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Lesson 1: Weather
In this lesson, you will learn about different types of weather. Here are our I Can statements:
Weather is what it is like outside. Weather changes from season to season. It changes from day to day. It even can
change from hour to hour. Weather conditions may be sunny or cloudy, windy or still, wet or dry, hot or cold.
Meteorologists predict the weather. Predicting the weather helps us to make informed decisions about what to
wear or do. For example, if they predict rain, we can be ready with our umbrellas. If they predict warm weather,
we can stay cool by planning a swim at the beach. A windy day will have us reaching for a kite. Rainy days tell
farmers not to water their crops with hoses as nature will do so.
Now let's take a look at our new vocabulary words for this lesson.
Lesson 1 Vocabulary.pdf
Next, you are going to listen to a story about a town called Chewandswallow and the
kind of weather they have. Listen carefully to the story for lots of weather words!
In this lesson, you will learn about different types of weather. Here are our I Can statements:
- I can observe water in lakes, ponds, streams, wetlands, ocean, and through weather events.
- I can investigate freezing and melting of water through measurements and observations using technology, in the classroom or in a natural setting
- I can recognize that properties of object and materials can change.
Weather is what it is like outside. Weather changes from season to season. It changes from day to day. It even can
change from hour to hour. Weather conditions may be sunny or cloudy, windy or still, wet or dry, hot or cold.
Meteorologists predict the weather. Predicting the weather helps us to make informed decisions about what to
wear or do. For example, if they predict rain, we can be ready with our umbrellas. If they predict warm weather,
we can stay cool by planning a swim at the beach. A windy day will have us reaching for a kite. Rainy days tell
farmers not to water their crops with hoses as nature will do so.
Now let's take a look at our new vocabulary words for this lesson.
Lesson 1 Vocabulary.pdf
Next, you are going to listen to a story about a town called Chewandswallow and the
kind of weather they have. Listen carefully to the story for lots of weather words!
Podcast Instructions | |
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Visit the podcast site below. Pick one podcast from a city not
your own. Listen to the podcast and think about how the
weather in that city is different from the weather in your own
city. What is the temperature going to be? Is it cloudy or
sunny? Is it windy? Rainy? Hot or cold? Why did you pick
that city?
http://www.weather.com/rss/podcast_index.html?from=rss_index&refer=rss_index
Now, I want you to take a piece of paper and make it long like a hot dog. Draw a
straight line down the center of the paper. On the left side, write "Weather in (the
name of your town)." On the right side, write "Weather in (the name of the podcast
town you listened to). Then draw a picture of the weather in each of the different
towns. Your picture should tell me what I would need to wear if I were going to go
outside. Scan or take a picture of your work and upload it in the assignment box
below. Ask your learning coach for help!
Here is an example.
podcast weather example.doc
weather_journal.wma | |
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Weather Observations
Each day look outside and think about the weather. Note whether it is sunny or
cloudy? Are the clouds big or small? Is it windy? In what direction is the wind blowing?
Is it raining? Does the temperature feel hot, cold, cool or warm? What happened
yesterday? What season is it? What do you think the weather will be tomorrow? Give
us the weather report or forecast! Visit the weather journal to help make your
weather observations. When you are finished, copy and paste the journal URL onto
the discussion page. Have your learning coach help you if you need it!
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/first/EyeontheSkyWeatherJournal/
Read at least 2 of your friend's observations. What is the same? What is different?
Each day look outside and think about the weather. Note whether it is sunny or
cloudy? Are the clouds big or small? Is it windy? In what direction is the wind blowing?
Is it raining? Does the temperature feel hot, cold, cool or warm? What happened
yesterday? What season is it? What do you think the weather will be tomorrow? Give
us the weather report or forecast! Visit the weather journal to help make your
weather observations. When you are finished, copy and paste the journal URL onto
the discussion page. Have your learning coach help you if you need it!
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/first/EyeontheSkyWeatherJournal/
Read at least 2 of your friend's observations. What is the same? What is different?