Predicting the weather is never foolproof, and taking the word of your local meteorologist or newspaper weather page can be often times just as frustrating. But going on your own quest for weather news--rather than relying on the same old resources--can be a lot more insightful and interesting, as well as educational. This Web quest is designed to let you be the weather person and lead you through a series of first hand weather, surf, and space agency pages so that you will get a more authentic, accurate picture of what is going on in and around San Diego.
Your task is to become a weather person and interpret meteorological data brought to you via internet web sites. It is also your task to produce a weather report and forecast that is more complete--and, hopefully, more accurate--than the one you've become accustomed to seeing on the television, hearing on the radio, or reading in the newspaper. Because of this, you will need to decide what weather topics should be included in your report--topics you might not otherwise usually see.
Listed below are several important areas related to weather: click on them to start obtaining data that will help you to provide yourself and others with a more realistic view of San Diego weather. Consider other weather topics to discuss as well; for example, climate conditions, sunrise, forecast, wind speed, etc. (note: any and all information you will need can be found under the web site links I've provided.)
After you've compiled all your information on a separate sheet of paper, and have exhausted all of your resources, print up a weather report in a program such as ClarisWorks. Again, follow the topics listed below and add more areas you think need to be discussed in order to provide the most complete weather picture possible. I've added some suggestions, but you need to use your critical thinking skills and come up with specific weather report topics in addition to the ones below.
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