Climate & WeatherA Fourth Grade MST Inquiry Unit

Kalea Jackson

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Motivation

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Lesson Plans

Lesson #1What is weather

and climate?

Lesson #1What is weather

and climate?

Lesson #3

Precipitation

Lesson #3

Precipitation

Lesson #5The Water

Cycle

Lesson #5The Water

Cycle

Lesson #6

Our Climate

Lesson #6

Our Climate

Lesson #4

Temperature

Lesson #4

Temperature

Lesson #2

Wind

Lesson #2

Wind

Key Concepts

2.1b Weather can be described and measured…

2.1b Weather can be described and measured…

2.1c Weather is recycled by natural processes on Earth.

2.1c Weather is recycled by natural processes on Earth.

2.1d Erosion and deposition result from the interaction of air, water, and land.

2.1d Erosion and deposition result from the interaction of air, water, and land.

Climate & Climate & WeatherWeather

Climate & Climate & WeatherWeather

DefinitionsDefinitions

Weather is...the amount of precipitation, wind, temperature, and barometric pressure at a given location.

Climate is...the total of all weather occuring over a period of years in a given place.

Weather is...the amount of precipitation, wind, temperature, and barometric pressure at a given location.

Climate is...the total of all weather occuring over a period of years in a given place.

Lesson #1Lesson #1

What is Weather?What is Climate?

What is Weather?What is Climate?

The Students will be able to...

Answer 10 questions about climate and weather after navigating an online scavenger hunt.Label the 7 climate regions in the USA

The Scavenger HuntThe Scavenger Hunt

www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweatherka6.htmlwww.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweatherka6.html

Open-ended QuestionsOpen-ended Questions

What else would you like to know about weather & climate?Why do you think weather & climate are related?

What else would you like to know about weather & climate?Why do you think weather & climate are related?

Assessment

Students will be graded upon the completion of:

The worksheet

The map

Lesson #2Lesson #2

What is Wind?How is Wind Measured?

What is Wind?How is Wind Measured?

The Students Will Be Able To...

Correctly answer 10 multiple-choice questions on a quiz about wind.Construct a line graph using data from four wind speeds.

Student-Performance Based Product

Wind Speeds on the Anemometer

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9:00 AM 10:00 AM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Time of Day

Wind Speed (MPH)

Open-Ended QuestionsOpen-Ended Questions

What else do you want to know about wind?How would you guess wind affects weather?

What else do you want to know about wind?How would you guess wind affects weather?

Assessment

Students will be graded upon completion of:

The quiz

The line graph

Lesson #4Lesson #4

What is temperature? How is it measured?

What is temperature? How is it measured?

Hands-On Manipulative

Unknown Object (thermometer)

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO…

Write an analysis of an unknown object in 10 sentences and 2 questions.Construct a chart with at least 5 numbers of temperature data.

Open-Ended QuestionsOpen-Ended Questions

What else would you like to know about temperature and how it affects weather and climate?Why do you think that the temperature changes throughout the day?

What else would you like to know about temperature and how it affects weather and climate?Why do you think that the temperature changes throughout the day?

Assessment

Students will be graded upon completion of:

The written analysis

The chart

Filamentality Webpage

The created webpage is a collection of useful websites for teachers and students. Included are “Teacher Resources”, which provides teachers with lesson plans, activity ideas, and multimedia interactives. There are four categories for students: Games, Activities, Experiments, and Videos to provide them with engaging and motivating resources.

Link to Webpage: http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listclimateka.html

Online Resources

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/weatherED/

http://www.education.noaa.gov/tweather.html

http://www.teachervision.fen.com/weather/teacher-resources/6675.html

http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/climate/climate_vs.html