The smart program did better than a famous weather guessing system from Europe in almost all tests. It made guesses really fast and didn't need a big computer. Old ways look at the air right now to guess the weather, but the smart program uses information from the past. It knew where Hurricane Lee would go nine days before it happened, while the old way only knew six days before. But if the weather changes a lot because of climate change, the smart program might not guess as well.

Lots of companies and weather people are trying to make their own smart programs for guessing the weather. In the United Kingdom, the weather people are working with a smart place called the Turing Institute to see how the smart program can help. The smart program still needs the old ways to learn and get information. It's not going to replace the old ways, but it can help a lot. If the weather starts doing new, crazy things more often, it might be hard for the smart program to keep up.

Original news source: AI could predict hurricane landfall sooner – report (BBC)

– News Summary
Instructions: Students will work in pairs to summarize the article in their own words, focusing on the main points: the creation of the smart computer program by Google DeepMind, its ability to predict hurricanes, and how it compares to old methods. They should aim for a brief summary of about three sentences. Afterward, they will share their summaries with the class.
– Word Association
Instructions: Write the term "smart computer program" on the board. Ask students to call out words that they associate with this term. Write down their responses around the term, creating a web of vocabulary. Afterward, discuss how these words relate to the article and the context in which they are used.
– Sketch It
Instructions: Divide the class into small groups. Assign each group a different part of the article (e.g., the smart program's prediction capabilities, the comparison with old methods, the collaboration with the Turing Institute). Each group will create a simple sketch that represents their assigned content. Afterward, each group will explain their sketch to the class and how it relates to the article.
– Opinion Spectrum
Instructions: Line up students on a spectrum from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree" based on their opinion on the statement: "Smart computer programs will eventually replace traditional methods of weather prediction." Students must explain their position on the spectrum and provide reasons for their opinion, drawing from information in the article.
– Future Predictions
Instructions: Ask students to imagine how weather prediction might change in the next 10 years because of smart computer programs. Students will write a short paragraph with their predictions and share with a partner. Encourage them to use vocabulary and ideas from the article, as well as their own creativity.

Scientists made a ? computer program that can guess where hurricanes will go faster than old ways of guessing. This new program, made by a company called Google DeepMind, was right about where a storm ? Hurricane Lee would hit in Canada three ? before the old ways knew. Old ways of guessing the weather need to do lots of math and use big computers, but the smart program learns from what happened before to make good guesses. The smart program is not ready to take over completely, but it can help the old ways be better and faster. The smart program did better than a ? weather guessing system from Europe in almost all tests. It made guesses really fast and didn't need a big ?. Old ways ? at the air right now to guess the weather, but the smart program uses information from the past. It knew where ? Lee would go nine days before it happened, while the old way only knew six days before. But if the weather changes a lot because of climate change, the smart program might not guess as well. ? of ? and weather people are trying to make their own smart programs for guessing the weather. In the ? Kingdom, the weather people are working with a smart place called the Turing Institute to see how the smart program can help. The smart program still needs the old ways to ? and get information. It's not going to replace the old ways, but it can help a lot. If the weather starts ? new, crazy things more often, it might be hard for the smart program to keep up.

1. What is a hurricane?
2. How would you feel if a smart computer program could tell you when a hurricane is coming?
3. Do you like the idea of using computers to guess the weather? Why or why not?
4. Do you think smart computer programs are better than old ways of guessing the weather? Why?
5. Have you ever been in a big storm? What was it like?
6. What do you do to stay safe when the weather is bad?
7. Why do you think it's important to know about the weather in advance?
8. If you could make a smart program, what would you want it to do?
9. Do you think computers will do everything for us one day? Why or why not?
10. How do you think weather people feel about smart programs helping them?
11. Do you think smart programs should replace old ways or work together with them? Why?
12. What do you think might be a problem with smart programs if the weather changes a lot?

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