You are planning a special trip to a place you have always wanted to visit. You will need to know the weather trends for a specific time of year so that you will know what to pack. Students will create a presentation to organize their packing that should include a line graph included with data collected about local weather and communicate what they should pack and why based on their findings. Students will need to get feedback from peers if their conclusions for they need to pack align with the weather observed.  Students will use either a digital format or print format to predict what to pack for a trip of their choosing for two weeks. Students will choose a location, make a prediction, collect weather data, and analyze their results with a graph. Lastly, they will present to classmates to convince them to travel to their location and what to pack. 

Students will explore Virginia and its border states (Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina) then pick one of them to look at data of the monthly average high and low temperatures. Students will collect the data and use it to create a graph in Google Sheets. The graph will have correct titles and labeling. Students will also learn to predict as well as compare and contrast. This lesson integrates well into Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Science and Computer Science.

Students will view and discuss a slide show of the history of advancements in technology. Compare and contrast three types of extreme weather in satellite imagery and VR.

Reporting the Weather: Students using the power of our local network weather station to forecast, record, and share weather data.

How do you find out if a tornado or hurricane is coming? Can you predict it yourself or do you have to rely on the weather channel to tell you? What happens when they miss detecting a storm? Let’s dive in and look at ways that technology can help predict powerful storms!