Snow.... Sleet... Hail.... Fog
Warm... Muggy...Cool... Freezing
Activity:
Step 1
2. How do you use the map key on a radar map?
3. How do we get radar images?
4. What are some of the limitations of radar maps?
Step 2:
2. What area has the most precipitation?
3. According to the Doppler radar is there any snow in the US?
5. How did you know there was snow or not?
4. What does a dark purple area mean?
5. What does a red area mean?
6. Where is the most precipitation falling?
Well, what do you think?
Step 1
- Read about how to interpret Radar maps here.
- Answer these questions on another sheet of paper. Make sure that you use complete sentences and proper grammar and punctuation.
- Questions
2. How do you use the map key on a radar map?
3. How do we get radar images?
4. What are some of the limitations of radar maps?
Step 2:
NOW,
you get to be the weatherman or weatherwoman!
- View the map from the Weather Channel and answer the questions below. (To get a closer look at an area on the map... click on the area and a close up will appear.)
- Questions
2. What area has the most precipitation?
3. According to the Doppler radar is there any snow in the US?
5. How did you know there was snow or not?
4. What does a dark purple area mean?
5. What does a red area mean?
6. Where is the most precipitation falling?
Well, what do you think?
- Would like like to make a career in being a weather forcaster? Why or why not?
- Do you think that it would be an easy job or a hard job? Why or why not?
I hope that you enjoyed your
adventure of being a Weatherman or Weatherwoman!
Please make sure that you answer
all of the questions completely. You should turn in your answers
at the end of the class period.