Post on 18-Jan-2016
Weather Reporter Training Pack
Lesson 1
Weather Forecasting Weather Forecasting Training CourseTraining Course
• You have been successfully enrolled onto a Weather Forecaster Training Course. The course runs for 5 hours and at the end of the course, you will have all the skills needed to present the Weather on National Television!
• You will need to complete a portfolio of work before you are presented with the Meteorology
Achievement Award. • Click on the sun to find out your first
portfolio task.
Topic 1 ~ The Role of the Topic 1 ~ The Role of the Weather PresenterWeather Presenter
• Your first hour will develop your understanding of what skills a Weather Presenter has, and what jobs they undertake.
• For your portfolio, you need to complete a MindMap of these skills and jobs. A template has been produced for you, but feel free to be creative!
• Click here for the template• Stuck for ideas – click on the sun!
Mind Map Ideas• Your Mind Map should reflect all the different skills a
weather presenter has. Consider visiting www.bbc.co.uk/weather to learn more about weather forecasts.
• You might also like to visit http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/secondary/geog.123/geog2/chapter2/page3/ (see your teacher for the password) for more help on the tasks weather presenters have to do.
• Finally, a great way to explain a skill or task is to use maps or diagrams.
• Once you have finished, click on the sun!
Finished? Check List Time!
• Your work this hour should include the following:– A Completed Mind Map
• The Mind Map should have the following Details:– Your Name
– Skills needed
– Jobs carried out
– Relevant Maps and Diagrams
• Print and save your work!