As the climatologist for your team, it is your job to gather information about some abiotic factors that affect the biotic factors of your biome. Make sure that you know the difference between abiotic and biotic. You will ANSWER the questions on your worksheet. Your grade will be based on how completely you answer them. The value of these questions is 30 points out of the 60 possible for the individual grade.
Be sure to take notes as you visit the URL's that have been provided for your research. You should read the information contained at each site with your individual role and task in mind. You should also search for similar information in your textbook and other materials available in the library and encyclopedias located in the classroom.
Besides answering the following questions, you will also need to create at least two-three Power Point slides for your group presentation. These should include at least one table or graph that helps teach about one of the items that you have researched. (examples: average monthly temperature or rainfall, % of sunlight available to different ocean zones) This will account for 20 points out of the 60 individual points.
Here are some sites for Climatologists to visit:
Also, use the links on the WebQuest page for your research.
http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/comp/latest_cmoll.gif
http://www.bennett.karoo.net/topics/weather.html
