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A Look at Weather Factors | Interactive Lesson

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Title:

A Look at Weather Factors | Interactive Lesson

URL:

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/buac17-k2-sci-ess-illookweather/a-look-at-weather-factors/

Content Source:

PBS

Type:

Interactive/Game

Overview:

Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather—temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds—as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather in this interactive lesson by WGBH. Interactive activities engage students as they observe and identify evidence of changing weather conditions and record factors evident in various types of weather.

Content Standard(s):

Science
SC2015 (2015)
Grade: K

9 ) Observe, record, and share findings of local weather patterns over a period of time (e.g., increase in daily temperature from morning to afternoon, typical rain and storm patterns from season to season).

NAEP Framework

NAEP Statement::
E4.8: Weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

NAEP Statement::
E4.9: Scientists use tools for observing, recording, and predicting weather changes from day to day and during the seasons.

Unpacked Content

Scientific And Engineering Practices:

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Crosscutting Concepts: Patterns

Disciplinary Core Idea: Earth's Systems

Evidence Of Student Attainment:

Students:

Observe local weather patterns over a period of time.
Record local weather patterns over a period of time.
Share findings of local weather patterns over a period of time.

Teacher Vocabulary:

Observe
Record
Share
Findings
Weather
Patterns
Period of Time

Knowledge:

Students know:

The number of sunny, cloudy, rainy, windy, cool, or warm days.
The relative temperature at various times of the day (e.g., cooler in the morning, warmer during the day, cooler at night).
The relative number of days of different types of weather conditions in a month.
The change in the relative temperature over the course of the day.
Certain months have more days of some kinds of weather than do other months (e.g., some months have more hot days, some have more rainy days).
The differences in relative temperature over the course of a day (e.g., between early morning and the afternoon, between one day and another) are directly related to the time of day.

Skills:

Students are able to:

Observe weather patterns over a period of time.
Record findings of weather patterns over a period of time.
Share findings of weather patterns over a period of time.
Describe patterns in the weather data.

Understanding:

Students understand that:

Patterns of weather can be observed, used to describe phenomena, and used as evidence.
Whether events have causes that generate observable patterns.

AMSTI Resources:

AMSTI Module:
Weather Walk
*Weather, STC
*Sunny Sandbox, ETA/hand2mind
*Clouds, GLOBE

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards

AAS Standard:
SCI.AAS.K.9- Participate in daily weather activities with common symbols (e.g., sun, cloud, rain, wind, snowflake).

Tags:

climate, precipitation, temperature, weather, wind

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Author:

Stephanie Carver

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A Look at Weather Factors | Interactive Lesson