Weeks of May 29 & June 4th
Teachers: Dena McFadden,
Weather and Graphing
Jennifer Singleton, Bethany Falls
Science - Weather - Lesson 1
Objectives: K.E.1.3
Students will:
Tier 1 – Use the vocabulary Sunny, Windy
and Rainy to participate in making a graph
and to participate in identifying the weather.
Tier 2 – Create a graph of Sunny, Windy and
Rainy weather. Identify characteristics of
Sunny, Windy and Rainy weather.
Tier 3 – Compare weather patterns using a
graph. Identify Sunny, Windy and Rainy
weather.
Whole group: The teacher will introduce the
lesson with a tour of Boston.com/bigpicture
highlighting weather pictures. Revisit the
five senses and explain we will be interacting
with the weather using some of our senses.
Then students will break into two centers.
One using vision and hearing, and one using
the sense of touch to create a Rain Stick to
be used in later lessons.
Centers:
1. Vision/Hearing Center
Students will watch the video about weather
on the Discovery Education website at
http://player.discoveryeducation.co
m/index.cfm?guidAssetId=5660F42F
-3E5D-483F-99B7B0EEED2AEB60&blnFromSearch=1&
productcode=DSCE
2. Craft Center
Students will create a rain stick using the
directions on Enchanted Learning at
http://members.enchantedlearning.com/cra
fts/music/rainstick/index.shtml
or using Pringles cans. Students will fill the
can with beans and aluminum foil. They will
decorate the outside and keep them for a
later lesson.
Assistants will provide assistance, take data
and lead a center.
Lesson 2 & 3
Objectives: K.E.1.3
Students will:
Tier 1 – Use the vocabulary Sunny, Windy and Rainy
to participate in making a graph and to participate
in identifying the weather.
Tier 2 – Create a graph of Sunny, Windy and Rainy
weather. Identify characteristics of Sunny, Windy
and Rainy weather.
Tier 3 – Compare weather patterns using a graph.
Identify Sunny, Windy and Rainy weather.
Lesson 3
Objectives: K.E.1.3
Students will:
Tier 1 – Use the vocabulary Sunny, Windy and Rainy
to participate in making a graph and to participate in
identifying the weather.
Tier 2 – Create a graph of Sunny, Windy and Rainy
weather. Identify characteristics of Sunny, Windy and
Rainy weather.
Tier 3 – Compare weather patterns using a graph.
Identify Sunny, Windy and Rainy weather.
Whole group:
-Review previous lesson and topics
-Go through the SmartBoard Lesson
-Break into the learning centers.
Whole group:
-Review previous lesson and topics
-Go through the SmartBoard Lesson
- Learning Centers
Centers:
1. Vision/Hearing Center
Students will interact with their rainsticks and
watch the videos on Sunny Days and Rainy Days on
Youtube at
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvrG0S9WoNE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW6VIrlEmMs
&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0gsduLrfSU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf79tdy9qhs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vi
d=Nf79tdy9qhs&v=0QO6k3fg9IU&annotation_id=M
osquitoFood_annotation_227470
Centers:
Assessment Centers:
1. Sunny Center
Students will use vocabulary paired with pictures,
picture symbols or objects to identify sunny weather.
2. Rainy Center
Students will use vocabulary paired with pictures,
picture symbols or objects to identify Rainy weather.
3.- Windy Center
Students will use vocabulary paired with pictures,
picture symbols or objects to identify Windy
weather.
2. Sense of Touch Center
Students will interact with a fan, heat lamp, water
table, and a misting/spray bottle to simulate sunny,
windy and rainy weather. A trip outside to enjoy
the weather, rainy or sunny is encouraged.
Assistants will provide assistance, take data and
lead a center.
Whole Group
Students will come together and create a classroom
graph of their favorite type of weather from the
three that were covered.
Assistants will prompt students and take data during
whole group.
Assistants will be leading and taking data at a center.