Bloom Gardner

Remember Knowledge
WC1 Students will watch a video. They will list the process of the water cycle by writing in their findings on their laptops TECH

Understand Comprehension
WM3 Students will listen to several poems Lets Talk About Weather They will translate in their own words what might think the poem is about. They will use their laptops. TECH

Apply Application
WC1 Students will practice moving through the water cycle as a molecule and then have to retell their experience to their classmates. They will record their experience on their lap tops. TECH

Analyze Analysis
SW2 Students will have a debate which causes more damage? (tornadoes vs hurricanes) with other table groups after listening to teacher read an article on severe weather. They will find additional information on the internet about these weather conditions. TECH

Evaluate Create Synthesis Evaluation

WM3 Students will in table groups, collect data from three consecutive day weather maps: look for information they recognize, look for changes from one day to next, predict what might happen next. They will write their findings on their lap tops. TECH WC1 Students in table groups will create possible solutions to prevent Earth from running out of water. SW2 Students will invent a tornado in a bottle and then present it to the class in a powerpoint TECH

Verbal/ Linguistic

Interpersonal

SW2 Students will with a partner, list some possible definitions of the term weather. They will use the internet to find definitions. www.weather wizkids.com TECH

SW2 Students with a partner will visit http://illiniweather.com /pages/kids_weather_ links.html They will choose an interesting link and then translate findings on a powerpoint to the class. TECH

WM3 Students will with a partner, use the internet and go to www.weather.com They will gather information on temp, wind, rain in their favorite city. They will analyze the data and think about how the weather might affect the people in the city. TECH WC1 Students will demonstrate water distribution with a hands on experiment

BodilyKinesthetic

WC1 Students will recognize that through a globe toss, that Earths surface is 70% covered by water.

SW2 Students will with a partner, create a weather experiment using www. weatherwiz kids.com website

Intrapersonal

WC1 Students will independently read an expository article on the main sources of fresh water used by humans. They will underline the main sources of fresh water on their worksheet. CW1 Students will sit outside with their laptops and read an article on weather forecasting. They will list any questions they may have on the reading material. www.weather wizkids.com TECH WC1 Students will record on a piece of paper, tallies from the globe toss SW2 Students will walk around outside for several minutes and describe the weather. SW2 Students will illustrate how people should dress when outdoors in hot, rainy, and snowy weather.

WM3 Students will question how meteorologists are able to forecast the weather. They will write their hypothesis on their lap tops. TECH CW1 Students will propose solutions to make better use of water that is available in our environment

WC1 Students will explain the movement of water through the environment in a word document TECH

Naturalist

VisualSpatial

WC1 Students will use Earths water poster to chart the places where water is found on Earth

WM3 Students will look at variables and patterns (weather today/yesterday) to calculate the weather tomorrow.

Musical Rhythmic

Logical Mathematical

WM3 Students will use the internet to collect data (rainfall) from five different cities. They will compare the average rainfall in two geographic locations.

SW2 Students will describe the differences between a hurricane, tornado, and thunderstorm. They will keep a journal of severe weather on their lap tops. TECH

WC1 Students predict and illustrate where some of the other places where water is found on Earth.

WM3 Students will create and organize a concept map of how meteorologists collect information about the condition of the atmosphere. They will keep a journal of

WC1 Students will prepare a model of Earths water distribution by measuring different amounts (ml) of water into a cylinder.

SW2 Students will decide whether society wastes Earths water. They will a journal on Severe weather on their lap tops. TECH

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weather maps on their lap tops. TECH

WC1 SW2 WM3 Resources for weather unit Part 1 water cycle Video of water cycle http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/studyjams/water_cycle/