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Hows the Weather

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Austin Cavinesss, local weatherman, speaks to students

 

Weather Questions Here

  • Do you have 4 distinct seasons of weather where you live?
  • What is your favorite weather? 
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Classes Participating

Teacher Town/School Partner Teacher School City, State April VC May/June VC
A. Allen Rural Hall   Lakeland School  Shrub Oak, NY     
L. Beverly Rural Hall   Lakeland School  Shrub Oak, NY     
A. Clauss Rural Hall   Angus Elem  Sterling Heights, MI     
S. Hollifield Rural Hall Noreen Paccione  Washington Drive Primary  Long Island, NY     
S. Gentry Rural Hall Amy Ball Chisum Elem Paris, TX    

D. Teague

Rural Hall Terry Schmitt  St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic Sch.  Memphis, TN    
  Rural Hall Mary Jo Ray St. Agnes Academy/St. Dominic Sch. Memphis, TN    
             
             

 

Some partners will videoconference one time and some partners will videoconference twice, as scheduling allows.

 

 

Weather Documents & Pics

 

Weather Links Here

  •  Weather Project with Lakeland Schools in NY - Ms. Allen's class and Ms. Beverly's class 
  • Bowie's 2nd Grade Library Links - weather --online resources - Weather: A First Look - great movie
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Weather Curriculum Goals

Competency Goal 2: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate tools to build an understanding of the changes in weather.
Objectives

2.01 Investigate and describe how moving air interacts with objects.

2.02 Observe the force of air pressure pushing on objects.

2.03 Describe weather using quantitative measures of:

  • Temperature.
  • Wind direction.
  • Wind speed.
  • Precipitation.

2.04 Identify and use common tools to measure weather:

  • Wind vane and anemometer.
  • Thermometer.
  • Rain gauge.

2.05 Discuss and determine how energy from the sun warms the land, air and water.

2.06 Observe and record weather changes over time and relate to time of day and time of year.

Download lesson activities document here: 

WeatherGoal2.doc 

 

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