Severe Weather Brochure Project

You will create an informational brochure on a type of

severe weather. The diagram connected to this sheet shows
a layout for the information. This project will be due
Thursday 4/28 or Friday 4/29.
Severe weather topics to choose from (PICK
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Blizzards
Monsoons
Floods/Flash Flooding
Drought/Dust Storms

ONE):
Lake-Effect Snowstorms
Ice Storms/Freezing
Precipitation/ Hail
Heat Waves
Thunderstorms (Lightning &
Thunder)

The cover: Write your chosen type of severe weather as an acrostic poem.
Each letter of the topic starts a word or phrase about weather. Include a
picture of the severe weather. If the picture is not your own, make sure
you cite where it is from.

Inside left cover: Give the origins of the severe weather.

1.) How does your type of severe weather form?
2.) What conditions are needed for this storm to form?
3.) Where in the U.S. and when are these types of storms most common?
Inside middle panel: Facts: What are the details of the storm?
1.) Is there a scale used to measure the intensity of this storm?
2.) How is your weather named or classified?

3.) What technology/tools do meteorologists use to monitor this type of

storm?
Inside right panel: Provide a list of at least 5 key vocabulary words, with
definitions, used to describe the type of storm.
Back left panel: Disaster Plan.
1.) How does one prepare for the storm?
2.) What should someone do if they are caught in this storm?
3.) What effects should someone expect from this type of storm?
4.) What type of clean-up or recovery should they expect?
Back middle: Works cited. You must use at least three reputable
sources. You must cite your sources by listing them here. If you use any
images, remember that you must cite those sources as well.
Grading: This rubric will be used to grade your project so make sure your project is in
the 4s for all categories!
CATEGORY 12.5

9.3

6.25

3.12

Cover:
Acrostic

Acrostic uses
all letters of
the word and
all sentences
are
scientifically
correct

Acrostic is missing 1
letter of the word
and/or 1 sentence
is not scientifically
correct or no picture

Acrostic is missing 2
letters of the word
and/or 2 sentences
are not scientifically
correct or no picture

Acrostic is missing 3
or more letters of the
word and/or 3 or
more sentences are
not scientifically
correct. No picture

Inside Left
Cover:
Origins of
the weather

All 3
2 of the questions
questions are are answered
answered
correctly
correctly

1 question is
answered correctly

No questions were
answered are all were
incorrect

Inside
Middle
Panel: Facts
about the
weather

All 3
2 of the questions
questions are are answered
answered
correctly
correctly

1 question is
answered correctly

No questions were
answered are all were
incorrect

Inside Right 5 or more

Panel:
vocabulary
Vocabulary words are
defined
correctly

3-4 vocabulary
words are defined
correctly

1-2 vocabulary words No vocabulary words

are defined correctly were defined or all
definitions were
incorrect

Back Left

3 questions are

2 questions are

All 4

1-0 questions were

Panel:
Disaster
Plan

questions are answered correctly. answered correctly

answered
correctly

answered correctly

Back Middle: All 3 or more Only 2 sources are

Works cited sources are
cited correctly
cited correctly

only 1 source is cited

correctly

No sources were cited

correctly

Spelling and There are no

grammar
spelling/
grammatical
mistakes in
the brochure.

There are 1-2

spelling/grammatic
al mistakes in the
brochure.

There are 3-4

spelling/grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure.

There are 5 or more

spelling/grammatical
mistakes in the
brochure.

Brochure is nicely
done but could be
neater. Handwriting
is a little sloppy, but
still colorful.

Brochure is not as
neat as it could be.
There are a few
mistakes or it isnt
very colorful.

Brochure is not put

together well, it is
sloppy and messy. It
has little or no color.

Overall
neatness
and look

Brochure is
neat, colorful
and nicely
written or
typed.

Total points: ________/100

How to get it all done
Step 1:

Research
Begin gathering the information for your brochure from the Internet, books
in class, or class handouts.

Step 2:

Brainstorm Ideas for Organizing Your Brochure

No idea is a bad idea! Once you have ideas, decide on the best one. Be
creative.

Step 3:

Rough Sketch
Draw a rough sketch of your brochure in pencil to be sure to plan for all of
the pieces of information.

Step 4:

Final Copy
Create your final copy of the brochure on paper. Use pencil first just in
case you make a mistake. Make sure it is legible for your peers and
attractive so others will want to read it!

Step 5:

Finishing Touches
Add color, illustrations, and diagrams to your brochure to make it
appealing to others.

Weather Related Sites

Here are some websites that you might find useful in your search for information.
http://www.fema.gov/kids/dizarea.htm

(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

http://www.ready.gov/natural-disasters

(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weather-ed/weather-encyclopedia/
(Weather channel)

http://illiniweather.com/pages/kids_weather_links.htm
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml

(Kids Weather Links)

(NOAA)

http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/index.html

(Web Weather)

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

(Weather Whiz)

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/

(Scholastic)

http://scijinks.nasa.gov/weather-menu
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/

Disaster Plan. How does

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common?

(NASA)
(Miami Science Museum Hurricanes Only)

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