Lesson+Overview


 * Title of Unit: ** Weather and Climate

**Author: ** Ms. Shelbi Moritz

**Primary Subject: **Science

**Grade Level: **Third Grade 

**Introduction:**

This unit is going to be about weather and climate. The students will learn about various weather patterns, climate, global warming, clouds, and wind. They will use technology to create different projects about the weather, and they will utilize it to learn also about the various subjects.

**Unit Objectives:**
 * Student will understand what causes weather
 * Student will be able to identify several different climate regions
 * Student will understand the dangers of global warming
 * Student will be able to name differnet types of clouds
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Student will be understand how the wind works
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list .5in;">Students will understand the water cylce

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Time Required:** 3 Weeks <span style="border-bottom: windowtext 1.5pt solid; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; display: block; mso-element: para-border-div; padding-bottom: 1pt; padding-left: 0in; padding-right: 0in; padding-top: 0in;">

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Lesson 1**

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Let's Find a Region

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In this lesson the students will read an explorational Word Document. The Students will decide on region they would like to study more in depth, and complete the question portion of the document.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In class we will be looking at the informational word document in class, and then they will do the scavenger for homework that night. THey will have the informational word document accessable to them at home.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Word 2007- Informational Document <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Scavenger Hunt Document

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 2 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Clouds, Clouds, and More Clouds

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In this lesson the students will be doing an interactive scavenger hunt. They will follow along a interactive word document find the information in different web links that I have provided for them.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students will complete this lesson in class..

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Word 2007- Cloud Scavener Hunt

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 3 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Climate Change Controversy

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I have created a blog introducing the subject of Global Climate change. I have explained in some detail what climate change is occuring, and now it is the children's job to research the project further. They will make a proposal of what they think should be done to help to stop the problem. They will put it into poster or PowerPoint format and present it to the class.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students will have three days to complete this assignement. They must polish their research, and then put together their poster and then present their proposal to the class.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Resources/materials needed:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">[|Tumblr] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Poster/ PowerPoint

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 4 **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Title of lesson:** Severe Storm Alert!

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">For this lesson we will be doing an interactive PowerPoint in class introducing five different types of severe weather. The students will then select one of the five that they would like to make a radiocast on.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Complete the interactive PowerPoint in class

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">PowerPoint

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 5 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The Weathermen

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Now that the children have watched the interactive PowerPoint they themselves will become weathermen. Then they will use a tool called Vocaroo and they will record themselves giving a weather forecast. They will describe what it looks like, and give a suggestion for what the people who are listening should do.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Create the Vocaroo

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Vocaroo.com

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 6 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I'm a Little Raindrop

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">In this lesson the students will create a book about the Water Cycle. I have provided a version with information, and also as example of what I would like for the children to do. They will be writing the book from the perspective of a drop of water, and describe in detail the journey through which they travel.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Creating a Book

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">tikatok.com

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 7 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Let's Review

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">I have created a set of flashcards to help the children to study for a quiz about the weather that we have learned about so far. When they think that they know the terms well enough they will click on the quiz link, and then complete the quiz.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Study flashcards <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Take quiz

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: [] **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 8 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Weather Journal

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;"> The students may choose any form of weather that we have studied in the past and they will be creating a photo journal of the type of weather that they would like to create a journal on. Then they will watch the informational videos that I have provided on weather, and on creating a digital photostory. They will use Slideroll or Photostory. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Watch the videos <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Create their own digital photostory

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Photostory 3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Slideroll.com

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 9 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">It's Precipitating Somewhere

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students will use a website to extract data about precipitation in an area. After they have found their information they will create a graph using a Web 2.0 tool to input their information and create a graph.

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Create a Graph

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Resources/materials needed:** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] []

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Lesson 10 **

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Title of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Don't Get Blown Away

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Description of lesson: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The students will watch an informational video that I have provided, and then conduct a wind related experiment to present to the class. **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class): **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct wind related experiment

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Resources/materials needed: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Animoto.com