100 Word Challenge #6

This is the prompt for this week’s 100 word challenge. Your task is to use this prompt as inspiration to write 100 words.  You might write a story, a diary entry, a report, a letter, a poem or in any other genre that you can think of.

Please post your entry in the comments section underneath this post.

Hint: It is always a good idea to write your work in a google doc and copy and paste your 100 words into the comment section. This way, you do not lose your work if there is a problem.

100 Word Challenge #5

This is the prompt for this week’s 100 word challenge. Your task is to use this prompt as inspiration to write 100 words.  You might write a story, a diary entry, a report, a letter, a poem or in any other genre that you can think of.

Please post your entry in the comments section underneath this post.

Hint: It is always a good idea to write your work in a google doc and copy and paste your 100 words into the comment section. This way, you do not lose your work if there is a problem.

A Day in the life of a Meteorologist

http://splash.abc.net.au/media/-/m/528041/day-in-the-life-of-a-meteorologist

Watch this video on Abc's Splash website about a day in the life of a meteorologist, and answer some of the questions in a comment on this post.


Before viewing

What does a meteorologist do?

What information do we get from a meteorologist? How is this information communicated to the public, and why is it important to us?


As you view

Weather man Mark Wilgar explains the priority in the first hour-and-a-half of his day. What is this priority and what else happens during this time?

Mark describes his responsibilities as having two parts (components). In the surface component, what types of data are collected? To gather data from the upper atmosphere, what equipment is used? Who uses this information?


After viewing

Weather information is valuable to many members of the community. Who relies on weather forecasts and what types of decisions depend on knowledge about the weather?

Find out more about weather scientists and other weather-related careers. Would you like to work in this field?


Next steps

Explore the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) website. Observe the radar images of your region within Australia and then identify the current weather observations there.

Notice that there are also weather warnings on the BOM website. What kinds of severe natural events can you find out about?

100 Word Challenge #4

This is the prompt for this week’s 100 word challenge. Your task is to use this prompt as inspiration to write 100 words.  You might write a story, a diary entry, a report, a letter, a poem or in any other genre that you can think of.

Please post your entry in the comments section underneath this post.

Hint: It is always a good idea to write your work in a google doc and copy and paste your 100 words into the comment section. This way, you do not lose your work if there is a problem.