Discuss as a group our roles: who will make the instrument, who will monitor the instrument on each day and who will present the findings.
Follow the ‘How to make’ instructions carefully for our assigned instrument, making sure to complete each step. Instruments can be made in class or at home.
Check the readings from the instruments, as outlined in the instructions above.
Share our individual weather instrument readings with the other groups to allow them to successfully complete their own weather reports.
Write a brief weather report using all of the information gathered over the last week. Prepare and practise our weather report, which will be two minutes in length.
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Use climate graphs where possible to present our instruments’ readings.
Compare and contrast our daily findings with those of the Met Éireann/RTÉ Weather websites or Twitter profiles for our local area to see how accurate our findings are.
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Do a trial run of our weather forecast before we present it to the class.
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Tweet our daily findings to the Met Éireann or RTÉ Weather Twitter profiles using the hashtag #localweather.
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Using our phone, tablet or camera, pre-record our weather forecast to show as a video clip to the rest of the class.
Self-Assessment
In your group, carefully review the success criteria and check that you have followed each step and fulfilled what was asked of you.
Redrafting Taking into account your self-assessment notes, make any changes that you think are now needed. When you are happy, you can prepare to present your weather report to the class.
