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Lesson 5 and 6: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Lesson 5 and 6: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Learning Intention:
Learning Intention:
We are learning to identify how weather affects our daily lives.
We are learning to identify how weather affects our daily lives.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- I can talk about the weather and the seasons
- I can observe and record weather changes daily.
Focus Question: What are the daily and seasonal changes in the environment?
Big idea: Weather affects our daily lives.
Big idea: Weather affects our daily lives.
Weather discussion: Discuss what the weather is like today. What do you notice about today's whether? How does it feel? Do you think the weather might change?
Weather discussion: Discuss what the weather is like today. What do you notice about today's whether? How does it feel? Do you think the weather might change?
Students are encouraged to describe what they see (Is it sunny, cloudy, raining? What is the temperature like?).
Reintroduce/discuss the different weather symbols. Begin to record the daily weather connected to the symbols and language taught on the KWL chart.
Reintroduce/discuss the different weather symbols. Begin to record the daily weather connected to the symbols and language taught on the KWL chart.
Weather Symbols.pdfDiscuss seasons (summer, autumn, winter, spring) and their associated weather.
Discuss seasons (summer, autumn, winter, spring) and their associated weather.
Record the vocabulary on the class KWL for students to reference during the lesson.
Record the vocabulary on the class KWL for students to reference during the lesson.
Activity: Weather Observation - Students step outside to observe the weather.
Activity: Weather Observation - Students step outside to observe the weather.
Weather Reporters can use an iPad to take photos of the sky, temperature, etc., and make notes on their clipboard about the weather.
Weather Reporters can use an iPad to take photos of the sky, temperature, etc., and make notes on their clipboard about the weather.
Discuss any changes noticed in comparison to previous days.
Discuss any changes noticed in comparison to previous days.
Weather Calendar
Weather Calendar
As a class, set up a large monthly weather calendar (including week 4 - week 9/10).
As a class, set up a large monthly weather calendar (including week 4 - week 9/10).
Each day, a different group of students will be assigned as Meteorologists to track the daily weather.
Each day, a different group of students will be assigned as Meteorologists to track the daily weather.
The group records the date, weather symbol, and a short description using new weather vocabulary.
The group records the date, weather symbol, and a short description using new weather vocabulary.
Click on the weather chart below to explore the weather for the rest of this week and the next.
Click on the weather chart below to explore the weather for the rest of this week and the next.
Activity: Inquistive lesson 3 - Shelter Me!
Activity: Inquistive lesson 3 - Shelter Me!
Inquisitive account details
Inquisitive account details
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