FOSSScienceWeather

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Investigation 1: What is Weather?

air, atmosphere, local weather

Investigation 2: Heating Earth

conduction, convection, color & energy transfer

Investigation 3: Water Planet

condensation, evaporation, water cycle

Investigation 4: Weather & Climate

severe weather, weather maps, climate

Earth's Atmosphere Scholastic StudyJam video

Air Pressure and Wind Scholastic StudyJam video

Weather and Climate Scholastic StudyJam video

Air Masses and Fronts Scholastic StudyJam video

The Water Cycle Scholastic StudyJam video

Atmosphere Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 3:16

Types of Weather Instruments Vocabulary Posters

Weather Dog Game

Geography4Kids Earth's Atmosphere Quiz

Weather Instruments Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 3:32

Weather Instrument Notes YouTube length 15:38

Weather Instruments Scholastic StudyJam

Radiation, Conduction, Convection Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 3:02

Water Cycle Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 4:06

Hurricanes and Twisters Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 3:31

Conduction, Convection, or Radiation Jeopardy

The Heating Song Mr. Parr YouTube length 3:15

Heat Scholastic Study Jam

Heat Transfer Rags to Riches Game

Weather

Nonfiction Reading Counts BINGO

Weather on Earth

Nonfiction Reading Counts BINGO

We recently completed a nonfiction Reading Counts project extending our learning about Earth's weather to compliment our FOSS Science Investigations “Weather on Earth”. We were challenged to fill a nonfiction BINGO board with our 5 nonfiction selections, recording our Reading Counts nonfiction quiz success. … but we weren’t quite done…

Opening a Word document template created by Mrs. Dingman, we typed our selected title information and Reading Counts quiz dates in the row, column, or diagonal we selected on each of our BINGO boards. We practiced using the Underline tool button, correctly underlining our nonfiction titles. And, we practiced how to shade each of the 5 cells in our BINGO boards, highlighting the row, column, or diagonal we chose.

We were all nonfiction Weather BINGO winners! Mrs. Dingman was proud to display our BINGO board creations on our hallway bulletin board.

This Science/Integrated Reading & Technology project met with the following Pennsylvania Core and Academic Standards:

PA Academic Science Standards 3.3.5 Earth and Space Sciences/ 3.7.5 Technological Devices

PA Core ELA E05.B-K.1.1 Demonstrate understanding of key ideas and details in informational texts

Excel-lent Weather Factor Graphing

Excel-lent Weather Factor Graphing

Our most recent Excel project explored a variety of weather factors over a 5-day period, extending the learning of our FOSS Science Weather on Earth unit. Working in small groups, we each used an online weather resource to track and record local weather factors. Our groups investigated temperature, humidity, wind speed, cloud cover, and air pressure.

We each learned how to use Excel to create line graphs showing change over time, independently following a written checklist. We enjoyed discussing patterns we observed and how weather factors may connect.

Our confidence and competence using the available technology continues to grow!

This project met the following Pennsylvania Core and Academic Standards:

PA Core Math M05.D-M.2.1.2 Display and Interpret Data

PA Science Academic Standard 3.7.5 Technological Devices

PA Science Academic Standard 3.3.5 Earth and Space Sciences