Saturation Value Temperature Activity

Instructions:
You are working for your local newspaper weather section. You job is to color
code the temperature maps for the paper. Open the map above in Paint or Corel raw.
Produce the following maps. You will need to circle the range of temperatures for each
map. !"ee video tutorial#
$. %& temp ranges. 'se different values or luminosities of blue.
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,+),(:
-. %& temp ranges. 'se different values or luminosities of red.
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%+)%(
%%)%*
,+),(
.. -& temp ranges. 'se hue changes only/ keep lightness and saturation constant.
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(. 2epeat map one and two using yellow and green.
3uestions:
$. 4hich color works the best with values5 4hy or why not5
2ed because it means hot
-. 4hat hidden meaning could a dark or light color carry on a temperature map5
6igher or lower temperature
.. o you get the same meaning using hues5
Yes
(. 7t what point would color values be useless on a temperature map5
4hen all the temperatures are the same
%. 8ive two e9amples where using color values will add information to
visuali:ation.
4hen the temperatures are different
,. 8ive two e9amples where using color values will not add information to
visuali:ation.
4hen all the temperatures are the same
1. 7 meteorologist decides to make it easier for people to see the boundaries
between regions by alternating light and dark in her temperature scale. ;he scale
looked like this:
*+)$++ very dark red
0+ ) *+ light red
1+ ) 0+ dark red
,+ ) 1+ medium red
%+ ) ,+ white
4hat is wrong with a scale like this for a temperature map5
;he scale is not consistent
0. In what situations is it better to use a gray scale5
If
If the audience is color blind