Basic Elements of Weather

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Basic Elements of Weather

• By Ashley Nease

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Analyze Learners

• Unit appropriate for second grade students
• Pre-requisites not necessary
• No special characteristics of class
• 20 students about 7 and 8 years old

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West Virginia State Objectives

• SC.2.4.14 Identify the effects of wind
  movement.
• SC.2.4.15 Observe and describe different types
  of precipitation.
• SC.2.4.16 Compare seasonal changes.
• SC.2.3.2 Use models as representations of real
  things
• 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.
• SC.2.2.2 Manipulate scientific instruments and
  everyday materials to investigate the natural
  world.

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Selecting Methods Media

• http//www.eduplace.com/rdg/gen_act/weather/wind.h
  tml
• http//www.lessonplanspage.com/ScienceMDSeasonsAnd
  PrecipIdea2.htm
• http//www.archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEred/We
  atherLesson2.html
• http//www.teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/less
  onplans/profbooks/precipmap.pdf
• http//vathena.arc.nasa.gov/curric/weather/priclou
  d/index.html

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Materials

• Construction paper
• Drawing, coloring, writing utensils
• Glue, scissors, tape
• Nature or Childrens Magazines
• Balloon
• Plastic bottle
• Thermos of hot water
• Computer internet access
• Thermometers
• Several handouts

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Utilize Media Materials

• Day 1
• Students define weather
• Introduction to the thermometer
• Temperature observation study
• Observational charts

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Observational ChartExample
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Day 2

• How air becomes wind demonstration
• Plastic bag experiment Is it wind or air?
• Story time Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros
• Group work Making a wind gauge
• Students will use wind gauge to record wind
  movements descriptions for the remainder of the
  unit.

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Day 3

• Powerpoint introduction to clouds
• Students will observe clouds each day fill out
  their observational study chart.
• Students will record weather predictions based on
  clouds
• Cloud comparison through http//vathena.arc.nasa.g
  ov/curric/weather/pricloud/index.html

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Day 4

• Observational study continued
• How precipitation forms discussion
• Precipitation acrostic poem and illustration
• Precipitation map exercise -weather map symbols
• -weather impact on other parts of the
• country

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Day 5

• Observational study continued
• Discussion Comparing the four seasons and
  characteristics of each
• Story time Suzette and Nicholas and the
  Seasons Clock by Marie-France Mangin
• In small groups, students will create a collage
  representing each season.
• Discuss forms of precipitation during each season

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Day 6

• Last day for observational study
• Discussion about the patterns and trends of the
  study
• Student evaluate lesson
• -what they liked or didnt like
• -what they learned

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Require Learner Participation

• Group work participation
• Hands on activities
• -wind gauge
• -collage
• -internet
• -worksheets
• Observational study

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Evaluate and Revise

• Observational recordings
• Matching exercise reflecting what they learned
• Collage assignment will show what students
  learned about the seasons
• Worksheets
• Small opinion paper

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Thanks
For
Listening!