Oceanography/Meteorology



Oceanography/Meteorology NAME _____________________________________ PD _____

FINAL PROJECT

This project will take the place of your final exam grade. There will be no written final exam. For this project you will select a topic related to oceanography or meteorology, become knowledgeable about it, and create a “display” that is both artistic and educational. On your last day of class you will give a brief presentation to the class (2-4 minutes).

Educational component: Create a project that helps people better understand the science behind the topic you selected. Your audience will be high school students, so research your topic to a depth at which you can educate high school students.

Artistic component: Choose an artistic medium that you can use to communicate your project. Examples of mediums include a model, sketch/painting, web site, song lyrics, brochure, poster, poem, lesson design, web blog, and computer animation. If you have something else in mind, run it past Mr. Taylor. The one medium that will not be accepted is a PowerPoint Presentation.

1) You may work alone or partner with one person. Group size maximum is two.

2) All topics must be pre-approved by Mr. Taylor. No duplicate topics within the class. A list of topics will be provided, which you are free to choose from or simply use to help brainstorm possible topics.

3) So long as lab room schedules work out, you will be given at least two class periods to research, organize, and write out your presentation. Keep a bibliography as you work!

4) Presentations will be given during our final exam time (Wednesday, June 10 or Thursday, Jun 11). Seniors will present on their last day, Wednesday, May 27. Order will be determined by lottery. Once the presentation order has been determined, you may negotiate with another group to swap your order. You must report any swaps to Mr. Taylor before June 4. His final order list will be what is followed during presentations.

5) You must turn in a typed bibliography before or immediately after your presentation.

6) The final project is worth 10% of the course grade. Points are as follows: 20 points for the educational aspect, 20 points for the quality of your artistic medium, and 10 points for your presentation (including your bibliography). There are no late projects. If you are not finished and ready to present you will get a zero on your final project score.

7) Work days and/or computer lab days are set for you to work on this project. If you are goofing around or visiting web sites not directly related to your project, points will be deducted from your project grade.

8) If you work with a partner, both must participate during the presentation. Understand that you will both receive the same grade. If your partner slacks off, your grade will suffer. It was your choice to work with a partner.

9) If you need to use Mr. Taylor’s computer or video projector for your presentation, this must be requested at least one day before you present. We will not have time for you to log into your school profile on the day of presentations, so any computer files must be given to Mr. Taylor at least one day before you present. Come prepared!

Topic: ________________________________________ Presentation order # _________

TOPIC IDEAS FOR OCEANOGRAPHY AND METEOROLOGY FINAL PROJECT

Jet Stream Upper atmosphere

Doppler Radar

Weather Maps & symbols Satellites

Seamounts & Guyots

Thunderstorms Hail

Meteorology as a career

Rain making Weather instruments

Meteorology programs at universities

Optical phenomena Computers & weather

Weather forecasting models

Hurricanes Economic factors

Coreolis Force/Effect

Air masses & cyclones Drought

Greek thinker Anaximenes

Air pollution & weather Almanac weather

Arabian scientist Alhazen

Clouds a& precipitation Nature’s indicators

Otto von Guericke

Tornadoes How H’s & L’s affect fishing

Types of barometers

Rainbows Sea water chemistry

John Aitken (condensation nuclei)

Cold front & precipitation Plankton

Jean Baptiste Lamarc (cloud identification)

Climates Ocean currents & gyres

ionosphere

Monsoons Waves

waterspouts

Layers of the atmosphere Tides

Temperature Inversions

Sun & different climates Tsunamis

El Nino

Lightning Bay of Fundy

Global Warming

Weather Prediction The Gulf Stream

NOAA

Weather processing data Sealife



Snow Minerals from the oceans

Weather balloons Ocean sediments

Climate of Iowa Continental Drift and the oceans

Chinook winds Deep sea research vessels

Cloud chambers Pick an ocean

Weather fronts

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