Impact+of+Weather

Transdisciplinary theme; **__How the world works__** An exploration of the physical and materialworld; of natural and human-made phenomena; of the world of science andtechnology.

What aspects of the central idea will form the basis of the inquiry?
 * Different weather types we can observe (wind,precipitation, temperature)
 * observing and recording weather (includes measurements and experiments)
 * effects of weather on theplanet and its people (over time orspecific events)

What **key questions / provocations** will drive these inquires?
 * What is weather?
 * How is weather measured?
 * How does weather impact the land and its people over time?
 * How does extreme weather events impact the land and its people

**Week 9 Extra for Experts homework task:**

Create a comic strip or go animate video about the water cycle. Add to your personal wiki page. The comic strip you will nee to print screen and load as a clip art file. Ask me for help if needed. Links to these sites here. [] []

Resources / sites for information about the Water Cycle - a key element of weather media type="custom" key="9921089" [] [] - includes a game you can play about the water cycle [] New Zealands water cycle


 * Copy and paste links to any good sites you find too so others in the class can use them. **

Sams weather questions!! On average, how long will a tornado last? How much effect does a tornado have on the earth? How much hotter is lightning compared to the surface of the sun? On average, how big is a single piece of hail? What is the most deadly kind of thunderstorm? What is lighter, wet air or dry air? Are any two snowflakes the same?

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