Summary
Essential Question(s)
What is weather and how does weather affect me? Why is it important to know weather patterns?
Snapshot
Engage-Wear wrong clothes for the weather outside. KWL Chart of Weather (Do K & W and L )
Explore-Weather Words and What They Mean- by Gail Gibbons
Look at different weather videos and storm time lapse videos.
What are some things we learned? (L) What are other weather questions you might have?(W)
Explain-What type of weather do we have in Guymon? Think back to our weather predictions each day during our calendar. How do you know what type of weather we will have tomorrow? How do we prepare for the weather that might happen tomorrow?
Prepare an interactive picture sort appropriate for your region for seasonal weather (storms), temp., activities, and clothing.
Students will start with an open card sort
Students will sort cards by season.
Extend-Create a list of questions we want to ask the meteorologist
Zoom or Face to Face with a meteorologist
Share something you've learned or enjoyed (write a sentence, draw a picture, or tell a friend).
Evaluate-Student Made Seasonal Posters-Draw pictures of each season, then put the season in order on a poster.
Materials
Chart paper for KWL chart
Weather Words and What They Mean- by Gail Gibbons
Large posters or large construction paper for Seasonal Posters
Seasons Template
Weather pictures for picture sort