By: Lynn TomlinBy: Lynn Tomlin

First GradeFirst Grade 1

Table of ContentsTable of Contents Introduction…………………….Introduction…………………….11 Table of Contents,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2Table of Contents,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 2 What is Weather?................... What is Weather?................... 33 Types of Weather…………….. 4 Types of Weather…………….. 4 What is Precipitation?..............5What is Precipitation?..............5 Weather and the Sun………… 6Weather and the Sun………… 6 Meteorologists………………… 7 Meteorologists………………… 7 Weather Instruments…………. 8 Weather Instruments…………. 8

– Wind SocksWind Socks– Rain GaugesRain Gauges– AnemometersAnemometers– ThermometersThermometers– Barometers Barometers

Weather Graphs………………...9 Weather Graphs………………...9 Weather Watch Instruments….10Weather Watch Instruments….10 Weather Song………………….11 Weather Song………………….11 More Fun With Weather ……...12 More Fun With Weather ……...12

Georgia Performance Standards: Earth Science S1E1 a.,bGeorgia Performance Standards: Earth Science S1E1 a.,b Data Analysis and Probability M1D1aData Analysis and Probability M1D1a Process Skills M1P4,5 Process Skills M1P4,5

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WeatherWeather

What is weather?What is weather?

WeatherWeather is whatever isis whatever is

happening in thehappening in the air at particular air at particular

time and place.time and place.

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Types of WeatherTypes of Weather

There are many types of weather.There are many types of weather.

Sunny Snowy Rainy

What kind of weather are you having today? Windy Cloudy

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PrecipitationPrecipitation What is precipitation?What is precipitation?

Precipitation is water that falls from clouds.Precipitation is water that falls from clouds.This water may fall as:This water may fall as:

Snow

Rain

Sleet

Drizzle

Hail 5

Weather and the SunWeather and the Sun

Hail

Sleet

Drizzle Cloudy

Windy

Rainy

Snowy

SUN

All of our weather comes from the sun. 6

MeteorologistsMeteorologists

Meteorologists are people who study theMeteorologists are people who study the

weather.They use many special tools, orweather.They use many special tools, or

instruments to help them:instruments to help them:

Wind Socks

Rain Gauges

Anemometers

Thermometers

Barometers 7

Rain GaugesRain Gauges Measure rainfallMeasure rainfall

Anemometers Measure wind speed

Thermometers Measure air temperature

Wind Socks Measure wind direction

Barometers Measure how high or low the air pressure is 8

Weather GraphsWeather Graphs MeteorologistsMeteorologists use their use their weatherweather instruments instruments to to collectcollect informationinformation, or , or datadata and put them into graphs like these: and put them into graphs like these:

Source: National Weather Service Forecast Office Peachtree City, Georgia 30269 http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ffc/ 9

Monthly Temperature Averages Atlanta, Georgia 2004

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Months

Tem

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Monthly Temperature Averages Atlanta, Georgia 2004

43.144

58.6

62.2

73.2

76.279.7

77.1

72.5

67.2

56.6

44.8

JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

See if you can answer the riddles!

You may want to go back and look at the weather instruments on slide 8 to help you!

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Try singing the weather song to the tune of “Bingo!”

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More Fun with WeatherMore Fun with Weather

You can visit the following websites for lessons You can visit the following websites for lessons and experiments to do at home or at school:and experiments to do at home or at school:

http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/index.htmlhttp://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/index.html

http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

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