Process

=**__Process:__**=

I. WHAT IS WEATHER//?//

 * Access the following sites, or one of your choosing, and track the weather five consecutive days for Sanford, North Carolina, a US city of your choice, and a global city of your choice.
 * Make a spreadsheet with the following information included:
 * Temperature
 * Cloud cover
 * Humidity
 * Precipitation
 * Dew Point
 * Wind Direction
 * Make a bar graph using at least 3 of the above factors.

[|Weather Education] [|Weather Underground]

II. //THE WATER CYCLE//

 * Access the following sites, or one of your own choosing, and make an illustration of the water cycle.
 * Make an online illustration and receive extra points.

[|The Water Cycle] [|Water Storage in the Atmosphere]

**III. //CLOUD TYPES AND FORMATION//**

 * Access the following sites, or one of your own choosing, and make an illustration of the different cloud types. Include the altitude.
 * Make an online illustration and receive extra points.

[|Predicting the Weather with Clouds] [|Foggy Bottom] [|Lifting by Convection] [|Fair Weather Cumulus Clouds] [|Cumulonimbus Clouds] [|Clouds Chart]

**IV. //LOCAL WEATHER FOR SANFORD, NORTH CAROLINA//**

 * Access the following site, or one of your own choosing, to record the weather for Sanford, North Carolina.

[|The Weather Channel]

V. //WEATHER ACROSS THE USA and WORLD//

 * Access the following site, or one of your own choosing, to record the weather for a city from the United States and a city outside the United States.

[|The Weather Channel]

//VI. CLIMATE//

 * Access the following sites, or one of your own choosing, to compose a Venn diagram comparing Climate and Weather.
 * Your Venn diagram should include at least 5 differences and 5 similarities.

[|Climate] [|Primary Influence of Climate] [|Climate of 100 Selected US Cities]

//**VII. HURRICANES AND**// TORNADOES

 * Access the following sites, or one of your own choosing, to find information for your Venn diagram comparing and contrasting Hurricanes and Tornadoes.
 * Your Venn diagram should include at least 5 differences and 5 similarities.

[|IBISEYE Hurricane Information] [|National Geographic Hurricanes] [|National Geographic Tornadoes] [|University of Illinois] - Hurricanes [|University of Illinois] - Tornadoes [|Nova Science Now - Video - Hurricanes] [|YouTube - Video - Tornadoes]

//**VIII. GLOBAL WARMING**//

 * Access the following sites, or one of your own choosing, to find information about Global Warming

[|Global Warming - the cold, hard facts?] [|Times Online] [|Global Warming Facts] [|JunkScience]

//**IX. GLOSSARY**//

 * Access the following site,or one of your own choosing, to find 5 terms and illustrations to add to the Glossary Page
 * MAKE SURE YOU CITE YOUR SOURCES!

[|Edheads]

//**X. TEST**//

 * Take the online test and score 80 or higher for a passing grade.