Weather web page challenge

The Tour of the Met Office – multimedia presentation highlights the challenge of collecting weather data, processing it and turning it into a useful information product for the customer. This activity aims to give learners a flavour of that process while providing insights into data handling issues, such as working with coded data.

Learning objectives

Learners should be able to:

• improve their research skills
• develop data handling skills, especially using coded data
• develop skills in transforming data into useful information on a web page.

Learners will also be able to develop peer review and teamwork skills, and improve their communication skills, both oral and written.

Downloads

Weather web page challenge – activity (PDF, 137KB)

From weather observations to weather forecast – complete resource (PDF, 205KB)

Related resources

The Agreeing ground rules and the previous activities in this Employer challenge, provide a good foundation for this activity.

See the Tour of the Met Office - multimedia presentation activity in the Co-operative learning area, for guidance on using this approach.