Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Weatherman, Weather Unit!

We finished our Earth science unit! Yay!

One of the main standards addresses how energy from the sun heats the Earth unevenly causing air movements that result in a change of weather patterns. One component states the students should know how to use weather maps to predict weather and understand that weather forecasts depend on many variables. After reading, discussing, and using GLAD strategies, etc., for the students to grasp the content, I was trying to figure out a fun way to end the unit. While scouring the amazing 5th grade teacher blogs, I found this great Weather Map Unit on TPT by Stephanie from Teaching in Room 6. Check out her post on the Weatherman Unit. She explains it perfectly!

It is such a great culminating activity that reinforces the academic language associated with the unit. My students loved this activity, they were so engaged! I told my student to be creative in how they made their weather report. I told them to add some pizzaz and make it personable rather than dry and stuffy. They did a great job! Their weather report reflected their weather map and the symbols (the weatherman unit has situation cards that help the students with this).

I apologize for the low quality of the photos...my cell phone is to thank for that.

Well, I'm beyond tired tonight, so my post is short and sweet.






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4 comments:

  1. We are finishing up our Weather unit, too... then into the Solar System. I am behind but will catch up?!! Thanks for the great activities... where in So Cal are you? I am in Ventura County... small world

    Susan

    LopezLandLearners

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    1. Hi Susan! I hear ya! I feel like I am always playing catch up, especially with Science and Social Studies. There were a few activities I wanted to have my kids work on, but nixed them because of the time factor. Sigh...maybe next year I will be able to work them into the unit.

      Have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!

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  2. That's a GREAT project! We finished our Weather unit during the first quarter. I think I'll use this to review at the end of the year. Thanks for sharing!

    Liz
    BeachTeach

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  3. That's a GREAT project! We finished our Weather unit during the first quarter. I think I'll use this to review at the end of the year. Thanks for sharing!

    Liz
    BeachTeach

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