1. 1.Why do most tornadoes occur in Tornado Alley? 1.What two things are needed for hurricanes to form? 2.Describe lake effect snow. Lesson Essential Question: How do weather forecasters gather information to predict the weather?

2. Go over bellringer Weather Updates Vocab Previewing Weather Prediction Technologies Video and Graphic Organizer Predicting the Weather White Board Activity

3. http://www.weather.com

4. WORD SPLASH Meteorologist Isotherm Isobar

5. Weather Technology https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofw9qLBbRXY

6. Weather Balloons Carry instruments into the atmosphere to measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity.

7. Weather Satellites Orbit the Earth to collect data on temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction, and take pictures of Earth’s surface, clouds, storms, and snow to help interpret and predict the weather.

8. Weather Stations National Weather Service sets up stations around the U.S to monitor temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction.

9. Computer Weather Forecasts Computers quickly process information about temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction to help meteorologists make predictions about the weather.

10. Improvements in __________________ for gathering weather dataImprovements in __________________ for gathering weather data has GREATLY ____________weather forecasting!has GREATLY ____________weather forecasting! Weather BalloonsWeather Balloons Carry instruments into the ____________________to measure temperature, air pressure, and humidity. Weather SatellitesWeather Satellites Weather StationsWeather StationsComputer Weather ForecastsComputer Weather Forecasts ____________ the Earth to collect __________on temperature, humidity, wind speed, and wind direction, and take _____________of Earth’s surface, clouds, storms, and snow to help _________and ______________the weather. ______________ ____________ Service sets up ___________around the U.S to monitor temperature, air pressure, relative humidity, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction. _______________quickly process information about temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind speed, and wind direction to help _____________________ make ________________about the weather.

11. Friday, January 15, 2016 None!