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Weather Detectives     Overview:

The ‘Weather’ project allows students to share daily weather observation information. The submission of text, images and data will enable students to make an ongoing analysis and comparison of the weather in a variety of locations. The project activities are designed to integrate ICT into other curriculum areas and to develop and extend ICT skills.

Enrol Project Dates
Year From To Start Publish Week 1 Publish Week 2
2004 - Spring 16th Feb 14th Mar 15th Mar 19th Mar 26th Mar
2004 - Summer 24th May 20th June 21st June 25th June 2nd July
2004 - Autumn 23rd Aug 19th Sept 20th Sept 24th Sept 1st Oct
2005 - Winter 6th Dec (04) 9th Jan 10th Jan 14th Jan 21st Jan
2005 - Spring 28th Feb 13th Mar 14th Mar 18th Mar 25th Mar
2005 - Summer 23rd May 19th June 20th June 24th June 1st July
2005 - Autumn 22nd Aug 18th Sept 19th Sept 23rd Sept 30th Sept

Week 1
How to be a Weather Detective
  • Establish concept of a fair test or comparison
  • Introduce weather symbols
  • Use weather symbols to record observations
  • Introduce apparatus used in recording the weather
  • Record results using weather apparatus
  • Discuss the effect of the weather observations on the students’ lifestyle
  • Discuss the effect of the weather observations on the environment
  • Write collaborative text analysis of the data collected
  • Publish the work to the project web site

Week 2
Weather Detectives
  • Review Week 1 published work on the project web site
  • Make comparisons using published work
  • Take readings using weather recording apparatus
  • Record results of weather observations using apparatus
  • Write collaborative text analysis of the data collected
  • Publish the work to the project web site

Overview Week 1 Week 2 Resources