Engage Weather Words Students use their senses to describe the weather, and create a chart of descriptive weather words. Explore Weather Sense Students explore thermometers as a tool to help them find out more about weather. They make paper thermometers and practice finding temperatures. Students use thermometers to investigate the temperatures of hot water, ice, and classroom air. Students then develop a reference scale that they can use to determine the relative temperature of the air as represented by number of degrees.
Students take and record outside temperatures to add to their daily weather observations.
Explore Windy Weather Students use their senses to gather data about the wind. They then learn about tools that help them collect more accurate data, and begin using these to measure and collect data on wind direction and speed. Explore Wet Weather Students express their current ideas about rainfall. They learn about precipitation and how scientists measure snow and rain. Teams then begin collecting daily data on precipitation, as well as on temperature and wind.