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Project Organization:  

1. Do your research first.  

2. 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.

3. 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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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).

4. 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.

5. 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:

1. Right-click on the picture and choose Save Image As.  

2. The Save As dialog box opens.  

3. Choose 3 1/2 floppy A: from the Save in drop down box, then double-click on the your folder.  

4. In the File Name box, choose to leave the name the same or give it a new name.  Then click Save or press Enter.  

5. 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:

v     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.

      This page is adapted from Microsoft's Extreme Weather! lesson plan from their Productivity in the Classroom Web page.