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Weather Forecast Project

Students will create a weather forecast of a location of their choice. The forecast will be created using 2 days of weather data. The forecast will be for the 3rd days. The forecast should include temperature, winds speed & direction, barometric pressure, cloud cover, and chance of precipitation.

Rubric Code: WX854A5

By LesleyUrasky

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Subject: Science

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 6-8

Weather
	Excellent 4 pts	Good 3 pts	Fair 2 pts	Poor 1 pts
Weather Content	Excellent Weather forecast is accurate and ALL 6 required components of the forecast were present.	Good Weather forecast is mostly accurate AND 5 of the 6 required components of the forecast were present	Fair Weather forecast is somewhat accurate AND 4 of the 6 required components of the forecast were present	Poor Weather forecast is inaccurate AND fewer than 3 of the 6 required components of the forecast were present.
Weather Data	Excellent 2 days of weather data (temperatures, winds speed & direction, barometric pressure, cloud cover, and chance of precipitation/type of precipitation) prior to forecast are present.	Good Most of the required weather data for the previous 2 days is present. Station model for day of forecast is partially incomplete.	Fair Only 1 day of data prior to weather forecast is present.	Poor No data for 1 day prior to weather forecast
Station Model	Excellent Station model for 3rd forecast contains all required components including cloud type.	Good Station model for day of forecast is partially incomplete. Missing 1-2 components.	Fair Station model for day of forecast is largely incomplete. Missing more than 2 components	Poor No station model present