Day 9: Which Way Will the Wind Blow?
Objectives:
Students will
Materials:
"5 Day Weather Forecaster" worksheet and interactive notebooks
One sheet of construction paper per student
crayons, markers, stickers (items to decorate paper)
5-6 strips of streamer strips per student (about 12" long)
staplers
6" string of yarn (1 per child)
Instructions:
Have students conduct their daily weather check on their "5 Day Weather Forecaster" sheets in interactive notebooks.
Next review yesterday's ideas on wind and its power. Ask why it might be important for people to know what about wind direction (flights, storm tracking, kite flying, etc.) Talk to students about tools meteorologists use to detect wind power and direction (anemometer, wind vane). Tell students we are going to predict wind direction and force and make a wind tool to detect both.
Follow the directions that tell you how to make a windsock. Have each student make his or her own windsock to be tested outdoors (on hopefully a windy day!) Before heading outdoors, have students open up their interactive notebooks to the empty left page next to their wind experiment from the previous day. Have the student write down their predictions on whether the wind will blow hard, gently or not at all. Also have them predict whether the wind will blow N-S-E-W (teachers can get their determine ahead of time which direction is N-S-E-W and let students know based on markers on school grounds; the playground is South, the bus loop is North, etc.)
After you come back indoors, have children write the actual results of the wind experiment under their predictions. Discuss results as a class: How many people were correct? How many correct guesses? Is it enough to simply guess at the wind/weather? What kind of took could have helped them make better predictions?
Assessment:
Teacher will listen for logical predictions from students. Teacher will watch that wind observations and tests are being performed by students while outdoors. Teacher will listen for correct answers and suggestions in regards to weather tools that could be used to gauge wind speed and direction.
Resources:
"5 Day Weather Forecaster" worksheet
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Windsock-for-Children
References:
www.weatherchannelkids.com
www.WeatherWhizKids.com
www.wikihow.com
Students will
- observe and record daily weather conditions, such as sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, or snowy
- describe weather in terms of temperature, wind, and precipitation
- evaluate the influence of daily weather conditions on personal activities and dress
Materials:
"5 Day Weather Forecaster" worksheet and interactive notebooks
One sheet of construction paper per student
crayons, markers, stickers (items to decorate paper)
5-6 strips of streamer strips per student (about 12" long)
staplers
6" string of yarn (1 per child)
Instructions:
Have students conduct their daily weather check on their "5 Day Weather Forecaster" sheets in interactive notebooks.
Next review yesterday's ideas on wind and its power. Ask why it might be important for people to know what about wind direction (flights, storm tracking, kite flying, etc.) Talk to students about tools meteorologists use to detect wind power and direction (anemometer, wind vane). Tell students we are going to predict wind direction and force and make a wind tool to detect both.
Follow the directions that tell you how to make a windsock. Have each student make his or her own windsock to be tested outdoors (on hopefully a windy day!) Before heading outdoors, have students open up their interactive notebooks to the empty left page next to their wind experiment from the previous day. Have the student write down their predictions on whether the wind will blow hard, gently or not at all. Also have them predict whether the wind will blow N-S-E-W (teachers can get their determine ahead of time which direction is N-S-E-W and let students know based on markers on school grounds; the playground is South, the bus loop is North, etc.)
After you come back indoors, have children write the actual results of the wind experiment under their predictions. Discuss results as a class: How many people were correct? How many correct guesses? Is it enough to simply guess at the wind/weather? What kind of took could have helped them make better predictions?
Assessment:
Teacher will listen for logical predictions from students. Teacher will watch that wind observations and tests are being performed by students while outdoors. Teacher will listen for correct answers and suggestions in regards to weather tools that could be used to gauge wind speed and direction.
Resources:
"5 Day Weather Forecaster" worksheet
http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Windsock-for-Children
References:
www.weatherchannelkids.com
www.WeatherWhizKids.com
www.wikihow.com
