IGG Interest Badge GUIDE Nature Observer Option 13

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Description

Forecast the weather and show records of observing the weather for a week. (Quiz/Forecasting)


Resources

Materials Needed
 copy of weather forecasting quiz (overleaf)
 copy of weather forecasting chart (overleaf)
 copy of ‘How to read a weather chart’ from Met Eireann (link under ‘source’ below)

Instructions

Aim of Badge: To encourage you to notice your natural surroundings, wildlife and habitats.

This Badge has 17 options of which 4 must be completed.


Introduction
Guides can discover how to forecast the weather
• using clouds
• using wind and air
• using the sky

Instructions

1. Ask the Guides, in their Patrols, to answer the quiz questions which cover the areas mentioned above.
2. Watch the weather forecast for your area on the TV. How accurate is the forecast?
3. For one week, chart the predicted forecast and what weather you actually have.
4. Debrief: Discuss, in Patrols, the weather for the past week looking at the forecast and the actual weather.



Acknowledgement/Source:
https://www.wikihow.com/Predict-the-Weather-Without-a-Forecast
https://www.met.ie/cms/assets/uploads/2017/08/OP-Fun-Facts-How-to-read-a-Weather-Chart-1.pdf
https://www.met.ie/education/school-resources
Spring Trefoil News 2019

Attachments/Template needed for activity?
Quiz
Weather chart




Tags

  • chart
  • clouds
  • Met Eireann
  • sky
  • sun
  • Trefoil News Spring 2019
  • weather
  • weather forecast
  • wind

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