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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#
$. %& temp ranges. 'se different values or luminosities of blue.
(%)(*
%+)%(
%%)%*
,+),(:
-. %& temp ranges. 'se different values or luminosities of red.
(%)(*
%+)%(
%%)%*
,+),(
.. -& temp ranges. 'se hue changes only/ keep lightness and saturation constant.
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%+)%$
%-)%.
%()%%
%,)%1
%0)%*
,+),$
,$)over
(. 2epeat map one and two using yellow and green.
3uestions:
$. 4hich color works the best with values5 4hy or why not5
Yellow with a lighter color than its complement. "o that it is much more pleasant
to the eye.
6he color
-. 4hat hidden meaning could a dark or light color carry on a temperature map5
6he hidden meaning of a dark color would be that it7s for the temperature rate
for e8ample red and yellow mean hot/ warm colors. 4hile on the other hand the light
colors on the temperature map indicate that cold temperatures are to come. 9or e8ample
blue/ grey/ and or white.
.. o you get the same meaning using hues5
'sing hues giving it the higher contrast will let the meaning be the same as the
others.
(. :t what point would color values be useless on a temperature map5
Color values would be useless on a temperature map when there trying to display
the areas of each temperature
%. ;ive two e8amples where using color values will add information to
visuali<ation.
One e8ample would be that the colors could tell either if its warm or cold. :lso it
could be it there is going to be wind/ cold front or warm fronts.
,. ;ive two e8amples where using color values will not add information to
visuali<ation.
Color values will not add information when you are trying to add a chart or when
giving e8tra value. :lso when the color and position changes with the width.
1. : meteorologist decides to make it easier for people to see the boundaries
between regions by alternating light and dark in her temperature scale. 6he scale
looked like this:
*+)$++ 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
It goes from a high color contrast to a lighter color then to a darker color then a lighter
color. It should go from the darker color to a lighter color.
0. In what situations is it better to use a gray scale5
In the situations in which there will be a lot of fog or when it will rain or be dark
because of clouding.

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