Public Information Systems

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Public Information Systems Unit 8.1 Lesson 1 of 6
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Lesson Objectives

• At the end of this lesson you will
• Know why people want to know about the weather.
• Understand where to find information on the
  weather.
• Be able to identify different formats used to
  present weather forecasts.

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How does weather affect our lives?

• Why do we need to know about the following
• Flooding
• Lightening
• Frost
• Hurricanes
• Tornado (Kings Heath!)
• Snow Storms

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How could we find out the weather?

• Teletext
• Internet
• Television
• Newspaper
• Mobile Phone
• Radio

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Lesson activity

• In pairs work through the worksheet answering the
  questions in Microsoft Word
• 1. Identify the different ways that the weather
  is presented on the site. e.g. chart, diagram,
  table, report etc.
• 2. Does the weather forecast on that site give
  any special information? e.g giving predictions
  for farmers or for people going on holiday.
• 3. Is the information / data appropriate for the
  type of people it is aimed at?
• 4. Why do you think that the data has been
  presented in different ways?

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Lesson Objectives

• You should now
• Know why people want to know about the weather.
• Understand where to find information on the
  weather.
• Be able to identify different formats used to
  present weather forecasts.