Weather, Weather, Everywhere

Unit goal

  1. To incorporate televised weather information into existing science curriculum using available technology.
  2. Use age appropriate productivity tools to complete tasks and create products for problem solving, communication, and illustration of thoughts and ideas based on the scope and sequence.
  3. Students will demonstrate the ability to listen to a variety of literary forms.


Grade Level (K-16): K-2

General Subject Area(s):

Earth Science, Language Arts

Minimum time required for the unit:

2 weeks

Title of Each Module:

Module #1: Cloudy with a Chance of Poetry
Module #2: Stop Weathering Around
Module #3: Stormy Weather
Moudle #4: And the Forecast Is . . .
Moudle #5: Bring in the Clouds

Standards addressed by unit modules:

Literature/Language Arts - Students interpret and analyze the meaning of literary works from diverse cultures and authors by applying different critical lenses and analytic techniques.

2.3.1 Characteristics of Literary Genres

1. identify the characteristics that define the literary genres of poetry, drama, and prose

2.3.2 Comprehension, Interpretation and Analysis of Text

1. recognize a regular beat and similarities of sounds in words in responding to rhythm and rhyme in poetry

2.3.4 Evaluation of Literary Works

1. evaluate the author's use of various techniques to influence the reader's feelings and attitudes

Earth/Space Science - Interactions of Hydrosphere and Atmosphere

2.3.12 identify the Sun as a star, the provider of light and heat necessary to maintain the temperature of the Earth.
2.3.13 describe the weather using observations, age appropriate tools (i.e., thermometers) and measurements.
2.3.14 predict weather patterns for each season.
2.5.13 use age appropriate instruments and/or resources to quantify, collect, and record
weather.
2.5.14 use weather measurements (e.g., temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation) to explain that each season has different weather patterns.

Geography - Students demonstrate understanding of the purpose of and are able to use and construct maps, globes, and other geographic tools to acquire, process, analyze, and report geographic information about people, places and environments.

4.1.3.1 identify the characteristics and purposes of maps, globes, and other geographic tools
4.1.3.2 construct and interpret maps to locate and describe places using relative distance, map elements including a title, simple grid systems, cardinal directions, compass rose, border, and legend/key , author and date

Technology needed in unit modules

Technology-enhanced instructional strategies employed

Unit Culminating Activity:

Bob Ryan Express (to be completed at the conclusion of Module 5 of the unit)

Unit Resources

Books, poetry, Web sites, audio/visual/software teaching materials

Unit Authors:

Patricia Boyd

Megan Ottinger

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