ScienceSocial StudiesTechnologyLanguage ArtsMathematics
Earth Meteorology
Life
Water Cycle Clouds Precipitation Air Pressure/ Tempera
ture Wind Storms
Stratus Cumulus Cirrus
CumulonimbusNimbostratus
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
Rain
Snow
Sleet
Hail
Air pressure is affected by:Air pressure is affected by:– The air above itThe air above it– TemperatureTemperature
TemperatureTemperature– How warm is the air?How warm is the air?
Wind is moving airWind is moving air
Wind speed – how fast the air is movingWind speed – how fast the air is moving
Caused by uneven heating of the earth’s airCaused by uneven heating of the earth’s air
Most common storm = thunderstormsMost common storm = thunderstorms
United States has more tornados than any United States has more tornados than any other countryother country
Tropical storms become hurricanes if wind Tropical storms become hurricanes if wind speed reaches 74 mphspeed reaches 74 mph
Weather affects our daily lives. Weather affects our daily lives.
How does it affect humans?How does it affect humans?
How does it affect plants?How does it affect plants?
How does it affect animals?How does it affect animals?
Uses instrumentsUses instruments
Forecasts weatherForecasts weather
Weather patterns are observedWeather patterns are observed
Disasters
Geography
Personal
Hurricanes Tornados
Where you live will Where you live will determine determine
– The seasons you will The seasons you will experienceexperience
– The temperatureThe temperature– The amount and types The amount and types
of precipitationof precipitation
Why do we care about the weather?Why do we care about the weather?
It affects how you dressIt affects how you dress
It is dependent upon where you live It is dependent upon where you live
It can affect what you eatIt can affect what you eat
Has expanded our ability to study the weather.
•Internet
•Instruments
Thermometer Wind Vane Anemometer
Barometer Rain Gauge
Local Weather
http://www.weather.com
Storm Tracking
Literature
Research
Activities with this lesson:
Song: include 4 elements of the water cycle
Poem: include 4 types of precipitation
Windy Writing: how wind works for us
Tornado Novel, The Tornado Watches: creative stories
Trade BooksTrade Books– ““The Cloud Book”The Cloud Book”– ““The Weather Sky”The Weather Sky”– ““The Magic School Bus The Magic School Bus
Inside a Hurricane”Inside a Hurricane”– ““The Magic School Bus The Magic School Bus
Kicks Up a Storm”Kicks Up a Storm”– ““Wild Weather Wild Weather
Blizzards”Blizzards”– ““Hurricanes and Hurricanes and
Tornadoes”Tornadoes”
InternetInternet– http://www.noaa.gov – http://www.tornadoproject.com – http//www.weather.comhttp//www.weather.com
We will collect data and then construct graphs using the data.
We will measure:We will measure:
TemperatureTemperature
Wind speedWind speed
Amount of rainfallAmount of rainfall
We will graph the following:We will graph the following:
Bar graph of average temperature of each Bar graph of average temperature of each monthmonth
Line graph of anemometer readings (wind Line graph of anemometer readings (wind speed)speed)
Storm sounds on picture on slide 4 from CD package handed out in class Storm sounds on picture on slide 4 from CD package handed out in class (mouse over and click=different sounds)(mouse over and click=different sounds)
Stratus cloud picture on slide 6 from mkcamel.w.interia.pl/images/ Stratus cloud picture on slide 6 from mkcamel.w.interia.pl/images/ stratus%20st.jpg stratus%20st.jpg
Cumulus, cirrus and nimbostratus pictures on slide 6 from Cumulus, cirrus and nimbostratus pictures on slide 6 from www.usatoday.com/weather/ wcumulus.htm www.usatoday.com/weather/ wcumulus.htm
Cumulonimbus picture on slide 6 from spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/ Cumulonimbus picture on slide 6 from spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/ cumulonimbus.jpg cumulonimbus.jpg
Rain picture on slide 7 from www.christiananswers.net/ q-aig/aig-Rain picture on slide 7 from www.christiananswers.net/ q-aig/aig-c010.htmlc010.html
Snow picture on slide 7 from pigallery.designheaven.com/winterscenes/ Snow picture on slide 7 from pigallery.designheaven.com/winterscenes/ snowing-01.jpgsnowing-01.jpg
Thermometer on Slide 8 from http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Wind picture on Slide 9 from http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Storm sound on Slide 10 Storm sound on Slide 10 http://office.microsoft.com/clipart
Thermometer picture on Slide 18 from Thermometer picture on Slide 18 from www.cvps.com/current/ warm-cozy.shtml
Anemometer picture on Slide 18 from Anemometer picture on Slide 18 from http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/agesubject/lessons/energy/anemometer.html
Barometer picture on Slide 18 from Barometer picture on Slide 18 from www.runnymede.com/ expertise.htm
Rain gauge picture on Slide 18 from Rain gauge picture on Slide 18 from www.tracker-outdoors.com/ rain_gauges.htm
Weather maps on Slide 19 from www.weather.comWeather maps on Slide 19 from www.weather.com Graph picture on Slide 25 from http://office.microsoft.com/clipart