Lesson+2

**Grade Level:** 3rd Grade

**Assignment type:** Learning about cloud types
 * Unit:** Weather

**Time required to complete this lesson:** One hour
 * Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): **
 * Student will understand four different types of clouds and what they will look like
 * Student will be able to explain what kind of weather is created by these clouds
 * Student will understand the different levels these clouds exist in


 * Title of lesson:** Clouds, Clouds, and More Clouds

 Also check out the websites from the "Cool Websites" link
 * Resources materials needed:**

Students are going to go on a scavenger hunt and learn about clouds! This is an exploration of the internet by clicking on links and finding the necessary information to complete a scavenger hunt. The students will be given the scavenger hunt, then it will be their job to peruse the given links and find the answers to the questions that have been provided. The in-class assignment is the scavenger hunt We may also be reading a book in-class to introduce the cloud types  At home please explore the websites that I have provided on the "Cool Websites" page. Technology used: Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Word 2007
 * Description of lesson:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The technology in this lesson changes the teaching because the teacher does not have to stand at the front of the room telling the students the information. The students have to go out and find the answers to the questions, and discover the different things that are being taught on their own. They also are learning to navigate the internet which is a very important skill with today's growing technology.