Rain or Shine (AccuWeather Inc.)

BY: Dan Garwood and Hank Matthys, Liberty Middle School, Valparaiso 

Site address: http://www.rainorshine.com/weather/index/sites/national

Theme: weather information

Grade Level(s): 6 & 7

 Annotation of Site:

Students will be able to access current weather data and maps for many cities in the United States; local/city information is available via national maps, which display the current and historic weather patterns. Specific five-day weather forecast data is also available. Regional maps would make this web-site easier for students to utilize.

Geography Standards addressed:

#1) How to use maps and other geographic representations, tools and technologies to acquire, process and report information from a spatial perspective.

Indiana Social Studies Proficiency Guidelines addressed:

• Plan hypothetical journeys which involve various methods of transportation, scheduling, time changes, directions, distances and seasonal changes.