Are There Patterns In Our
Local Precipitation?

Lesson Objectives:
Students will:

1.Hypothesize what might
occur in the weather itself
that impacts precipitation.
2.Interpret local atmospheric
data.
3.Identify weather that impacts
the daily predicted amount of
precipitation.

Needed Materials:

Word Database access.
Access to the weather
channel's local information
for your area.

Instructional Strategies:

What collected data supports or
disproves your hypothesis?
What experiments could you set
up to test your theory?


Procedures:

1.Create your hypothesis
about some aspect of the
weather(temperature, wind
speed, wind direction) that
might impact the amount of
precipitation in your area.
2.Collect daily local
information on temperature,
wind speed, wind direction,
and predicted precipitation
amounts.
3.Graph and analyze the data
collected over one months
time.
4.Respond to your hypothesis
based on the interpretation of
your data.

Assessment:

Students will debate their theory
in front of a small group of
students and students will
evaluate each other on their
ability to "prove" their hypothesis
to the jury of their peers.  Does it
make sense?  What are the flaws
in their reasons?  Does the
evidence support their idea(s)?

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