Weather

North Carolina Standard Course of North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Kindergarten ScienceStudy: Kindergarten Science

Goal 2Goal 2 - The learner will make observations - The learner will make observations and build an understanding of weather and build an understanding of weather concepts.concepts.

OBJECTIVE 2.01OBJECTIVE 2.01: : OBSERVE AND REPORT DAILY OBSERVE AND REPORT DAILY WEATHER CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.WEATHER CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

OBJECTIVE 2.02OBJECTIVE 2.02: : IDENTIFY DIFFERENT WEATHER IDENTIFY DIFFERENT WEATHER FEATURES INCLUDING: FEATURES INCLUDING:

Precipitation. Precipitation. Wind. Wind. Temperature. Temperature. Cloud cover Cloud cover OBJECTIVE 2.03OBJECTIVE 2.03: : IDENTIFY TYPES OF IDENTIFY TYPES OF

PRECIPITATION, CHANGES IN WIND, FORCE, PRECIPITATION, CHANGES IN WIND, FORCE, DIRECTION AND SKY CONDITIONS.DIRECTION AND SKY CONDITIONS.

OBJECTIVE 2.04OBJECTIVE 2.04: : OBSERVE AND DETERMINE THE OBSERVE AND DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES.EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES.

Weather

Make a circle map of weather words.

rain

snow

tornado

clouds

sunny

hurricane

thunderstorm

fog

January

blizzard

hot

desert

Semantic Organization Tool

Weather

Make a circle map of weather words.

rain

snow

tornado

clouds

sunny

hurricanethunderstorm

fog

January

blizzard

wind

hotsleet

hail

lightning

desert

This Week's Weather

cloudy windy sunny rainy snowy foggy

Sunny - 6

Cloudy - 3

Rainy - 1Windy - 0

Conversation Tools (E-pals)

Shady Grove Weather Advance, NC

Red Bug Weather Park, FL Winter

Sunny - 4

Cloudy - 3

Rainy - 3

Windy - 1

A Weather Riddle

What's fluffy white and floats up high,Like piles of ice cream in the sky?And when the wind blows hard and strong,What very gently flows along?

What seems to have lots of fun,Peek-a-booing with the sun?When you look up in the sky,What do you see floating by?

Knowledge Construction Tool

The Cloud Appreciation SocietyThe Cloud Appreciation Society

The Cloud Appreciation SocietyThe Cloud Appreciation Society http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/http://www.cloudappreciationsociety.org/gallery/

What is a tornado?

What makes a tornado?

Dynamic Modeling Tool

Create Your Own Tornado!Create Your Own Tornado!

Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes—Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Hurricanes, Tornadoes—Forces of Nature: Science, Maps, Photos, Video Forces of Nature: Science, Maps, Photos, Video (National Geographic)(National Geographic)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html?section=tinteractive/index.html?section=t

Regina AltieriRegina AltieriSuzie HechtSuzie Hecht

ITC 5220ITC 5220

Summer 2008Summer 2008