Unit 2 Culminating Activity Guidelines for Weather Report Each paragraph needs to have at least six sentences.

First paragraph will state the purpose of the weather instrument. Rephrase the questions below and answer these questions in complete sentences 1) What instrument did you create? 2) What is it used for? 3) Who invented it? 4) Why is this instrument important for weather prediction? 5) In which regions of the United States would you use this instrument and why?

Second paragraph will explain the construction of the weather instrument in a step-by-step procedure, using transitional words such as, first, second, next, then, and finally. 5) What materials were used? 6) State the directions to create the weather instrument.

Third paragraph will answer the following questions in complete sentences. 7) Does your experiment work? 8) Did you have any difficulties? 9) Who helped you with this project? 10) Was this project fun? Fourth paragraph will answer the driving question below. How is watching the weather important to our lives?

Don't forget a cover for your weather report. It needs to have the title, which is the name of your weather instrument, and your name and date.

Driving Question/sub question: How is watching the weather important to our lives? / Performance Task Overview (brief description of what the students will produce). Include a brief explanation of the key understandings that will be addressed via this performance task: Students will explore the weather firsthand by designing a weather station in the classroom and assuming the role of meteorologists. They will implement and analyze interdisciplinary scientific weather investigations, keep a weather log, construct a weather instrument, and create a pop-up cloud book. Real experiences with the weather will make wonderful avenues that can lead students into a deeper knowledge and understanding of the world around them.

CULMINATING ACTIVITY FOR UNIT 2 PART 1 - WEATHER REPORT RUBRIC – 4-Exemplary The work is exemplary. It shows an excellent understanding of the subject matter, with plenty, of accurate details. Knowledge about the subject is thoughtfully applied, and makes good sense. The work is written in the author’s own words. Words are well-chosen, and mistakes in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and capitalization are generally avoided. The work is carefully illustrated with useful tables, charts, diagrams, and/or a model-all properly labeled. The overall appearance is neat and professional 3-Proficient The work is acceptable; bat could be improved in a few important ways. For example, the author’s understanding of the subject matter may seem incomplete, contain some inaccuracies, or be lacking in details. Some parts of the presentation may not make sense. The writing may contain several errors in grammar, punctuation, spelling and/or capitalization. There may be some mislabeling of graphics or design. The overall appearance is generally neat. 2-Novice The work may show flashes of quality, but could be improved in several important ways. For example, the work may suggest a superficial and incomplete understanding of subject matter, with several inaccuracies or errors in logic. The written work may also contain several serious errors in spelling, grammar, punctuation, and/or capitalization, etc. or it may be written at least partially in borrowed adult language. Illustrations may be lacking altogether or may be carelessly constructed and or improperly labeled. The overall appearance may be untidy.

I-Beginning The work is at a beginning stage. The author does not appear to have a good grasp of subject matter. There are few details and/or many inaccuracies and mistakes in Iogic. Graphics, if present, may be largely unclear, inappropriate, or inaccurate. The written sections may seem too short, and/or the language may contain so many errors that it is difficult to understand. Or, the writing may be almost entirely in "borrowed" adult language. The overall appearance is apt to be untidy or unimpressive.

PART II – RUBRIC FOR WEATHER INSTRUMENTS 4 3 2 1

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Criterion: Student makes a realistic attempt to create an operational weather instrument, to develop, demonstrate, and explain the experiment using scientific explanations.