describe what causes
weather changes, and
how clouds form. Draw
a picture to support your
paragraph. (15 pts)
 Create a flipbook that
describes each layer of the
atmosphere. Be sure to
add a colored picture on
each page of the book.
(15 pts)
 Create e foldable
that tells what land
and sea breezes are
and how they affect
the weather. (10 pts)
 Complete Global
Winds graphic
organizer. Must be
colored and filled in
completely and
accurately. (10 pts)
 Complete weather map QC
code activity (see Handout)
(25pts)
 Create a cloud
brochure that details the
type of clouds and what
type of weather they are
associated with. Be sure
to add at least 5 pictures
(25 pts)
 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.
(20 pts)
 Write a children’s
book to describe
what land and sea
breezes are and how
they affect the
weather. (25 pts)
 Create a global
winds poster (see
handout and rubric)
(20 pts)
 Become the weather
forecaster of the day!
Complete the weather map
project and video your
forecast. Videos will be shown
in class. Email all video to your
teacher when completed.
 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.
 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.
 Replicate the land
breeze/sea breeze
experiment. Use the
Mini-Science Fair PPT
template to show
how you completed
each step. Be sure to
include pictures and
a data table.
 Create a 3Dimentional 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.
 Your school is thinking
of purchasing a weather
station to better predict
severe weather. They
have been given a
budget of $5000.
Research the different
options that are
available and create a
brochure for the weather
station you feel is the
best choice to assist in
forecasting severe
weather.
30 points
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
25-50 points
Free Choice
(25-50 pts)
Total:
Total:
Layers of the Land/Sea
Atmosphere Breezes
Total:
Total:
Global
Wind
Patterns
Total:
Severe
Weather
Points
for
each
level
 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.
(15 pts)
 Create a PowerPoint
Presentation about
dangerous weather
phenomena. Include
phots of each and a
brief explanation of the
cause (25 pts)
10-15 points
Total:
20-25 points
Total: