Students will be able to recognize the daily variability of collected data. Students will be able to retrieve regional weather data for each of the five days. Students will be able to explain the energy exchanges which cause the motions and changes within the atmosphere. Student is able to create data chart but not graph. Student is able to create data chart and graph, but not accurately.
Student creates accurate data chart and graph.
Student is able to make predictions using the graph. Through extensive laboratory exercises, students will be able to construct alternative models of weather patterns given a different set of data. Student is able to plot data on a map, only. Student is able to plot data, but field map constructions are inaccurate. Student accurately plots and constructs field maps of all weather variables.