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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.
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Climate & Weather • A Fourth Grade MST Inquiry Unit • Kalea Jackson
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 2.1b Weather can be described and measured… 2.1d Erosion and deposition result from the interaction of air, water, and land. 2.1c Weather is recycled by natural processes on Earth.
Definitions • 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.
Lesson #1 • What is Weather? • What is Climate?
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 Hunt • www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweatherka6.html
Open-ended Questions • What else would you like to know about weather & climate? • Why do you think weather & climate are related?
Assessment • Students will be graded upon the completion of: • The worksheet • The map
Lesson #2 • What is Wind? • How is Wind Measured?
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.
Open-Ended Questions • What else do you want to know about wind? • How would you guess wind affects weather?
Assessment • Students will be graded upon completion of: • The quiz • The line graph
Lesson #4 • What is temperature? • How is it measured?
Hands-On Manipulative • Unknown Object (thermometer)
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 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?
Assessment • Students will be graded upon completion of: • The written analysis • The chart
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
Online Resources • http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weatherED/ • http://www.education.noaa.gov/tweather.html • http://www.teachervision.fen.com/weather/teacher-resources/6675.html • http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/climate_vs.html