• Identifying cloud types associated with specific weather patterns

• Identifying positive and negative effects of weather phenomena

• Examples:   positive—flooding deposits good soil when waters recede,
  negative—flooding kills crops

• Identifying technology used to record and predict weather, including thermometers, barometers, rain gauges, anemometers, and satellites

• Explaining symbols shown on a weather map

• Organizing weather data into tables or charts

Homemade Clouds
Students will participate in an experiment to form a cloud in a bottle.

Weather Patterns and Severe Weather Planning
Students will document weather patterns associated with the region where they live and how to prepare accordingly for each.

Weather
This unit contains all areas of weather including the negative aspects.

U. S. and the World Weather
Students will use weather maps from the Internet to understand that different parts of the world have different weather patterns

Charting the Weather
Students will observe weather conditions across the United States in order to compare and contrast temperature and other weather conditions.

Observing Weather Using the Internet
This lesson will focus on weather patterns and making predictions. The students will also realize that weather is different in all parts of the United States.

Erosion
Activities will demonstrate to students various types of erosion.

Mudpile Mountain
Students will construct a "mountain" of dirt, pour water over it and identify landforms caused by erosion and deposition.

Weather Station
Students will construct a weather station, record data, and make predictions.

Types of Clouds
Students will create clouds with ice and hot water; create a cloud collage.

Web Weather for Kids Students will learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!

Project Wet is a nonprofit water education program for educators and young people ages 5-18. The program facilitates and promotes awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources.

Types of Erosion  Photos and definitions of various types of erosion

Hurricane Storm Science Students can visit this storm center and clink on any title  to find out more about hurricanes.

Science Online A must see! Great site for links to Blueprint Skills, Lesson Plans, Topical Sites, Interactive Websites for Students and Worksheets

Science Clips You will find an alphabetical list of science interactive movie clips.

Suggestions for English Language Learners (ELLs):
(E/B=Entering/Beginning, D=Developing, E=Expanding) 

(E/B): Name and label different kinds of weather.
(E/B): Illustrate today's weather.
(E/B): Draw a weather map.
(D): Listen to a video of the weather forecast.
(D): Locate the weather forecast for the next three days.
(D): Compare correct weather data with a three-day forecast to determine its accuracy.
(D): Chart the weather for a month.
(E): Write and announce a weather report.
(E): E-mail students at a school in another state, ask about their weather and illustrate it.
(E): Describe how the school's weather differs from that of a school in another state.

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