Intro to weather: Day 1

Why did the woman go outdoors with her purse open? Because she expected some change in the weather.

 

What is weather?

 

See how many ideas you have about weather and make a graphic organizer/concept map of those ideas.  Brainstorm for 1.5 minutes and see how many associations you can come up with about weather.

 

Here is the class concept map of the term weather.  Do these associations apply to your daily life and how you perceive the term? Take a look and see if you have any other ideas.

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Weather Song!

 

 

After formulating your own ideas of weather, watch the following video to find out more about this natural phenomenon.  Click on the lightening storm.

 

 

 

Now, let us read a short passage about weather and how it affects our lives.  Click on the library to read the passage.

 

 



 

How can we chart the temperature outside and make preditions about the weather conditions for the next day? Keep a chart of the weather outside everyday and make preditions as if we are Meteorologists :).  An example chart is shown below.

 

 



 

As scientists and meteorologists, we must write down our findings or discoveries for the day.  So write in your scientific journal your discoveries on day one.  A sample scientific journal is shown below.

 

 

 

 

CSO's:

 

CSO- RLA.0.5.3.2 compare and contrast personal experiences to oral/visual information

 

 

CSO- RLA.0.5.2.2 arrange thoughts and ideas in graphic representations to plan and write a product.

 

 

CSO-RLA.0.5.1.14 classify and interpret graphic aids (e.g., maps, charts, graphs, tables, timelines).

CSO RLA.O.5.1.8  differentiate and apply comprehension strategies in literary and informational texts to

• draw conclusions
• predict
• use context clues
• summarize
• judge text critically

 

CSO RLA.O.5.3.3  listen and respond to different literary forms and speakers (e.g. summarize and paraphrase to confirm understanding, recount personal experiences, listen to information and exhibit comprehension, provide reasons in support of opinions, respond to others’ ideas).

 

 

SC.O.5.1.11 construct and use charts, graphs and tables to organize, display, interpret, analyze and explain data.

 

SC.O.5.1.8 use a variety of technologies and scientific instruments to conduct explorations, investigations and experiments of the natural world.

 

SC.O.5.2.20 use a variety of instruments and sources to collect and display weather data to describe weather patterns.