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Literacy Unit Iowa Core Standard K-2 I Can Statements Materials/ Resources Project Vocabulary needed 2 Air and Weather Understand and knowledge of observable information about daily and seasonal weather conditions. I can describe air as a material that takes up space and can be compressed into a smaller space I can name and describe various weather events I can describe changes that occur in weather over time. I can use vocabulary associated with properties of air and weather conditions in the appropriate context. I can use a graph to compare weather data over time. Foss Kit Air and Weather, investigations 1-4 Order related books from Heartland AEA Online Content resources: Online Interactive Resources: Foss Kit: Air and Weather, Investigations Other project ideas: Record student generated weather vocabulary on an ABC framework and uses those words to create a matching game for students to learn weather vocabulary. Students compare and contrast their collected weather data with that found on official weather websites. Together they discuss possible reasons for any differences. Students explore correlations between dress and weather. They write weather dress codes to be adopted by the elementary grades. air, pressure, wind, weather, temperature, cloud, precipitation, tornado, hurricane, blizzard, drought, flood, rain, snow, thermometer, wind vane, meteorologist
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