climate & weather
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Climate & Weather. A Fourth Grade MST Inquiry Unit Kalea Jackson. Motivation. Lesson Plans. Lesson #1 What is weather and climate?. Lesson #2 Wind. Lesson #3 Precipitation. Lesson #6 Our Climate. Lesson #5 The Water Cycle. Lesson #4 Temperature. Key Concepts. Climate & Weather. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Climate & WeatherA Fourth Grade MST Inquiry Unit
Kalea Jackson
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Lesson Plans
Lesson #1What is weather
and climate?
Lesson #1What is weather
and climate?
Lesson #3
Precipitation
Lesson #3
Precipitation
Lesson #5The Water
Cycle
Lesson #5The Water
Cycle
Lesson #6
Our Climate
Lesson #6
Our Climate
Lesson #4
Temperature
Lesson #4
Temperature
Lesson #2
Wind
Lesson #2
Wind
Key Concepts
2.1b Weather can be described and measured…
2.1b Weather can be described and measured…
2.1c Weather is recycled by natural processes on Earth.
2.1c Weather is recycled by natural processes on Earth.
2.1d Erosion and deposition result from the interaction of air, water, and land.
2.1d Erosion and deposition result from the interaction of air, water, and land.
Climate & Climate & WeatherWeather
Climate & Climate & WeatherWeather
DefinitionsDefinitions
Weather is...the amount of precipitation, wind, temperature, and barometric pressure at a given location.
Climate is...the total of all weather occuring over a period of years in a given place.
Weather is...the amount of precipitation, wind, temperature, and barometric pressure at a given location.
Climate is...the total of all weather occuring over a period of years in a given place.
The Students will be able to...
Answer 10 questions about climate and weather after navigating an online scavenger hunt.Label the 7 climate regions in the USA
The Scavenger HuntThe Scavenger Hunt
www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweatherka6.htmlwww.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweatherka6.html
Open-ended QuestionsOpen-ended Questions
What else would you like to know about weather & climate?Why do you think weather & climate are related?
What else would you like to know about weather & climate?Why do you think weather & climate are related?
The Students Will Be Able To...
Correctly answer 10 multiple-choice questions on a quiz about wind.Construct a line graph using data from four wind speeds.
Student-Performance Based Product
Wind Speeds on the Anemometer
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9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM
Time of Day
Wind Speed (MPH)
Open-Ended QuestionsOpen-Ended Questions
What else do you want to know about wind?How would you guess wind affects weather?
What else do you want to know about wind?How would you guess wind affects weather?
Lesson #4Lesson #4
What is temperature? How is it measured?
What is temperature? How is it measured?
THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…
Write an analysis of an unknown object in 10 sentences and 2 questions.Construct a chart with at least 5 numbers of temperature data.
Open-Ended QuestionsOpen-Ended Questions
What else would you like to know about temperature and how it affects weather and climate?Why do you think that the temperature changes throughout the day?
What else would you like to know about temperature and how it affects weather and climate?Why do you think that the temperature changes throughout the day?
Filamentality Webpage
The created webpage is a collection of useful websites for teachers and students. Included are “Teacher Resources”, which provides teachers with lesson plans, activity ideas, and multimedia interactives. There are four categories for students: Games, Activities, Experiments, and Videos to provide them with engaging and motivating resources.
Link to Webpage: http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listclimateka.html