Weather Phenomenon Slideshow (or other media) Presentation 

  • Your group will be assigned a weather phenomenon (from the following list) to study and present.
  • Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Ice Storms, Microbursts, Thunderstorms, Lightning, Floods

Project Requirements:
  • Information about how your weather phenomenon/disaster is formed
  • Effects during and after the storm/disaster passes
  • Precautionary measures and Safety procedures that should be taken
  • What types of weather symbolism do we see on weather maps when one is here?
  • Case Study - This means you have to find an example of when one of these disasters occurred/hit.  Include information about where it occurred, what year, what were the effects, and what people did or learned from the experience.

Presentation advice:
  • You should have a presentation that is supported by important slides
    • However, don’t use the slides as a crutch for not knowing your material
  • You should K.I.S.S.
    • Keep It Simple Smartie!
  • Cheesy Effects do not help your presentation
  • Waiting for information is a waste of time
  • Animations can take away from your presentation, use them sparingly
  • Sound effects combined with effects/animations is even worse
  • Choose slide colors carefully
    • Think about how the color combinations you choose are going to look to your audience
    • Just because you like the color doesn’t make it the best choice for a presentation
  • Make sure your font size is appropriate (not too big or too small)
  • Use only a few words per slide
  • No paragraphs!  No reading!  Keep your audience in mind.
  • No copy and paste from your sources!  This is cheating and it is boring!
  • Visuals are more important than words on your slides - remember to cite and link these - use images through creative commons sources.  No copyrighted images!
Options for presentation tools...
  1. Google Slides (this allows you to share with group members so you can all edit from any device) ** Teacher-Preferred method**
  2. Keynote (not as easy to share between users)
  3. iMovie or YouTube Editor; create slides first within Keynote/Google Slides or use images (CC) and recorded voice
  4. Garage Band; create slides within Keynote and/or use images (CC) and recorded voice
  5. Other - see me with your ideas

Group Presentation Grading Sheet: