You are a travel planner. Look at the weather for each place, decide which one to avoid and why, then pick a safe place you would like to go.
How do I explore?
- Pick a time of year.
- Tap a place to flip the card.
- Look at the weather.
What should I do/notice?
- Find a place to avoid. Tap "Avoid this place." Then tap the weather that worries you.
- Green is good. Yellow means be careful. Red means danger.
- Then pick a place to go. Tap the weather you like.
Accessibility
- Press Tab to move from choice to choice.
- Press Enter or Space to flip a card or to pick.
You are a travel planner. Look at the weather for each place, decide which one to avoid and why, then pick a safe place you would like to go.
Standards
K-ESS3-2 Ask questions to obtain information about the purpose of weather forecasting to prepare for, and respond to, severe weather.
Design intent
- Students read a forecast for four places, then choose which one to avoid and which to visit.
- Every label says "could be" or "expected," so weather stays a forecast, not a fact.
- Students name the factor that makes a place risky, which is the hazard question the standard asks.
Discussion prompts
- Why look at the weather before you travel?
- How is a forecast different from something we know for sure?
- Two students avoided different places. Can both be right?
- What weather would make you skip a trip?
Model details
The back of each place shows four factors: temperature, wind, air (humidity), and rain or snow. Each factor is placed on a color scale. Green means comfortable, yellow means caution, red means dangerous. Students identify which factor drives a decision by tapping it.
Assumptions and simplifications:
- Weather labels are illustrative, not real historical forecast data.
- Destinations are generic region types (Beach, Mountain, Prairie, Canyon), not specific locations.
- The four factors vary independently in the data, even where natural pairings would normally co-vary.