>> Writing the weather forecast script
>> Creating the weather graphic
>> Reporting the weather on the show
Click below to write the weather script and add your graphic to the folder for your day:
Follow these directions for preparing your weather report:
1. Click below to open the forecast for the day (and future days)
2. Click above to open the Weather Script doc and write a new script. Make it interesting by adding info that goes with the weather:
Clothing suggestions? (Jacket? Lightweight clothing? Boots?)
Other suggestions? (Umbrella? Sunscreen?)
Effects from the weather? (flooding? drought?)
>> Go to the UCAR Center for Science Education and read about the weather that we are having (or will have). Add some information to the script to help us all learn more about the causes of weather changes. For instance:
3. Click on the appropriate weather graphic (clear, sun/clouds, cloudy, or rainy), make your own copy, and add ONE screenshot to show the forecast for a few days:
4. Title the graphic with YOUR NAME and the DATE of the show:
5. Download your graphic for the Floor Manager: File > Download as > JPEG image
6. Add the graphic to the Graphics Folder for your class.
7. Go to Studio 2 and practice with your partner.
Click below for our local weather forecast:
Click below for your weather graphic -- then click File > Make a copy to create your own:
When your script is ready, put it on the iPad teleprompter: