Time zones, State Facts, and Weather Symbols

(updated 3/30/15)

Task 4  – Time zones:

1. Record today’s Weather & Astronomy Data (link) (excel).
2. What time zone is your city in? The information is posted on the weather site, can you find it?
3. Using this website (link/pdf) draw lines on your blank USA map (link) to represent each time zone. Identify and label each one.
4. Answer the following questions by adding it to your map:
   • How many time zones are there in the United States?
   • Is your city in the same timezone as New Jersey?
     • If not, what is the difference in time?

Task 5 – State Facts

1. Record today’s Weather & Astronomy Data (link) (excel)
2. Create a Google Doc comparing your adopted state to NJ, use charts or tables, and print out when completed.
   • Sources
     • Enchanted Learning (link)
     • NetState (link)
     • US Census (link)
     • USDA (link)

State Facts

1. State capital
2. State Nickname
3. State motto
4. Population of state
5. Largest city
   • Population of largest city
6. Fun Fact of your choice
7. Admission to statehood
   • When did the states become an official state of the union? (Month, day and year)
8. Out of the 50 states, New Jersey is # ______ your state is # _________ .
9. State Flag – compare the flag of New Jersey to your adopted state:
   • Image of state flag
   • Words/phrases/slogans?
   • Symbols and what they represent
10. Is there a song that mentions your state or your city?

 

Task 6 – Weather Symbols

1. Record today’s Weather, yesterday’s Hi/Lo/Precipitation, & Astronomy Data (link) (excel).
2. Weather Symbols Reference Handout (link)
3. Read pages 132-133  in your Weather Guide about Station Models

The following will be graded for accuracy:

1. Practice using weather station symbols – worksheet (pdf)
   • have this checked by me when done
2. Create a Weather Station Model (WSM) for your city and NJ on your mini-map (pdf)
   • Add your city’s WSM to the classroom map of the USA (pdf) using an EXPO marker
3. On your mini-map, lightly color in any areas of precipitation according to the national radar (link) using the colors shown.
   • Be sure you can see the 48 continental states on the map at once
   • Make a key to show areas of rain (green) and snow (blue)
     • have this checked by me when done

All tasks:

• Home Page
• Weather Prompts (link)
• Tasks 1, 2, 3: Finding your city, recording weather and astronomy data
• Tasks 4, 5, 6: Time zones, state facts, and weather symbols
• Tasks 7, 8, 9: Isotherms, air masses, and fronts
• Tasks 10, 11, 12: Wind & air pressure, layers of the atmosphere, and clouds
• Tasks 13, 14, 15: Thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes