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Welcome
Your Tasks
Welcome to your first library research project here at LR! You are going to love it (and learn a lot!).
Are you sitting down? Good.
Congratulations! You are now meteorologists. And a severe storm is heading our way. It will be your job to prepare a weather report to keep us informed and prepared. You will gather facts and images, and then create a script so we can record your news broadcast!
Your teacher has already divided you into teams of 4 and assigned you a specific type of storm to research.
This project has several parts. But don't worry...if you collaborate with your team and stick to the timeline, you'll do great!
RESEARCH: Use the library books provided to record specific facts about your storm on the note-taking sheet provided.
TECHNOLOGY: Prepare a brief slide show with pictures to illustrate your storm.
WRITING & PRESENTING: Prepare a script (each team member must speak), so that we can record your weather report in a few days!
Websites on Each Topic
Sample Videos
Timeline
DAYS 1 & 2
in the Library
DAYS 3-6
in the classroom & at home
DAYS 7 & 8
in the Library
Project overview
Begin note-taking on sheets provided using library books provided (skim, use indexes and tables of contents, put facts in your own words, and keep it short)
Collect images
Prepare 1 slide show per team (Ms. T. will share the slide show template with 1 team member.)
Prepare your script. Write out everything you plan to say. Include transitions from one broadcaster to the next.
Practice reading your part out loud.
Come back to the library ready to record!
Present your weather broadcast.
Ms. T. will record your team's presentation and share the movie clips with your science teacher.
Evaluate your classmates using the evaluation card provided.
Tips & Hints
Keywords to look up in our non-fiction books.
Note-taking tips (The actual note-taking sheets for each team member are posted at the bottom of this page.)
Presentation tips:
Be creative (images, slide show, speaking parts).
Be informative as well as entertaining.
Make sure everyone has a speaking part.
Project your voice.
Make eye contact with the audience.
Act like a true news team.
Rubric & Note-taking Sheets
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