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Weather Kids!. GLCE: E.ES.01.32: Observe and collect data of weather conditions over a period of time. Presenters: Danielle Buskey Sara Kallenberg. ENGAGE:. What's the Weather. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ja4j4ltnRw. EXPLORE :. Weather Journal Activity
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Weather Kids! GLCE: E.ES.01.32: Observe and collect data of weather conditions over a period of time. Presenters: Danielle Buskey Sara Kallenberg
ENGAGE: What's the Weather http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ja4j4ltnRw
EXPLORE: Weather Journal Activity • Students will complete an entry page by observing the weather condition outside. • Have a teacher example of the thermometer for students to copy each day, this example will be filled out by having the teacher read a thermometer and color accordingly. • Complete journal for a period of time so that students see different types of weather.
EXPLAIN: • What is a weather journal? A weather journalis a collection of observations that students make by logging in the weather conditions and data that they find each day.
EXPLAIN: • Types of weather: • Precipitation • Cloud cover • Wind • Temperature • Weather tools: • Rain Gauge • Thermometer • Wind vane
EXPLAIN: Types of Weather... • Precipitation: rain, snow, hail and freezing rain Rain Gauge: A tool used to measure the amount of precipitation
Types of Weather... Cloud cover: cloudy, partly cloudy, and foggy Cloudy Partly cloudy Fog
Types of Weather... Wind:breezy, windy, calm • Wind Directions: • North • South • East • West • Northwest • Northeast • Southwest • Southeast Wind Vane: Instrument placed on top of elevated structure that is used for finding wind direction
Types of Weather... Temperature:hot, cold, cool, and warm Thermometer: Tool used to measure the temperature
ELABORATE: • Get into 3 groups • 2. Each group will be given a picture • 3. Look at your picture and decide what clothes you would wear that day to school • 4. Look through the clothes and dress accordingly to the weather condition in the picture
Resources: • http://images.google.com • http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/1-Science_COMPLETE_12-11-07_218316_7.pdf • http://edu.learnit-teachit.org/lessons/Science/lessonplans_Weather_Journal/