ObjectivesHere are the objectives for your Weather unit study.
1. Describe why the seasons change with the revolution of the Earth around the sun.
2. Identify the four types of precipitation.
3. Describe the water cycle.
4. Identify the wind strength.
5. Determine conditions with the use of thermometers, barometers, wind-direction vanes, and hygrometers.
6. Describe the cause and impact of tornadoes.
7. Describe the cause and the impact of hurricanes.
8. Identify cloud types.
9. Describe the layers of the atmosphere.
Resources
MatchCard Science Unit Studies should have a minimum of three resources. We have listed a few favorites; but feel free to find other resources for your weather unit study.
BOOKS
Weather Pop Up Francis Wilson, Simon and Schuster
Atlas of Weather Scholastic
The Weather Report by Mike Graf
LIBRARY
Check it out! Don't forget your library. You can find resources with the Dewey Decimal Numbers: 550
OTHER RESOURCES
Don't forget to keep an eye open for these other resources:
- Magazine articles
- Videos and DVDs
- Field Trips
- Educational Games
Science Projects
You will need a minimum of one science project to complete your unit study. Here are some ideas:
- Keep a journal recording local conditions for one month.
- For two weeks keep written records comparing the forecast and the actual conditions experienced.
- Look on the internet for the instructions for making instruments for measuring local atmospheric conditions. Make and use those instruments.
- Complete all the activities listed on the MatchCard Science Instructor's Pages. Keep a notebook of your projects.
MatchCards
The Matchcards are great for teaching and reinforcing the objectives. There is one MatchCard for each of the objectives listed above.
The MatchCards give you:
- A simple diagram of the concept
- Information pieces to place on the student card as a game
- Instructor's card with all the answers, a suggested activity for teaching
- A system for built in review
Every week you will use the corresponding MatchCard to teach the objective. In addition, the students review 5 previously learned MatchCards two or three times per week. This game-like activity is a favorite activity of many students. The Instructor's Guide gives you more ideas on organizing and using the MatchCards.
Unit Study Log
You will complete a Unit Study Log. It will include your bibliography, description of science projects you do, list of daily readings and activities, and Grading Sheet. The Instructor's Guide gives more information on keeping a Unit Study Log.
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