Lesson+5

**Grade Level:** 3rd Grade

**Unit**: Weather

**Assignment type:** Podcasting


 * Lesson objectives: **


 * Student will understand how to create a podcast
 * Student will be able to identify and describe different weather predictions
 * Student will understand how weather is formed and forecast it

**Time required to complete this lesson:** 30 Minutes

**Title of lesson:** The Weathermen


 * Resources/materials needed: ** Microphone

Vocaroo.com


 * Description of lesson: **In this lesson students will be making a podcast that is a weather forecast. The students must use their previous knowledge to predict a storm that is heading toward the city. They will demonstrate their knowledge by using terms and describing what is going on with the weather.

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 * Assignment: **For this assignment the children will be using Vocaroo in class and creating a podcast. Click the Widget below to view an example that I have already created.

Also this widget shows what kind of severe weather is being experienced around the United States.

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 * Technology used: ** Vocaroo.com


 * The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> This is a fun way for the children to test their knowledge about what they have learned about severe weather. This helps them to apply what they are learning to real life, instead of just being told about something, and not applying it.