Group 2: Weather and Water
Brainstorming Ideas:
- Weather costumes for the first day
- Weather book read aloud at carpet to open up the topic
- Scientist Voki (weatherman/woman voki)
- Word Art of key terms of the lesson for the first day of class
- CFU: Poster board post-it notes (attach key term post-its)
- Experiments to open each lesson to apply previous knowledge
- Reporting live photo booth
- Tim & Moby Video about weather
- Teacher Rules poster (associated with weather)
- Weather Web (CFU)
- Weather Yoga
- Weather Cycle Shoe Box
- Creation of a weather word wall (as full class)- to call on prior experience from direct instruction lesson-Guided practice for inquiry lesson
Group II. Weather and Water -- How much water does the soil in the garden hold and how much runs off? How much water is too much and how much is not enough for these plants? Are some of the plants drought tolerant---how often do they need to be watered? Do people have a tendency to overwater and inappropriately water---what times of day and season are best to water and how much water do plants need, where should it be applied? What is the effect of mulch on water need? What kinds of rain are most beneficial? What about snow? What is the effect of temperature? Too hot and too cold for different plants? What is the relationship between climate and weather as it relates to flood and drought? How much water does our region get in a year and how is it distributed? Do recent years fit the historic pattern?
Students learn about the water cycle, air and atmosphere, phase change, and weather patterns. They also learn to pose questions, think about what they already know about a topic, use text features as they read, and to write process descriptions and scientific explanations. They learn and use scientific vocabulary such as humidity, precipitation, evidence, and data.
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