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Worldwide Weather Watcher

INSTRUCTIONS:

Each member will be given the following titles: a chart producer, a multimedia specialist a reporter.
The Chart Producers will go online each day to check the temperature, wind speed and precipitation for the team's assigned city. He/she will share the findings with other members of the team. Next, the chart producer will use a spreadsheet to chart and graph the temperature, wind speed, precipitation of the assigned city for four weeks.
The Multimedia Specialists will look for photos, quick-time movies, or weather maps to describe the weather conditions of the assigned city. The findings will then be placed in a web page or power point presentation.
The Reporters will use word processing to keep a daily record of the team's activities, the affect of weather on the city and its inhabitants.
At the end of the month, each team will present their findings in a multimedia presentation or web page. The presentation will include facts about the city, the information about the weather conditions, and the effects of the weather on the inhabitants.