Storm Chasers PBL/ BIE

*SetupPRESURVEYonEdmodo(Whatisthemostdangerous/scarieststorm?...hurricane,
tornado,blizzard,thunderstorm)
**Putweathergraphuponcalendarandrecordhigh/lowtemps.StartProjectWeatherpacket
bytableforthesecondweek.

Day1
1.GalleryWalkrecordideasonnotecatcher.
2.Addstudyguidetobinder
3.Optional:WatchWeatherPredictingfromEdmodoScienceFolder(2ndGradeTeam)

Day2
1.Showweatherinstruments(morningmeeting/sciencetime)
2.Definedailyweatheras...thewind,temperature,andprecipitation(onthestudyguideit
statesweather=stateofairatacertaintime)
3.Makeaflipbookofweathervane,raingauge,andthermometer.Picturesandjob
descriptionsshouldbeincluded.

Day3
1.DotemperatureexperimentwiththermometersandrecordresultsonColorthe
Temperaturethermometers.
2.Question:Howdoestemperatureaffectus?(Couldbeamorningmeetingfishbowlactivity.)
3.FocusonhowwedressfordifferenttemperaturesusingTemperatureisKeyactivity.

Day4
1.Morningmeeting...discusswhatweknowaboutseasonsandhowseasonalchangesaffect
changesinplants,animals,people(clothingandjobs/farmers/builders)andweather.
2.Sciencetime...giveeachtable4postits.Letthemlabelthe4seasons.Theteamsdiscuss
whattheyknowaboutseasonsandputtheminorder.Theyhavetoexplainwhytheordermakes
sense.Whatdotheynoticeabouttheorderoftheseasons...InFallthetemperaturesare
droppingwhichmeansthatwinterisprobablycomingnext.
3.MakeSeasonWheelusingtheattachmentinemail(fromLara)withmonthsandseason
name.Foreachseason,thestudentwilladdanappropriatetree,apictureofthemselves
dressedfortheseasoninthecenter(quartered)sectionofthewheel.TheSeasonWheelwillbe
completedduringLAtimeifneeded.

Day5
1.IntroduceWaterCyclesong.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wRTyRWORS4
2.WhatintheworldISprecipitation?(rain,sleet,hail,snow)(recordonchart/individualpaper?)
3.Showthissimplevideo.http://www.epa.gov/safewater/kids/flash/flash_watercycle.htmland
animationthatcouldgoonEdmodo.http://earthguide.ucsd.edu/earthguide/diagrams/watercycle/
4.Drawthewatercycleonchartpapershowingprecipitation,condensation,andevaporation.
5.Drawapictureofyourownwatercycle.(Canbedoneinthelabaswell.)

Day6and7
FloodandDroughtDay
1.ReadbooksaboutFloodsandDroughts.
2.Droughtsvs.Floodsreadfactsandwrite/illustrateknowledge.
3.CompareDroughtsandFloodsusingvenndiagram.

Day8

1.Whatquestionsdowewantansweredaboutstorms?
Examplesare:Whatisthedefinition?
Howisitformed?
Whatarethewarningsigns?
Whataresomesafetytips?
Arethereanyfunfactstoshare?
2.Createachecklistofquestionstobeputonasheetthatmustbeincludedintheresearch.
3.Modelrecordingyourresearchusingourdrought/floodinformationonagoogledoc.

Day910

1.Splitintostudentselectedgroupsofstorms(blizzard,thunderstorm,tornado,hurricane)and
beginresearch.
2.Usechecklistsheettoguideresearch.Workwithgroupstolocateanswerstoquestions.
Recordadditionalquestionsastheyresearch.
3.Dividetheresearchquestionsamonggroupsothateachpersonwillrecordaportionofthe
informationintothegoogledoc.

Day1112
1.Recordinformationandpicturesofstormsusinggoogledoctools.
((Tools>Research>(dropdownarrow)wordstoresearch>Images>(dropdownarrow)Freeto
Use>Dragpicturesover))

Day1314
1.UsingmorningmeetingandSS/Science...groupssharestormresearch/presentationsand
teachersharesnonfictiontexttosupportinformation.

Day1516
1.Review/Assess

***COMPUTERLABIDEAS.
EdmodoPreSurveyforscarieststorm
DrawWaterCyclefromsciencenotes
GoogleDocproject/research/presentation
EdmodoPostSurveyforscarieststorm
http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/treehouse/
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/stories/spacescience/freakyforcesofnature/
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/OralLanguageActivities/main1.php?activityID=399
http://www.quia.com/cm/16529.html?AP_rand=554769608
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/ecosystems/watercycle.htm
http://www.ready.gov/kids/games/data/dmenglish/index.html
http://www.edheads.org/activities/weather/frame_loader.htm
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/OralLanguageActivities/main1.php?activityID=398
http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/naturaldisasters/tornadoprofile/
http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/01352/games.html
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=78565
https://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=58539
*JoinCCPSEdmodogroupforscience...z53z7e

***LanguageArts:
WhatisWeatherpoem
ThunderstormPacket
CloudywithaChanceofMeatballsbook/response
MagicSchoolBus:InsideaHurricane
TheReasonfortheSeasons
Anystoriesinthebasalreader?

**ART?Watercycle?

***Homework:
2ndweekofweatherWeatherScavengerHuntathome

ADDITIONALIDEAS...