1. Weather Workshop for Year 6 By the Weather Club Maiden Erlegh School

2. An easy starter…..what do you think the following weather symbols mean? Write the answer next to them. Sunny Sunny with slight cloud Cloudy Rainy Snowy Lighting/Storm

3. Using a search engine like Google, find the “Maiden Erlegh School” homepage Now find the weather sticker on the left hand side of the homepage. Click on it. 1. What is the current temperature now? Now click on M.E. Forecast – on the left 2. What is the predicted temperature for tomorrow? Click on M.E. Extreme Records – on the left 3. What is the highest temperature recorded at Maiden Erlegh? 4. What is the most common wind frequencies? Now click on homepage – at the top left 5. What is the current humidity outside? Now click on Sun and Moon times – on the left near the bottom 6. At what time does the sun set this evening? Now click on storm tracker – on the left 7. Is there a tropical storm right now if so what is it called? Now click on Warnings! – Met Office – on the left 8. Are there any weather warnings? Now click on M.E. Yearly climate data – on the left 9. What was the average precipitation in August 2010? 10. What was minimum temperature in October 2010? Now click on Lightning strikes – on the left 11. Is there any lightning in Europe at the moment?

4. What do the lines in this chart mean? (they are called “isobars”) You may need to research “isobars” in a search engine like Google …………………………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………... Something a little harder now……..

5. Circle the correct answer: How hard did you find the weather quiz? Give a score out of 10. Very Hard Very easy 10…..9….8…..7…..6…..5….4….3….2….1….0 Did you find it interesting? Give a score out of 10. Very Not at all 10…..9….8…..7…..6…..5….4….3….2….1….0 Which part of the ‘weather’ would you like to know more about? ………………………………………………………………………………………………. for example: rain, snow, tornadoes, hurricanes, wind, flooding, forecasting, weather instruments Many thanks for your time, we hope that you enjoyed the workshop!