Weather Weather Everywhere
Let's go on a weather Quest!

Introduction
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Task 4
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion

Teacher Notes

Essential Understanding
The climate of a region effects the way people live, work, and play.

MLO: 2.4 Students will describe the weather using observations, age appropriate tools (i.e., thermometers) and measurements.
 

Student Outcome: Students will learn to identify trends and patterns in weather as they observe, record and report on the daily weather in their environment.
Indicator:  Weather interacts with local features of the Earth and changes them over time.
 

Technology Indicators: 4.2 Design, develop, publish, and present products using technology resources that demonstrate and communicate curriculum concepts to audiences inside and outside the classroom.5.3 Employ technology tools to locate, evaluate and collect information from a variety of sources.


 

Introduction:
Weather is an important part of our life.

LETS FIND OUT WHY

You and your partner will complete several tasks to observe, track and record different types of weather. You will become weather experts.
Do you know what we call weather experts?
Stay connected and you will find out!

Task 1 
Word and Picture Match
With your partner click on the images below and read about each weather word.


rainy
sunny

cloudy

windy
snowy

stormy

Task 2
Daily Report
You and your partner will observe, illustrate and report on our daily weather.
 

1.out your window and observe the weather.

2.  Identify what the weather is like today.
3.  In your journal write or illustrate your current weather conditions.
4.  Predict the weather forecast for tomorrow in your journal.
5. You will use KidPix to report on today's weather.

6.  Share your KidPix picture with your classmates.

Task 3
Trip
Now that you know what the weather is like today, lets take a trip with your partner to investigate the weather conditions and forecasts in other parts of the  world.
 
  1. Decide with your partner where you would like to travel.
  2. Preview the weather forecast or the map below to decide where you will take your trip.
  3. at the information given to you about each location.
  4. Write in your journal the place you would like to take your trip.
  5. Next, think about what type of clothing you will need to pack for your trip. In your journal write or illustrate the kinds of clothes you will need to take with you on your trip

 

Is it sunny Everywhere?

Click on themap and weather to see theforecast.
 

Annapolis
Ocean City
Florida
Japan
Map

Weather
Map

Weather
Map

Weather
Map

Weather

 

Task 4
Sounds
Now that we have observed, tracked, and recorded different weather conditions, let's LISTEN to each  sound.

Click on the sounds below:
 

Rain 
Wind 
Thunder 


Resources
Meet the Meteorologist
 

Kids Page

Read more about weather!
Ask the Experts!

Jeeves

Scientific American

 
 
 
 

Evaluation
In Task 1-3 the students will be evaluated by completing the activities in their journals.
Your work will be checked in 2 ways:
1.  A "Partner" Score Sheet
2.  A "Teacher" Rubric

Circle  or 

Partner Score Sheet
I helped my partner.
I listened to my partner's ideas.
I did my best.
I liked this webquest.

 Teacher Rubric

Partner Name:
Point 1
Point 2
Participation
 Partner Participation Partner Cooperation
Thinking Process
 Stay on task Verbalize What Is Learned
Writing Process
 Complete Written Activities Use Complete Sentences When Required

 
 
0-2 points Attempted
3-4 points Acceptable
6 points Accomplished
Score__________

Conclusion/Think About

Now that you have become weather experts can you answer these questions?
    Use these questions as a whole class discussion to debrief the lesson.
What did you learn about weather?
Why is weather important to us?
Why is it helpful to be able to predict the weather?
Is it sunny everywhere at the same time?
Who are some weather experts?
Would you like to be a meteorologist? Why?
 
 

Finished
Created by Annette Z. Ready

Last Updated 8/2002