Student Outcomes Inquiry Based Learning Activities Materials/Resources Students will know that: WEATHER & CLIMATE SMART Materials Needed: *Weather includes temperature, precipitation, and ACTIVITIES Smart Notebook File: Weather & Climate wind on a day to day basis. *Climate is the typical weather patterns over many years. The following list are activities that can be found *Collecting Water Data *How to use tools such as a thermometer, rain within the above link from NJCTL: Weather tools thermometers, rain gauges, jars, gauge, and wind vane to collect weather data. -Collecting Weather Data cloud chart, wind chart, weather chart *Climates vary around the world due to different -Measuring Temperature amounts of rain, varying temperatures, and wind -Precipitation *Thermometer Activity patterns. -Water Cycle 11oz. plastic bottle, tap water, rubbing alcohol, -Case Study: Developing Storm food coloring, clear, plastic drinking straw, Students will be able to: -Rain Gauge clay *Predict weather conditions based on information -Cloud Formation collected. -Case Study: Climograph *Cloud In a Jar *Analyze and interpret data to understand what is -Wind Glass jar with a lid, water, ice cubes, matches the climate in different parts of the world -Air Molecules *Ask questions about what caused changes in -Convection weather patterns. -Wind Formation Resources: Collect data using tools such as thermometers, rain -Case Study: Sea Breeze NJCTL Classwork & Homework Smart gauge, and a wind vane. -Weather Prediction File -Air Masses -High/Low Pressure Systems -Weather Fronts *Better Lessons BETTER LESSONS: The following are NJCTL LABS lesson & activities to The Earth’s Land & Water unit from *Collecting Weather Data *Thermometer Activity *What Is Weather? *Seasonal Weather-An Introduction *Analyzing Weather Data *Summer Storms-Individual Experience *Water Cycle in a Jar
Student Outcomes Inquiry Based Learning Activities Materials/Resources Students will know that: *Weather includes temperature, precipitation, and wind on a day to day basis. *Climate is the typical weather patterns over many years. *How to use tools such as a thermometer, rain gauge, and wind vane to collect weather data. *Climates vary around the world due to different amounts of rain, varying temperatures, and wind patterns. Students will be able to: *Predict weather conditions based on information collected. *Analyze and interpret data to understand what is the climate in different parts of the world *Ask questions about what caused changes in weather patterns. Collect data using tools such as thermometers, rain gauge, and a wind vane. WEATHER & CLIMATE SMART ACTIVITIES The following list are activities that can be found within the above link from NJCTL: -Collecting Weather Data -Measuring Temperature -Precipitation -Water Cycle -Case Study: Developing Storm -Rain Gauge -Cloud Formation -Case Study: Climograph -Wind -Air Molecules -Convection -Wind Formation -Case Study: Sea Breeze -Weather Prediction -Air Masses -High/Low Pressure Systems -Weather Fronts NJCTL LABS *Collecting Weather Data *Thermometer Activity *Analyzing Weather Data *Water Cycle in a Jar Materials Needed: Smart Notebook File: Weather & Climate *Collecting Water Data Weather tools thermometers, rain gauges, jars, cloud chart, wind chart, weather chart *Thermometer Activity 11oz. plastic bottle, tap water, rubbing alcohol, food coloring, clear, plastic drinking straw, clay *Cloud In a Jar Glass jar with a lid, water, ice cubes, matches Resources: NJCTL Classwork & Homework Smart File *Better Lessons BETTER LESSONS: The following are lesson & activities to The Earth’s Land & Water unit from *What Is Weather? *Seasonal Weather-An Introduction *Summer Storms-Individual Experience
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