Extreme
Weather
Task:
Here is your mission: To figure out what makes extreme weather act the
way it does, find the most awesome examples of its power, and then create a
PowerPoint presentation to explain it all to your classmates. Ready to take the
weather world by storm?
Process:
Using Microsoft PowerPoint, create at least six (6) slides: 1.) a Title
slide including the name of the extreme weather you have chosen, 2.) Causes,
3.) Zones, 4.) Record-Breakers,
5.) a Conclusion slide which should include a
summary statement, and 6.) Sources where you will
cite all the sources you used in your research.
PowerPoint
Lesson Presentation
Sample PowerPoint Presentation
Storyboard
Project
Organization:
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Do
your research first.
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Find
all articles relating to your type of weather and copy and paste the text
that you will use in your presentation into a Word document so that you can
organize it there first. Create the following headings in your
Word document: Title, Causes, Zones, Record-Breakers, Conclusion, and
Sources.
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Then
find and copy all the pictures you will use in your presentation.
Place the picture files in your folder on your floppy disk so that you can
insert them into your PowerPoint presentation later.
How
to start:
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Launch
Microsoft Word, and type in the heading - the name of your storm.
Save the Word file under your name, first and last, in
a new folder under your name on your floppy disk.
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Look for
articles related to your kind of storm in the Weather links area at the
bottom of this web page.
Start with the two Weather encyclopedia articles at the top of the list for
general information about weather.
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As you
read through the articles you find, look for explanations of what causes
your extreme weather. Copy new facts you find and insert them into your Word
document. You must edit the text you
copied from the Internet and change it into your own words.
(Important note: graphics
or photos should be copied into the folder you create for your presentation
first before inserting them into your PowerPoint presentation).
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Look for
pictures, diagrams, and other images to help explain your extreme weather.
Save these images in your folder on your floppy disk. Keep track of your
sources! You will need to cite them on your Sources slide in your
presentation.
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When you
have all your facts and pictures, start PowerPoint and copy and paste your
facts and pictures into your presentation. Don't forget to save
your presentation under your name, first and last, in your folder on your
floppy disk.
To
copy and paste text:
To copy
– highlight the text you wish to copy, then use Ctrl + C on the keyboard to
copy to the clipboard
To paste
– place your insertion point on the slide where you want to paste, then use
Ctrl + V on the keyboard
To
copy a picture from the Internet:
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Right-click
on the picture and choose Save Image As.
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The Save As
dialog box opens.
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Choose 3
1/2 floppy A: from the Save in
drop down box, then double-click on the your folder.
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In the File
Name box, choose to leave the name the same or give it a new
name. Then click Save or press Enter.
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You can
then use the Insert/Picture/From File command in PowerPoint to insert the
picture into your presentation.
Note:
Keep track of the Web Page from which you got the
picture so that you can cite it on your Sources slide.
Keep
these things in mind when creating your PowerPoint presentation:
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Keep it short - 6-8 slides
should be fine. You will have at
least a title slide in addition
to Causes, Zones,
Record-Breakers, Conclusion,
and Sources.
v
Save your presentation in
a new folder on your floppy disk. Name
the folder Your Name.
v
Be concise – too much
information on a slide will bore your audience.
Only list the main points you are trying to make.
You can elaborate when you give your presentation.
v
Use special effects only
when they will enhance your presentation. They
can be too distracting to your audience.
v
Copy any and all graphics
(pictures) into your folder where you saved your presentation and insert them
into PowerPoint from that folder. This
means that you will have to plan ahead.
WEATHER
SITES
Weather
from Encarta Learning Zone
Weather
from Encyclopedia.com
Storms
of the Century - choose from one of the top 10 storms to use for
your Record-Breakers slide.
