Day 10: Weather Watchers
Objectives:
Students will
Materials:
Computer with internet access (2nd Grade PP link)
"My 5 Day Forecast" worksheet (from Day 5) in interactive science notebooks
Notebook paper
1 sheet white paper per student
Instructions:
Take students outside for their final daily weather check on the "5 Day Forecast" worksheet. Come back in to the classroom and gather at desks. Discuss results of 5 day weather predictions and 5 day weather observations: How many people were right 5 days?...4 days?...3 days?...etc. Was it easy to forecast (or predict) the weather? What would have/could have helped them to better predict accurate weather?
After the weather discussion, have children pull out a blank sheet of notebook paper and otherwise clear their desks. Show the 2nd Grade Weather Power Point, reading each question and series of answers out loud to the students. Ask the students to write their answers on their own papers without discussing them with each other. When everyone is finished writitng answers, play the PP again, reading all questions out loud to the class. This time, have the class give you a "thumbs up" when they hear their answer called out.
Finish up the weather unit by asking students to add one more entry into their interactive notebooks (opposite page as the "5 Day Forecaster"). Have students imagine that they are official Weather Watchers, or Storm Chasers. Have them think about what kind of weather situation they would most like to observe as a Weather Watcher/Storm Chaser. Each student is to draw a depiction of what they would see in that weather situation, labeling at least 3 weather elements in the picture.
Differentiation (if needed):
Students needing extra help with their interactive notebook entry can use classroom books or charts to help them draw and/or label their weather elements. They may also use an elbow partner if they get stuck on a particular word element.
Students who want to take the activity to the next level can label 6 weather related elements in their picture. They may also add an introduction in text, as if they are starring in their own "Storm Chaser" television program.
Assessment:
The 2nd Grade Weather (Power Point) Quiz
Resources:
www.http://pinterest.com/pin/169659110934634600/
References:
www.pintrest.com
www.slideshare.net
www.WeatherWizKids.com
www.WeatherChannelKids.com
Students will
- observe and describe types of precipitation, including rain, snow, and ice (sleet and hail)
- identify common types of storms; examples include hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, and thunderstorms
Materials:
Computer with internet access (2nd Grade PP link)
"My 5 Day Forecast" worksheet (from Day 5) in interactive science notebooks
Notebook paper
1 sheet white paper per student
Instructions:
Take students outside for their final daily weather check on the "5 Day Forecast" worksheet. Come back in to the classroom and gather at desks. Discuss results of 5 day weather predictions and 5 day weather observations: How many people were right 5 days?...4 days?...3 days?...etc. Was it easy to forecast (or predict) the weather? What would have/could have helped them to better predict accurate weather?
After the weather discussion, have children pull out a blank sheet of notebook paper and otherwise clear their desks. Show the 2nd Grade Weather Power Point, reading each question and series of answers out loud to the students. Ask the students to write their answers on their own papers without discussing them with each other. When everyone is finished writitng answers, play the PP again, reading all questions out loud to the class. This time, have the class give you a "thumbs up" when they hear their answer called out.
Finish up the weather unit by asking students to add one more entry into their interactive notebooks (opposite page as the "5 Day Forecaster"). Have students imagine that they are official Weather Watchers, or Storm Chasers. Have them think about what kind of weather situation they would most like to observe as a Weather Watcher/Storm Chaser. Each student is to draw a depiction of what they would see in that weather situation, labeling at least 3 weather elements in the picture.
Differentiation (if needed):
Students needing extra help with their interactive notebook entry can use classroom books or charts to help them draw and/or label their weather elements. They may also use an elbow partner if they get stuck on a particular word element.
Students who want to take the activity to the next level can label 6 weather related elements in their picture. They may also add an introduction in text, as if they are starring in their own "Storm Chaser" television program.
Assessment:
The 2nd Grade Weather (Power Point) Quiz
Resources:
www.http://pinterest.com/pin/169659110934634600/
References:
www.pintrest.com
www.slideshare.net
www.WeatherWizKids.com
www.WeatherChannelKids.com
