Extreme Weather Research Project Foldable

Conduct a short research project on one extreme-weather event using guiding questions to focus the inquiry.

Organize research findings into five informational text structures: description, order/sequence, cause/effect, compare/contrast, and problem/solution.

Compare and contrast two different extreme-weather events, identifying what they share and how they differ.

Record sources in a works-cited list while taking structured notes from research materials.

Choose the brochure tier that matches your students: printed directions for independent workers, name-only pages for guided classes, or blank pages to add weather events beyond the nine included.

Put students in research groups and assign each member a different text structure, as the preview suggests, to differentiate the project.

Use the reporter-notes pages first so students research from the guiding questions, then transfer polished answers into the foldable panels.

Have students fold and display the finished brochures for open house or parent nights, adding photographs or drawn images to the panels.

Research and inquiry — students investigate one of nine extreme-weather events using guiding questions such as what causes it, when it occurs, and what problems it creates.

Informational text structures — students present findings through cause/effect organizers, compare/contrast lines, a sequenced comic strip, a description bubble map, and problem/solution flow charts.

Note-taking and source citation — reporter-notes pages give lined space under each question set plus a works-cited section for listing sources.

Visual presentation — students assemble, illustrate, and fold the brochure panels into a display-ready report.