Earth’s Systems
(4 Weeks)
STEM /EdTech Resources
Reach Out to Your Point of Contact for Customized Lessons and Support:
Kristi Allen
Stantonsburg, New Hope, Hearne, Lee Woodard
Contact Kristi HERE!
Jenny Combs
Lucama, Rock Ridge, Jones, Barnes
Contact Jenny HERE!
Martha Levey
Gardners, Fredrick Douglass, Wells, Vick, Vinson-Bynum
Contact Martha HERE!
Dr. Christine Mitchell
STEM Coordinator
Digital Storytelling and Multimedia Tools to Support Data Collection and Expression of Weather
To create multimedia products, check out these icons in your backpack OR contact your DTLS for ideas and suggestions.
Weather Journal with Book Creator
Create a weather journal for vocabulary, writing prompts, and data collection to span throughout the unit. Contact your DTLS if you need support with this activity.
Ozobot Coding: Weather
Work with your DTLS , or learn how to use these, simple to implement coding Robots. THe lesson will teach students about observation of weather. This lesson can be customized for student needs and time constraints.
Merge Cube: View Mode
Using the view mode, students may experience different types of weather and precipitation in augmented reality that they can see real life weather in the palm of their hands using cubes and ipad.s
Weather Observation STEM Design Challenges
Work with a DTLS to build your own custom lesson, based on students needs and time constraints. This lesson can be deep rigor and in depth or simple and ready to implement.
Other Resources
Field Trip Ideas
Imagination Station - Weather-or-Not: https://scienceandhistory.org/field-trips/
This “hair-raising” experience exposes how weather works. We explore why weather happens and the various types of weather. Students participate in demonstrations that explore rainbows, wind, the water cycle, cloud formations, and lightning. Serves up to 75.
Cross-Curricular Opportunities
Build Your Own Weather Station - Inventors of Tomorrow
Math Integration