The Weather Created by Jacqueline Warren Rebecca Stephens Brooke White Sara Newcomb.

The WeatherThe WeatherCreated byCreated by

Jacqueline WarrenJacqueline WarrenRebecca StephensRebecca Stephens

Brooke WhiteBrooke WhiteSara NewcombSara Newcomb

Illinois State StandardIllinois State Standard

12.E.1.b-Identify and 12.E.1.b-Identify and describe patterns of describe patterns of weather and seasonal weather and seasonal changeschanges

ObjectivesObjectives

Describe and identify Describe and identify major weather major weather components across components across the countrythe country

Be able to list the Be able to list the characteristics of the characteristics of the different seasonsdifferent seasons

Be able to describe Be able to describe local weather patternslocal weather patterns

Objectives ContinuedObjectives Continued

Be able to describe Be able to describe the effects weather the effects weather has on every day has on every day activitiesactivities

Be able to use the Be able to use the weather vocabulary weather vocabulary terms in a sentenceterms in a sentence

AccommodationsAccommodations

Peer tutorPeer tutor Video examples of Video examples of

different weatherdifferent weather

Pre-printed teacher notes Pre-printed teacher notes available to studentavailable to student

Additional examples on Additional examples on subjectsubject

Additional time can be Additional time can be given to complete given to complete assignmentsassignments

Accommodations ContinuedAccommodations Continued

Hands on/Sensory activitiesHands on/Sensory activities Mnemonic devices can be givenMnemonic devices can be given Provide additional instruction as neededProvide additional instruction as needed Students can be given a vocabulary keyStudents can be given a vocabulary key Flash cards with various weather Flash cards with various weather

elementselements

ModificationsModifications

Different vocabulary list-Different vocabulary list-snow, rainsnow, rain

Shortened vocabulary listShortened vocabulary list Modified assessmentModified assessment Required to know only Required to know only

characteristics of their characteristics of their own geographical regionown geographical region

Required to know traits of Required to know traits of 2 seasons rather than 42 seasons rather than 4

Tips for ParentsTips for Parents

Watch the weather channel with your childWatch the weather channel with your child Talk to relatives that live out of state to discuss Talk to relatives that live out of state to discuss

their weathertheir weather

Tips for Parents ContinuedTips for Parents Continued

Talk about how to Talk about how to prepare for different prepare for different weather situationsweather situations

Encourage your child Encourage your child to keep a weekly to keep a weekly weather journalweather journal

Watch movies Watch movies featuring weather featuring weather situationssituations

VocabularyVocabulary

Precipitation- all liquid Precipitation- all liquid and solid particles that fall and solid particles that fall from clouds and reach from clouds and reach the ground. These the ground. These particles include: drizzle, particles include: drizzle, snow, ice crystals, and snow, ice crystals, and hail.hail.

Drought- often defined by Drought- often defined by a period of substantially a period of substantially diminished precipitation diminished precipitation duration and/ or intensityduration and/ or intensity

Humidity- The ratio of Humidity- The ratio of current vapor pressure of current vapor pressure of water in any gas water in any gas (especially air) to the (especially air) to the vapor pressure at which vapor pressure at which the gas would become the gas would become saturated at the current saturated at the current temperature normally temperature normally expressed as a expressed as a percentage.percentage.

Wind chill- The effect that Wind chill- The effect that wind has on a perception wind has on a perception of cold.of cold.

Vocabulary Cont.Vocabulary Cont.

Heat index- combines the Heat index- combines the effects of heat and effects of heat and humidity.humidity.

Meteorologist- a Meteorologist- a specialist who studies the specialist who studies the processes in the earths processes in the earths atmosphere that causes atmosphere that causes weather conditions.weather conditions.

Atmosphere- the gases Atmosphere- the gases mass or envelop mass or envelop surrounding the earth surrounding the earth retained by the earths retained by the earths gravitational field.gravitational field.

Dew point- the Dew point- the temperature to which the temperature to which the air must be cooled at air must be cooled at constant pressure in constant pressure in order for it to become order for it to become saturated.saturated.

Teacher ResourcesTeacher Resources http://kids.discovery.comhttp://kids.discovery.com http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.hthttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.ht

mlml http://http://kids.earth.nasa.govkids.earth.nasa.gov//

Teacher Resources ContinuedTeacher Resources Continued

World Almanac World Almanac Video’s Guide to Video’s Guide to Extreme Weather: Extreme Weather: Introduction, Part IIntroduction, Part I

The Cat in the Hat’s The Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library: Oh Learning Library: Oh Say Can you Say Say Can you Say What’s the Weather What’s the Weather Today? All About Today? All About WeatherWeather

CritiquesCritiques

http://http://kids.discovery.comkids.discovery.com

Kid friendly languageKid friendly language Visually Appealing to Visually Appealing to

KidsKids Variety of Information Variety of Information

and Topicsand Topics Reliable/Factual Reliable/Factual

InformationInformation

Hands on Activities to Hands on Activities to Reinforce Subject Reinforce Subject MatterMatter

Presents like Presents like Entertainment view to Entertainment view to WeatherWeather

Geared toward Geared toward younger kidsyounger kids

http://http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/indewww.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.htmlx.html Reliable/Factual Reliable/Factual

InformationInformation Extension of a highly Extension of a highly

respected journalrespected journal More academically More academically

basedbased

Visually appealingVisually appealing Geared toward older Geared toward older

elementary studentselementary students Actual photographs of Actual photographs of

eventsevents

http://http://kids.earth.nasa.govkids.earth.nasa.gov//

Aimed toward older Aimed toward older audienceaudience

Expands student Expands student knowledge by offering knowledge by offering a fun fact (Ex. a fun fact (Ex. Tornados travel Tornados travel across the land at an across the land at an average speed of 25-average speed of 25-40 mph with wind 40 mph with wind speeds up to 250 speeds up to 250 mph)mph)

Useful links for kids Useful links for kids and teachers along and teachers along with teacher guideswith teacher guides

Students would need Students would need help accessing pages help accessing pages on the siteon the site

Explains how NASA Explains how NASA studies the weather studies the weather elementselements

Research FindingsResearch Findings

Thomas, D. S. and Mitchell, J. T. (1999). Thomas, D. S. and Mitchell, J. T. (1999). Developing a digital atlas of environmental risks Developing a digital atlas of environmental risks and hazards. and hazards. Journal of GeographyJournal of Geography, 98(5), 201-, 98(5), 201-207. 207.

Describes the development of “the South CarolinaDescribes the development of “the South CarolinaAtlas of environmental risks and hazards,” a digitalAtlas of environmental risks and hazards,” a digitalatlas that provides people with information on atlas that provides people with information on environmental hazards in South Carolina. environmental hazards in South Carolina. Discusses the content and navigation of the atlasDiscusses the content and navigation of the atlasand considers its utility for classroom instruction and considers its utility for classroom instruction and public resource.and public resource.

Research FindingsResearch Findings

Bonk, C.J. (1996). Five key resources for an Bonk, C.J. (1996). Five key resources for an electronic community of elementary student electronic community of elementary student weather forecasters. weather forecasters. Journal of Computing in Journal of Computing in Childhood Education, Childhood Education, 7, 93-118. 7, 93-118.

The Indiana weather project (IWP) investigatedThe Indiana weather project (IWP) investigatedhow the joint application of situated learning inhow the joint application of situated learning inconstructivist theory might support elementary constructivist theory might support elementary school students understanding of weather school students understanding of weather systems. The results indicated significant systems. The results indicated significant cognitive gains during the multimedia weather unit.cognitive gains during the multimedia weather unit.

Research FindingsResearch Findings

Henriques, L. (2002). Children’s ideas about Henriques, L. (2002). Children’s ideas about weather: A review of the literature. weather: A review of the literature. School School Science in Mathematics,Science in Mathematics, 102(5), 202-215. 102(5), 202-215.

Reports a synthesis of existing research onReports a synthesis of existing research on

children’s misconceptions relating to weather, children’s misconceptions relating to weather,

climate, and the atmosphere. Presents climate, and the atmosphere. Presents

scientifically accepted interpretations in tandem scientifically accepted interpretations in tandem

with children’s naïve ideas.with children’s naïve ideas.

Assistive TechnologyAssistive Technology

Large print booksLarge print books Adaptive computer Adaptive computer

equipment to view equipment to view websiteswebsites

Books on tapeBooks on tape