Fermilab LInC ACT Project Revision Plan

Name: Sherry Douglas
Date: July 13, 2004

Original Project URL: 
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/prjct/fcst/home.rxml

Learner Outcomes: (8th Grade Science)
1. List items included in a weather forecast
2. Define instruments used to forecast weather 
3. Identify prediction guidelines
4. Demonstrate research techniques using computer and media resources
5. Collect, interpret and analyze data
6. Make prediction based on investigation of data
7. Present findings of data collection in a multimedia format
8. Display ability to work collaboratively on a project
	
Authentic Task: 
The 8th grade students are assisting, assessing and analyzing 
local forecasts for a Chicago television meteorologist. 

Hook: 
A local meteorologists contacts our school for assistance after 
he receives several complaints from our community about inaccurate 
forecasts. He contacts us because we have a weather station on our
roof and feels we can obtain reliable data. Information will be 
reported back to him. 

Student-Directed Learning: 
Students will divide into teams of 4 (9-10 teams).  They will
decide which aspects of a forecast to investigate. They will 
decide the role for each member of the group - what to research 
or how they will participate. They will decide on a format for 
their final analysis of their data. 

Best Use of Technology: 
Students will communicate with various meteorologists in the 
Illinois area by the use if the Internet. They will compare 
and contrast the success of several different meteorologists 
forecasts by viewing predictions through various media sources. 
They will make predictions to be published to our school web site
and announce forecasts during the morning announcements. Their 
final product will be produced in a multimedia format of their choosing.

Assessment: 
Students will be assessed on a daily journal, a comparison log,
their final product and on all learner outcomes. 

Other Changes: 
Add Illinois Learning Standards

List Project Pages to Create:

   1. Teacher Page: Abstract, Learner Outcomes, IL Standards, 
                    Tasks, Time Frame, Technology, Assessment
   4. Credits Page
   5. Student Page:  Scenario, Hook (letter), 
                     Hints/FAQ/Links (a few), Rubric