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Sample Assessment Items This is not meant to be printed off and given as a test…this document is to give you ideas of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment should have a mix of multiple choice as well as open ended.

S4E4. Students will analyze weather charts/maps and collect weather data to predict weather events and infer patterns and seasonal changes. b. Using a weather map, identify the fronts, temperature, and precipitation and use the information to interpret the weather conditions.

Multiple Choice: Look at this weather map. Which of these questions can be answered by the information in the map?

a. Is a front coming soon? b. How much pollution is in the air? c. What season is it in the southern hemisphere? d. What will the temperature and precipitation be today? Answer: a

Which of these describes a front? a. the boundary between two air masses b. the location of a major thunderstorm c. a weather pattern that lasts for several days d. the boundary between a cold air mass and a thunderstorm Answer: a

A cold front on a weather map is indicated by ______. a. a red line with triangles pointing in the direction that the cold air is moving b. a red line with semicircles pointing in the direction that the cold air is moving c. a blue line with triangles pointing in the direction that the cold air is moving d. a blue line with semicircles pointing in the direction that the cold air is moving Answer: c

Warm, low-pressure air can hold more water than cold air. As warm air rises, it cools. This causes water vapor to gather together, or condense, into water drops. What kind of weather MOST LIKELY goes along with low air pressure? a. tornadoes b. clear skies c. clouds and rain d. clouds without rain Answer: c Which symbol indicated a warm front?

a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 Answer: b

What does the diagram below show?

a. a warm front moving south b. a warm front moving north c. a cold front moving south d. a cold front moving north Answer: a

Which weather conditions are likely after a cold front passes? a. cloudy and hot b. sunny and cold c. sunny and windy d. cloudy and rainy Answer: b

Open ended: Why do we use symbols on a weather map and what do they mean?

Using the weather map shown above, make a forecast for the weather in Georgia for the next day. Explain why you made the forecast.

Use the weather map below to answer the question that follows. What kind of weather will the southeastern United States most likely have tomorrow?

How do you analyze a weather map?