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WP 3.2: Analyzing Data About Storms

Objective: KWBAT evaluate, analyze, and interpret evidence to determine how wind can affect the severity of a storm.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-LBlgVKuDlg7twUj2yrZQu7O-8IM7FxeLHosApKRy3g/edit#slide=id.gd494c478c6_1_641

Part 1: Warm Up

Below are descriptions of two different groups, or sources, that collected data about birds. Read about both sources, then answer the question below.
Directions: Below is a paragraph from the article “Disaster in California!” that you read in a previous lesson. Reread the passage then answer the questions.

“Using sources such as newspaper reports, data collected by scientists, and diaries and letters from people living in California at the time, people have reconstructed the kinds of damage done in this two-month period. Because of the massive rainfall and flooding, entire towns were destroyed. In some places, the water from the flood was 30 feet deep, covering the telephone poles that had just been put in place. Farmers and ranchers all across the state reported that they lost their homes, barns, farm equipment, and most of their animals. The devastation was so great and affected so many people that the state of California went bankrupt trying to support the people who were affected by the flood.”

The authors of the article explain that different sources were used to understand what happened during the flood in California.
0

Which sources do you think are the most reliable scientific sources to support this paragraph? Why?
  • Newspaper reports
  • Data collected by scientists
  • Diaries and letters from people living in California at the time
Sentence Starter:
I think that the ____________ are the most reliable scientific sources to support this paragraph because....

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Which sources do you think are the least reliable scientific sources to support this paragraph? Why?
  • Newspaper reports
  • Data collected by scientists
  • Diaries and letters from people living in California at the time
Sentence Starter:
I think that the ____________ are the least reliable scientific sources to support this paragraph because....

0

What steps do you take to make sure that your resources are reliable?
Or, do you just think what you find is reliable?


Part 2: Evaluating Sources

4

Categorize the items into the correct category:

  • Item 1
  • Item 2
  • Item 3
  • Item 4
  • RELIABLE
  • LESS RELIABLE
3

  1. Read Side 1 of the Storm Evidence Cards.
  2. Use the guidelines above to help you decide which sources are the most reliable.
  3. In the middle column, write whether each card is “reliable” or “not reliable”.
  4. Then, write what makes each card reliable.



Part 3: Analyzing Data from Severe Storms

1

What factors are affecting the amount of rain in each of these rainstorms? How does each factor affect the amount of rain?

1

In which storm do you think the most energy was transferred?

1

Why do you think the most energy was transferred out in that storm?


Part 5: Exit Ticket

5

What are some strategies to shield yourself from fake news?
(select all that apply)

Joseph is writing a report on an actual storm that occurred in Charleston, South Carolina in 2015. The storm produced historic rainfall levels and severe flooding throughout the city. Below is a list of sources with information about the storm. Kristina needs help determining which sources she should use in her report.
1

Which sources are reliable? Select all that apply.

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