IB Einheit 4 - "Wie die Welt funktioniert"

- How the uneven heating from the sun creates seasons, wind, and changes in temperature- Causes of severe weather For student examples click here: Thunder storms - Gewitter- Tracking weather- World climate zones, and their impact on people For student examples click here: World climate zones- Human impact on weather

The fourth IB Unit of the school year is all about weather and climate.

These are the lines of inquiry:

GLA connection - Poetry about weather (click here to watch examples of the previous years)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnqDQkXpkno

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VJFA4JPk8k

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pejy1mRRyII

Wetterrekorde: http://kinder.wetter.com/wetter_abc.php?kid=14&pageID=1

Final assessment of this IB-Unit: Film project about severe weather

1st German week:

Students join groups of 3 and start to investigate about their topic (tornado, blizzard, hurricane, monsoon, taifun, floods, droughts, climate change).

Goal of this week: Gathering of information about severe weather with the help of a mind map.

2nd German week:

Students create a slide show and write a film script for the movie about the severe weather they have chosen. They should clearly explain the four questions to the topic. Please see the slide show and the film script below for more details.

Goal of this week: Students are done with the script and the slide show. They start to practice the scenes of the film.

3rd German week

Student practice the scenes of the movie and film the movie in class. It is also possible to check out a camera to film the movie at home.

Monday - Wednesday: The groups can book time slots to film the movie in the classroom (during lunch, 45 minutes after school and when my interns are in class)

Goal of this week: Presentation of a scientific film about severe weather in class

Unwetter - FilmProjekt

Unwetter - FilmProjekt Huschke

Here you will find a script which should guide the students

Filmskript für Filmprojekt über Unwetter

Rubric Project - Unwetter Huschke

This rubric shows how the students will be assessed.

Rubric Project - Unwetter

Here are some interesting links to get online information about weather

www.wetteronline.de/deutsch.htm

www.donnerwetter.de

and enter / search for: GEWITTER & ABENTEUER WISSEN