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This unit is designed for second grade
students and will meet all learning styles
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Unit will last six days
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Unit will consist of worksheets, access to
internet, presentations, and science
cirrus.
RLA.O.2.3.3
 access media tools to create an oral or visual presentation (e.g.,
desktop publishing, electronic resources, photos).
RLA.O.2.3.2
describe the main idea or intended messages in a variety of visual
media (e.g., pictures, cartoons, weather reports, newspaper photos,
visual narratives).
SC.O.2.1.8
design and conduct simple investigations; observe, collect and record
information using a variety of classification systems; describe trends
of data; and make predictions based on that data (e.g., seasonal
changes and plants or temperature and weather).
SC.O.2.2.15
describe daily and seasonal weather changes.
SC.O.2.3.5
listen to and be tolerant of different viewpoints while working in
collaborative groups.
SC.O.2.2.14
observe and describe different types of precipitation.
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Day 1: Weather log, pencil, access to computer and
internet
Day 2: Weather log, pencil, access to computer and
internet
Day 3: Weather long, pencil, notebook paper, access to
computer and internet to take online quiz, smart board
to show power point, bulletin board
Day 4: Weather Log, pencil, access to computer and
internet, 2 Large, Jars, Matches, 2 Large Gloves,
Food Coloring, Hot and Cold Water
Day 5: Weather bog, pencil, access to computer and
internet, Season’s worksheet, Cloud Learning Wheel
Day 6: Weather Log, pencil, access to computer and
internet
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud3.html This web site is
designed for students to use; they will be able to study the
clouds by looking at different picture and looking at a chart to
see the levels of the clouds. I will be using this web site for the
students to use after they have studied the clouds and they will
be taking quiz where they will match the captions with the
pictures of the clouds.
 http://www.weather.com/ This web site will be used by the
students to research the country they choose to check the
weather daily. The students will be accessing this web site daily.
 http://media.herald-dispatch.com/weather/ Students will visit
this site daily and compare it to their weather logs in the
predictions they made about the weather for that day.
 http://www.wxresearch.com/usnorm.htm This site is designed for
either students or teachers. I will be using this site to gain
information about records within the weather in our local area
and surround areas to share with the students.
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Introduction: The students will be
introduced to their Weather Log which is
what they will begin each day with.
› Temperature
› Weather
› Picture of the clouds
› Research a Countries weather of their
choice.
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Weather Log
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Talk about the seasons
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Group Students and research each
season.
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Present information on the seasons to the
class.
Ask the students to describe the clouds
they have seen in the sky.
 Introduce the different types of clouds to
the students by using: PowerPoint,
Bulletin Board, Online Quiz.
 Day Four: Cloud in a jar science
experiment.
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› Using different variables to see if it will make
a differences in making a cloud (Color of
water, temp. of water)
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Science Cirrus
Station 1: Complete Local Weather Log
Station 2: Research Country and Complete
Weather Log
Station 3: Seasons Worksheet
Station 4: Cloud Learning Wheel
Day Six
Students will present their information on the
country they researched and compare
their weather to our weather.
Presentation of the Seasons and Country
 Weather Log
 Group participation in Science
Experiment, PowerPoint, Bulletin Board,
Online Quiz.
 Computer Etiquette
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