rubric and info for 6th science

1. Severe Weather Types Quest
TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT:
• RESEARCH YOUR WEATHER SYSTEM USING SCIENCE IN
CONTEXT DATABASE
• TYPE YOUR INFORMATION INTO SWAY (OFFICE365)
- EVERYTHING TYPED MUST BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
AND IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

2. RESEARCH
1. Go to the Garrett Middle School website
• Select School Links ---> Media Center
2. Look for Cobb Digital Library on right side and select it --->
3. Type Garrett Middle School (pick the one forAustell)
4. Type Science in the search box
5. Scroll down to find and click
6. Type your body system in the search box to begin your research

3. SWAY
1. Go to the Garrett Middle School website
• Select School Links ---> Student Resources --->Office365
2. Login to Office365 – your username is firstname.lastname@students.cobbk12.org
3. Open SWAY
4. Locate theTEMPLATES and use the arrows to find/select STUDENT REPORT
***No need to save – Office365 automatically saves everything***

4. SEVERE WEATHER TYPES SWAY CHECKLIST
Citing sources (ask Mrs. Zimmerman for
help with this if you need it):
Websites where your research was found
 Website where the images were found
Type of severe weather
 Definition of the severe weather
 Describe how the severe weather moves
 Explain what happens during the severe
weather event
 Minimum of three images of the severe
weather (one must include labels)
Conditions needed for the severe
weather to form
Time of year when severe weather
occurs
 Length and frequency of severe weather
 How and why severe weather is
dangerous
• Extend your thinking – Create your own
severe weather event. Include:
• Name your event
• Type of event
• Area where the event occurs
• Type of devastation your event creates

5. Severe Weather System Quest
TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT:
• LOGIN TO OFFICE365
• ENTER YOUR SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION INTO
SWAY
*** DON’T FORGET – CITE EACH SOURCE YOU USED
DURING TAKING NOTES (INCLUDING ANY PICTURES)
*** IF YOU NEED ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, LOGIN TO COBB
DIGITAL LIBRARY – WWW.MACKINVIA.COM

6. Severe Weather System Sway
TODAY’S ASSIGNMENT:
• FINALIZE YOUR SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION INTO SWAY
* CHECK GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
** DID YOU INCLUDE YOUR SOURCE CITATIONS, INCLUDING PICTURE
CITATIONS
*** READY TO SHARE YOUR SWAY?
- CLICK SHARE ON YOUR SWAY
- COPY THE LINK IN THIS WINDOW
- OPEN ONENOTE IN OFFICE 365
- SELECT CLASS NOTEBOOK ---> PERIOD 7
- CLICK COLLABORATION SPACE
- CLICK SWAY LINKS ---> SWAY LINKS
- READ AND FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS LISTED