The Weather

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The Weather

• By Emily Auger

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Analyze Learners

• This unit plan is designed for students who are 7
  and 8 years old.
  
• This lesson plan will be used for first and
  second grades.
  
• This lesson is not designed for a special needs
  or honor class, but designed for students in a
  regular first or second grade setting.

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WV Content and State Objectives

• SC.1.2.1 demonstrate curiosity, initiative, and
  creativity by observations of changes in the
  environment (e.g., life cycles motion of
  celestial objects sun and shadow.)
• SC.1.2.2 use scientific instruments and
  everyday materials to investigate the natural
  world (e.g., hand lens, balance, magnets,
  thermometer, seeds, rocks.)
• SC.1.2.4 collect, record, and compare
  information using a variety of classification
  systems (e.g., ordering, sorting, sequencing) and
  using a variety of communication techniques
  (e.g., sketches, pictographs, models).

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WV Contents and State Objectives (continued)

• SC.2.2.5 conduct simple investigations
  observe, collect and record information using a
  variety of classification systems describe
  trends of data and make predictions based on
  that data (e.g., seasonal changes and plants
  temperature and weather.)
• SC.2.4.14 identify the effects of wind
  movement
  
• RLA.2.2.4 use a variety of sources to gather
  information to communicate with others (e.g.,
  dictionaries informational book pictures
  charts indexes videos television programs
  guest speakers graphic organizers)

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Materials

• Thermometer
• Weather Log(5 copies per child)
• Cotton balls
• Art supplies
• Wind Watching recording sheet
• Soil
• Water
• Small margarine bowl
• Large, clear plastic container or old aquarium

• Plastic wrap
• Tape or rubber band
• Bag of ice
• Heat lamp
• Computers (internet)
• Colorful crepe paper
• Transparent screen
• Dark poster board
• Clear jar
• Hot water
• Frozen package of ice substitute

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Utilize Media and Materials

• Day 1 (Introduction to unit)
• -Introduce weather to students
• -Complete K and W of K-W-L chart about weather
• -Check the days temperature and record in
  individual Weather Log
  
• -Weather Words activity

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Utilize Media and Materials (Days 2 3)

• Day 2 (Wind and wind movement)
• -Go outside 3 days this week and observe and
  record wind movement in Wind Watching recording
  sheets.
  
• -Make windsocks to take home.
• Day 3 (Clouds)
• -Demonstration experiment done by teacher to
  show how clouds are formed.
  
• -Discuss 3 major types of clouds cirrus,
  stratus, and cumulus
  
• -Use cotton balls and other art supplies to
  create picture of a cloud of their choice.
  

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Utilize Media and Materials (Day 4)

• Day 4 (Water Cycle)
• -Do an experiment making our own Water
  Cycle(students will mainly be observing this and
  making predictions)
  
• -On paper, students will be drawing the water
  cycle and then writing a paragraph to explain
  what is going on based on what they have learned.

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Utilize Media and Materials (Day 5)

• Day 5 (Forecasting)
• -Go over Weather Logs
• -In groups of two, children will visit Weather
  Classroom.com where they can use the Interactive
  Weather Forecast to make their own realistic
  forecast for the next week.
• -Review entire unit.
• -On their own, students will complete and turn
  in the L of the K-W-L chart and turn it in.

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Require Learner Participation

• Interesting and exciting activities
• Many hands on activities
• Windsock art activity
• Use of Weather Classroom.com for creating own
  weather forecast
  

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Evaluate and Revise

• Day 1- Cloud cover activity
• Day 2- Collect Wind Watching recording sheets
• Day 3- Cloud pictures
• Day 4-Water cycle pictures
• Day 5- Weather Classroom.com forecast and the L
  part of the K-W-L chart will be collected