The World's Wonderful Weather

Grade Level(s): 2/3

Your Name:                                                                                     

Start Date:                                      Completion Date:                              

Your Challenge:

        You are going to be the youngest world traveler.  You are planning a trip around the world and have decided to visit several cities.  However, as the Earth tilts on its axis and travels around the sun , the climate varies around the world.  In order to prepare for the trip you will need to know what the weather will be like, so you can bring the right clothes.   This means you will need to do some research before you pack your bags.  If you do not pack the right clothes, you may be stuck in snow, with only shorts and a t-shirt!!!
        You have narrowed down your travel plans to the following places:
        Cairo, Egypt
        London, UK
        Manila, Philippines
        Moscow, Russia
        Sydney, Australia
        Billings, Montana
        Tokyo, Japan

        Using the Internet, find the weather conditions for all the places you plan to visit.   You know that you want to at least visit four of these cities and if you have time all of them.  Once you know what the weather conditions are for each city, copy the information onto the worksheet provided.  You will use this information to create a list of all of clothing that you may need for each city on you trip around the world.

Your Journey:

    To get more information, visit these sites:

Site  URL
The Weather Channel    http://www.weather.com
Yahoo  http://weather.yahoo.com
Intellicast  http://www.intellicast.com
USA Today http://asp.usatoday.com/weather/weatherfront.aspx
CNN http://www.cnn.com/WEATHER/


    To get even more information, use these key words with search engines:
                weather                current temperature                forcast

Your Report:

A  The report must be your answer to the Science WebQuest challenge using the worksheet provided.

B  In two or three sentences, describe your Science WebQuest report.  In other words, tell what the reader or viewer will observe in your report.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Link to Worksheet

Please print and attach your report to this Science WebQuest form.
For questions or comments, please send email to :   jguard@uvm.edu