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1 Whole Presentation: Replace all green text with your ideas, choice of font and include related images. Weather Lore Useful Tool or Just Words Slide One: Keep animation to a minimum Definition In your own words, define weather lore/ Define who would have made or use the Tell audience where they would find information about weather lore/proverbs. Slide Two: From your research and using your own words, answer these three questions. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Definition and History. Use the new slide for the remaining information. History In your own words, explain the general history of weather lore. Explain how is was used and by who. Slide Three: From your research and using your own words, answer these two questions. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between History and Weather Lore Characteristics. Use the new slide for the remaining information. 1

2 Weather Lore Characteristics In your own words, explain what all weather lore/proverbs have in common. Talk about what natural phenomenon are observed. Slide Four: From your research and using your own words, answer these two questions. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Weather Lore Characteristics and Animal Weather Lore. Use the new slide for the remaining information. Animal Weather Lore List at least three animal proverbs with any related findings about who, where, and when. Slide Two: From your research and using your own words, provide the required animal weather lore information. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Animal Weather Lore and Plant Weather Lore. Use the new slide for the remaining information. Plant Weather Lore List at least three plant proverbs with any related findings about who, where, and when. Slide Two: From your research and using your own words, provide the required plant weather lore information. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Plant Weather Lore and Sky/Cloud Weather Lore. Use the new slide for the remaining information. 2

3 Sky or Clouds Weather Lore List at least three sky or cloud proverbs with any related findings about who, where, and when. Slide Seven: From your research and using your own words, provide the required sky or clouds weather lore information. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Sky/Cloud Weather Lore and Water/Seasons Weather Lore. Use the new slide for the remaining information. Water or Seasons Weather Lore List at least three water or seasons proverbs with any related findings about who, where, and when. Slide Eight: From your research and using your own words, provide the required water or seasons weather lore information. If you need to more room, then insert a blank slide between Water/Seasons Weather Lore and Scientific Soundness. Use the new slide for the remaining information. Scientific Soundness Write proverb1 to be discussed Pro explain in your own words the scientific evidence that support this Con explain in your own words the lack evidence that refutes this Slide Nine: Please retitle this slide. From your research and using your own words, list the proverb that will be discussed, bullet major ideas for the perspective. 3

4 Scientific Soundness Write proverb2 to be discussed Pro explain in your own words the scientific evidence that support this Con explain in your own words the lack evidence that refutes this Slide Ten: Please retitle this slide. From your research and using your own words, list the proverb that will be discussed, bullet major ideas for the perspective. Final Thoughts Pro explain your overall findings on how science supports weather proverbs. It doesn t need to support them all, all the time, or in all places. Con explain your overall findings on how science doesn t supports weather proverbs. Talk about accuracy and reliability. Slide Ten: Please retitle this slide. From your research and using your own words, explain what your final thoughts about the scientific soundness of weather lore. Help your audience understand it's value or lack of value. This is a good place to consider some your partner's findings. Let your audience know if you would ever use weather lore to forecast upcoming weather. 4

5 Weather Lore Rubric Beginning 1 Developing 2 Accomplished 3 Exemplary 4 Score Compilation Weather Lore from at least 1 position. Evidence, analysis, and proverb in disarray. from at least 2 position. Evidence, analysis, and proverb in a somewhat structured order. from at least 3 sources to support position. Good organization of evidence, analysis, and from at least 4 position. Organizes evidence and analysis with proverb for effective retrieval. Analysis of Findings Analysis uses at no supporting texts to No inference of findings. Analysis uses at no supporting texts to Inference without support. Analysis uses at least 1 supporting texts to Inference has support. Analysis uses at least 2 supporting texts to Inference is well supported Collaborative Teamwork Team could not work together on project. project with regular project with some project with no Presentation Script Script wanders off topic. Script was not proofread, and had more than 7 usage mistakes. Script wanders a bit topic. Script had between 6 and 4 usage mistakes. Script wanders a bit topic. Script had between 4 and 2 usage mistakes. Script stays on topic. Script was proofread, and had one or less usage mistake. PowerPoint (PPT) Presentation PPT slides include 5 or less of the 10 required elements from level 4. PPT slides include 7 of the 10 required elements from level 4. PPT slides include 9 of the 10 required elements from level 4. PPT slides include introduction, lore history, animal lore, plant lore, sky lore, water lore, supporting scientific evidence, refuting evidence, related graphics, and conclusion. Oral Presentation does not communicate any of the following: communicates 1 of the following 3: communicates 2 of the following 3: positions, and presents scientific communicates