Science, Collaborate, Analyze, Apply

Kindergarten, First Grade Science, Weather.com, Kidpix

Apply and understand observable information about daily and seasonal weather. Throughout the year, children will record temperature using weather.com on bulletin board. They will also record in weather journal what the temperature is today, write & draw a picture of themselves at recess time, making sure to include how they feel (warm, cold etc) and what they are wearing.

Procedure/Learning Cycle:
Engage: After recess have students keep on their outdoor clothing and meet in a circle. Teacher ask-What did you wear to school today? How did you know that it would ok to wear? Discuss the temperature and what they are wearing. Expectation that kids will be making connections with the temperature graphing from Every Day math posted on the wall.
Explore: Students will use weather journal, books, magazines, etc in small group to create weather picture of season. Using weather.com to look at map, daily temp, radar and record on weather bulletin board. ED record daily temp in color zone (ie calendar, graph, daily forecast chart)
Explain: Expect that students will complain that they are getting hot. Encourage students to answer why they are getting warmer inside with their outdoor clothing on. Observe and guide students to make the connection between the difference in temperature outside and inside.
Elaborate: Teacher bring in boots, hats, mittens, etc and talk about why we had to wear these in the winter. Make connection between winter weather and temperatures and spring weather and temperatures.
Evaluate: Record what is feels like right now with your clothes on outside. Have recess.
Record in journal what did it feel like today when you left your clothes on today. Students are scientists collecting data throughout the year and showing off their evidence. They will realize that scientists ask different questions about the same thing. Record different observations on the same day. Review weather journal. Find a red day, green day etc in the weather map and share in pairs what they see.

Split children into small groups: Each group will be given a season to create. The poster will include a tree and people. Students could draw this in KidPix on the computer. The task will be to create a picture with the given season. Students will have weather journals, books, magazines and prior experiences to create authentic posters. Students will create a weather journal of observable changes and temperature. Aug-June

Essential Skills:
L: Uses an effective writing process. Uses writing as a tool for learning. Incorporates technology as a tool to enhance writing. M: Compare different representations of the same data using these types of graphs: bar graphs, frequency tables, line plots, and picture graphs. Use information displayed on graphs to answer questions and make predictions, inferences and generalizations such as likely or unlikely events S: Apply and understand observable information about daily and seasonal weather. Ask questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment. Use mathematics in scientific inquiry. Use data to construct reasonable explanations T: Use technology to create projects, identify patterns, and make predictions. Use a variety of technology tools and media-rich resources to work collaboratively with others.