The Quest for the Perfect Weather Forecaster

Autor/inn/en	Kahl, Jonathan; Horwitz, Kevin; Berg, Craig; Gruhl, Mary
Titel	The Quest for the Perfect Weather Forecaster
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 27 (2004) 7, S.24-27 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Middle School Students; Junior High School Students; Weather; Experiential Learning; Meteorology; Prediction; Information Sources; Web Based Instruction; Science Instruction; Mathematics Instruction + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Junior High Schools; Sekundarstufe I; Wetter; Experiental learning; Erfahrungsorientiertes Lernen; Meteorologie; Vorhersage; Information source; Informationsquelle; Web Based Training; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht
Abstract	It is said that meteorology is the only profession where a person can be wrong half the time and still keep his or her job. The truth is not quite so bleak, but one can still ask, "Just how accurate are weather forecasters, anyway?" This article presents two projects for middle level students to investigate this issue in a hands-on, active-learning environment. These three-week projects take the form of webquests--inquiry-oriented exercises focusing on analysis, synthesis, and evaluation, for which the Internet is the primary information source (Dodge 1995). The two webquests, "Weather Forecast Showdown" and "As Time Goes By in Weather Forecasting," challenge student groups to find the best weather forecaster (or forecast source, such as a particular newspaper or television network affiliate) in their city. The challenge is met by collecting next-day high temperature forecasts made by different television stations, newspapers, and government sources. Both webquests fit as curriculum supplements to general or Earth science classes, as well as for math classes in which statistical concepts are presented and could be introduced at any point in the class schedule. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Science Teachers Association, 1840 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22201-3000. Tel: 800-722-6782 (Toll Free); Web site: http://www.nsta.org.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10