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toc //(NOTE: After you add your information to this page, delete the instructions in parenthesis, including this note, so that all that's left is the 4 headers and your information.)// =G.R.A.S.P.S= = = ( Feel free to copy and paste what you have on your wiki page for Dr. Grace.) iMovie/Powerpoint: Content, Mechanics, Organization, Attractiveness, Accuracy, Learning of Material ||
 * Goal || Your goal for this WebQuest is to research one of the planet's in our solar system. For this project, you will be focusing on the atmospheric conditions of the particular planet that you were designated. In doing so, you will not only learn about the weather patterns but you will learn much more about the planet overall and the entire solar system. ||
 * Role || You are a meteorologist who must present an outstanding weather segment in order to keep your job. ||
 * Audience || The target audience is the Network Directors who are fed up with your terrible weather reports. It is your job to prove to them that you thoroughly know your planet's atmospheric conditions and that you can deliver an excellent forecast. ||
 * Setting || This task requires that you are very knowledgeable about the composition and overall atmospheric conditions of your planet. In the past few days, you have delivered horrible weather forecasts that were not clear, detailed, or accurate. Your news station is losing ratings while the competition is gaining ratings because of your poor presentations so you are now under review. The Network Directors will be observing your next weather forecast to determine if you are worth keeping as the news team's meteorologist. You have to prove to the Network Directors that you truly are an expert in your field and that you can give an outstanding forecast. If your weather segment is anything less than exceptional then you will lose your job and the station will lose its number one status. Remember, it is important that you know your planet inside and out in order to give your most accurate presentation. Now go get out there and show those directors what you are really made of!! ||
 * Presentation || Using Powerpoint or iMovie, you will create and present a 3 to 6 minute realistic seven day weather forecast for the planet of your choice, excluding Earth, in order to prove to your bosses that you have what it takes. ||
 * Standards || Oral Presentation: Preparedness, Content, Speaks Clearly, Time-limit, Attire, Reality

=Introduction= Did you know that if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would only weigh 37 pounds on Mercury? Did you know that Jupiter's volume is large enough to contain 1,300 planets the size of Earth? Imagine if we lived exactly as we do now with cars, buildings, restaurants, schools, movies, and everything else but on another planet. What aspects of our lives would be different? One obvious difference would be the weather and the world outside our doorsteps. Don't you wonder what your seven-day forecast must look like? Well fasten your seat belts and hold on tight because you won't have to wonder for long. Get ready to blast off into a world filled with hurricanes, storms, and everything else mother nature brings with her. You're in for a stormy treat!! =Task= You are officially a meteorologist on one of the most popular news stations on your planet. You absolutely love your job but your last few weather segments have not been up to par and the Network Directors are on the brink of firing you. Your news station is number one on the planet but the competition is catching up. They are coming up with catchy new ideas to deliver the weather that are working because their ratings have started to climb. Your bosses are starting to get nervous so they have put you under review and will be giving you one last chance to prove to them that you are a great and masterful meteorologist. They will be carefully observing your next presentation of a seven day forecast so it is your job to deliver an extraordinarily clear, detailed, and accurate forecast so you can keep your job and your news station at number one. Your seven day forecast will be based on the actual atmospheric conditions of any planet in our solar system other than Earth. It is important to thoroughly research your chosen planet in order to become a true expert and be able to deliver your best forecast. This is your job and your news stations number one status on the line so make sure to give it all you got and show those directors what you are really made of!! =Conclusion= Congratulations! Now you can get those Network Directors off your back. You did an awesome job putting yourself in the role of meteorologist on some planet in our solar system other than Earth. It was hard work picking which planet you wanted to represent and then researching all the information you needed, but you did it! You got the chance to experience what it is like to be a real life weather person with a real life dilemma. Now you are truly an expert in what it would be like to live on the planet that you chose. Your goal was to research one specific planet in our solar system and really get to know that planet. The focus was on the planet's atmospheric conditions but through this research, you learned a whole lot more about the planet overall and the entire solar system. Now go out there and share your expertise!!