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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