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=Introduction =

The purpose of this web quest is to research a severe weather condition that you find interesting and would like to learn more about. This web quest will help you gain a better understanding of how, why, and where the weather condition you chose occurs.

=Task =

Your task during this web quest is to choose a severe weather condition such as hurricane, tornado, or blizzard etc. .. and research the condition. This information should be recorded on a weather report form. The form includes the following information you should research about your condition: how it occurs, why it occurs, where it occurs, and what affect it has on humans. You should also include at least one safety tip in dealing with the condition you chose. After you have completed your weather report form, you should then develop a PowerPoint show that includes 4 slides. The slides will include a title slide, under what conditions it occurs slide, where it occurs slide, and a safety tip slide.

=Process =

You should follow the steps listed below in completing your web quest:
 * 1) You should select one of the following weather conditions to do research on: tornado, blizzard, hurricane, or thunderstorm.
 * 2) You should then complete the weather report form with the information you have gathered about your condition.
 * 3) Your teacher will provide you with the form.
 * 4) The final step of your web quest is to create a 4 slide PowerPoint presentation about your weather condition. There should be a title slide with a picture of the condition, under what conditions it occurs slide, where is occurs, and a safety tip slide. A template will be provided for you

=Resources =

Click on the links below to research the answers to the questions on your weather report form. The Weather Dude Web Weather for Kids Wildwildweather.com

The power point template is on the network in the folder with your homeroom teacher's name. It's called Weather template. Here is how you access it. 1. Log on using your homeroom teacher's name as username and password 2. Open my computer 3. Under network drives open up the drive next to your homeroom teacher's name 4. Open the power point Weather Template.

Saving your template.

1. Click on file 2. select SAVE AS 3. Click on my computer on the left 4. Open your homeroom teachers name 5. **Make sure it says your homeroom teacher name in the box at the top next to SAVE IN!!!** 6. At the bottom of the save as dialog box next to file name name you power point you and your partners name and weather. 7. When you have named your document properly and made sure you see your homeroom teacher's name next to save in you can click on save.

=Evaluation =

Your teacher will decide how you will be evaluated on the project.

=Conclusion =

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Weather has an impact on our lives everyday. Learning more about a particular weather condition will help you be a better weather observer and also be aware of the hazards that maybe associated with the weather condition you researched.