You will investigate a local weather mystery by noticing real conditions around your community, testing possible questions with a science partner, and selecting one meaningful direction for the weather station project.

You will turn a local weather mystery into a focused investigation plan by refining your community question, building and checking instruments, peer-reviewing your method, and confirming your setup with a college or university science partner before full data collection begins.

You will clean and analyze your community weather dataset, test your hypothesis with charts and comparisons, refine your interpretations with peer and college-partner feedback, and prepare a concise data-story presentation and exhibit materials for Forecast Fest.

You will present your community weather investigation at Forecast Fest, demonstrate how your instruments and data support your answer, respond to audience questions, and complete a final reflection that captures how your scientific thinking and collaboration developed.