Weather and Warmth

Weather and Warmth

Timeline

Lesson 5A: 2 hours + 3 days of daily cloud observations
Lesson 5B: 2.5 hours + 15 minutes x 15 days for daily weather observations
Lesson 5C: 2 hours + 15 days of daily schoolyard plant and animal observations
Lesson 5D: 2 hours
Unit 5 Review
- Summative Assessment: 10 minutes
- Putting It All Together: 15 minutes

Essential Statements

I can observe and describe clouds.
I can identify clouds that may lead to rain and storms.
I can measure the temperature using a Fahrenheit thermometer.
I can measure, record and compare the weather over a month or more.
I can observe, identify, and explain weather changes in each season.
I can observe and identify how plants and animals change their behavior as the weather and seasons change.
I can use the weather information to decide how to dress before going outdoors.
I can dress appropriately for cold weather.
I can learn from animals and design items to keep me warm on cold days.

Essential Questions

Unit

Vocabulary

Base layer – the clothes you wear next to your skin (Lesson 5D)
Calendar – a tool to mark the passing of time, marked in days, weeks, months, and years (Lesson 5B)
Cloud – made of water droplets and icy crystals (Lesson 5A)
Cycle – a circle of events that repeats in a regular pattern (like seasons)
Forecast – future weather predications based on weather patterns (Lesson 5B)
Hibernate – to pass the winter in a resting state (Lesson 5C)
Insulate (ion) – to hold heat in, keep separate (Lesson 5D)
Migrate – move from one place to another at certain times of the year (Lesson 5C)
Nature’s Timing – the study of reoccurring natural events over time (seasonal based) (Lesson 5C)
Precipitation – liquid and solid water falling from clouds (rain and snow and all the variations) (Lesson 5A)
Shell (outer layer) – the last layer of clothes you wear, these keep the wind and rain out (Lesson 5D)
Thermometer – the tool to measure the temperature; how hot or cool it is (Lesson 5B)

Essential Reading

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