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Instructional Design Overview: (1) Unit Cover Page Unit Title: Weather and the Seasons Subject/Topic Area(s): Science Key Words: Weather, season, temperature, thermometer, wind vane and rain gauge Designed By: Dafaney L. White School District: Telfair (2) Brief Summary of Unit: This is an introductory unit on the weather and the seasons. Students will understand what weather is and identify different types of weather. Students will identify the four seasons and understand that weather changes with each season. Students will identify different instruments used to measure weather and understand how to measure weather. Time Frame: 5 Days School: Telfair County Elementary Grade Level: 1st

Stage 1 Identify Desired Results (3) GPS: Established Goals: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. a. Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type. b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally. c. Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes

(4) Evidence of Content Research: Weather is what the air outside is like Season one of the four times of the year Temperature the measure of how hot or cold something is Thermometer a tool that measures temperature Wind vane a weather instrument used to measure wind direction Rain Gauge a tool used to measure how much rain falls (5) What understandings are desired?

Students will understand that weather is what the air outside is like. that a season is a time of the year. that there are four seasons. that the weather changes with the seasons. that weather is different from day to day. that temperature is how hot or cold it is. that temperature is measured with a thermometer. that a wind vane shows from which direction the wind is blowing. that a rain gauge is used to measure how much rain falls. (6) What essential questions will be considered? What is weather? How can weather be different from day to day? What are the different types of weather? What is a season? What are the four seasons? How does weather change from season to season? How can we measure weather? How can you find out how warm the air outside is? What tool measures the direction of the wind? What tool can you use to measure how much rain has fallen?

(7) What key knowledge and skills will students acquire as a result of this unit? Students will know Key terms Weather, season, temperature, thermometer, wind vane, and rain gauge that weather is what the air outside is like. that weather is different from day to day. that a season is a time of the year. that there are four seasons. that the weather changes with the seasons. that temperature is how hot or cold it is. that temperature is measured with a thermometer. that a wind vane shows from which direction the wind is blowing. that a rain gauge is used to measure how much rain falls.

Students will be able to identify, observe, and record weather changes from day to day. identify different types of weather sunny, cloudy, snowing, raining, windy, hot, and cold. identify the four seasons. identify changes in the weather from season to season. use weather tools to observe and measure things about the weather.

Stage 2 Assessment Evidence (8) Assessment Plan: Assessment Format/Evidence Lesson Number Lesson 1 Students will be assessed on the completion of their daily journal entries. The journal entries should have the days date, the temperature, a drawing, and a recording of what the weather was like they observed that day. A rubric will be used to assess the students journal entries. Lesson 2 Students will be assessed on The Four Seasons activity. Students will portray plants, animals, and people according to the season they have chosen. A checklist will be used to assess participation in lesson and the students drawings. Lesson 3 Students will be assessed on the What is the Temperature? activity. The students will be given a thermometer that has been placed in different areas and water temperatures. The students will read and record the temperatures on their thermometers. The teacher will check the temperature activity and assign students a grade. Lesson 4 Students will be assessed on their participation in the lesson and review Tic Tac Toe. Lesson 5 Students will be assessed on the unit test. The teacher will check the test and assign the students grades. The student needs to make at least a 70 on the test to pass. Performance Task Goal: The goal is to report daily weather conditions to a local newspaper. Role: The students will pretend that they are meteorologists. They are to observe the weather daily and record it in their weather journals. They will report to the local paper the weather conditions, temperature, and drawings of what they observed. Audience: The target audiences are local newspaper readers. Situation: You have been asked to work for a local newspaper. They need a meteorologist to report to their readers what the weather will be like for that day. You must observe the weather daily and report to the newspaper what you observed. Product Performance and Purpose: You need to observe the weather daily and keep a report of what you observed in a weather journal. Your information will be reported to the newspaper to help daily readers prepare for the weather that day. Standards and Criteria for Success: Your weather journal needs to include: The date the weather was observed. The daily temperature of the weather outside. The use of appropriate words such as windy, rainy, cloudy, sunny, hot, cold, warm, and cool. A drawing of what the weather was like daily.

Weather Journal Rubric

Criteria Weather Observed 4 Weather observed is circled correctly daily. 3 2 Weather observed is circled, but several missing days or wrong weather observed. Detailed drawing of daily weather on some days. Temperature marked, but several missing days or wrong temperatures. Somewhat organized, and some entries dated. 1 Weather observed missing or very inaccurate. Points

Weather Drawing

Temperature

Organization

Weather observed is circled, but with a few missing days or wrong weather observed. Very detailed Detailed drawing of drawing of daily weather daily weather everyday. on most days. Temperature Temperature marked marked, but a correctly few missing daily. days or wrong temperatures. Extremely Mostly organized organized, with each and most entry dated. entries dated.

Many drawings missing and lack detail. Temperature missing or very inaccurate. Poor organizational effort, and most entry dates missing. Total Points

*Pre-Assessment Unit Test Weather and the Seasons

Name_________________________

Date ________________

Choose the best answer for each question and fill in the circle next to the answer you have chosen. 1. Weather is what the air is like _______.

A. at school B. outside C. inside

2. There are no clouds. What is the weather like?

B. It is hot. C. It is cold.
5. The measure of how hot or cold something is called _______.

A. It is cloudy. B. It is rainy. C. It is sunny.

3. A season is a time of the ________.

A. temperature B. pressure C. weather

6. Temperature is measured with a _____________.

A. year B. month C. day

4. What is the weather like during the winter?

A. thermometer B. wind vane C. ruler

7. A ________ shows which way the wind is blowing from.

A. It is cool.

A. rain gauge B. thermometer C. wind vane

8. A ________ is used to measure how much rain falls.

A. rain gauge B. thermometer C. wind vane

*Unit Lesson 1 Activity

Weather Journal Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________________________ Temperature: ______________ Circle what the weather was like today. Hot, cold, warm, cool, snowy, rainy, cloudy, windy or sunny. Draw a picture below of what the weather was like today.

*Unit Lesson 1 Assessment Rubric

Weather Journal Rubric

Criteria Weather Observed 4 Weather observed is circle correctly daily. 3 2 Weather observed is circled, but several missing days or wrong weather observed. Detailed drawing of daily weather on some days. Temperature marked, but several missing days or wrong temperatures. Somewhat organized, and some entries dated. 1 Weather observed missing or very inaccurate. Points

Weather Drawing

Temperature

Organization

Weather observed is circled, but with a few missing days or wrong weather observed. Very detailed Detailed drawing of drawing of daily weather daily weather everyday. on most days. Temperature Temperature marked marked, but a correctly few missing daily. days or wrong temperatures. Extremely Mostly organized organized, with each and most entry dated. entries dated.

Many drawings missing and lack detail. Temperature missing or very inaccurate. Poor organizational effort, and most entry dates missing. Total Points

* Unit Lesson 2 Activity Draw a fall spring, summer or winter scene.

*Unit Lesson 2 Assessment Checklist

Four Seasons Scene Checklist Date: _____________________________ Student Number Student participated in the lesson and the activity. Student drew an appropriate picture of one of the four seasons.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

*Unit Lesson 3 Activity

What is the Temperature? Name____________________ Date: _________________ Temperature _________

Thermometer

*Unit Lesson 5 Post Assessment

Unit Test Weather and the Seasons

Name_________________________

Date ________________

Choose the best answer for each question and fill in the circle next to the answer you have chosen. 1. Weather is what the air is like _______.

C. It is cold.
5. The measure of how hot or cold something is called _______.

A. at school B. outside C. inside

2. There are no clouds. What is the weather like?

A. It is cloudy. B. It is rainy. C. It is sunny.

3. A season is a time of the ________.

A. temperature B. pressure C. weather

6. Temperature is measured with a _____________.

A. thermometer B. wind vane C. ruler

7. A ________ shows which way the wind is blowing from.

A. year B. month C. day

4. What is the weather like during the winter?

A. rain gauge B. thermometer C. wind vane

8. A ________ is used to measure how much rain falls.

A. It is cool. B. It is hot.

 A. rain gauge B. thermometer

C. wind vane
Stage 3 Learning Plan

(9) Learning Experiences & Instructional Design Plan: Plan Learning Experience and Instruction 1. Introduction of the unit on weather. 2. The teacher will present Weather Podcast. 3. Students will start Weather Journal. 4. The teacher will score daily journal entries using a rubric. 5. The teacher will present Weather Changes Podcast. 6. The students will participate in Four Seasons drawing activity. 7. The teacher will present Measuring Weather Podcast. 8. The students will participate in the What is the Temperature? activity. 9. The teacher will introduce the Tic Tac Toe review game. 10. The students will play the Tic Tac Toe review game. 11. The teacher will administer the post assessment. 12. The students will complete the post assessment. 13. The teacher will grade and analyze the post assessment.

(10) Instructional Design Calendar: Plan Learning Experience and Instruction

Monday 1. Introduction of the unit and Weather Podcast. 2. Students will start their Weather Journals.

Tuesday 3. Teacher will present Weather Changes Podcast. 4. The students will participate in the Four Seasons activity

Wednesday 5. Teacher will present Measuring Weather Podcast 6. The students will participate in the What is the Temperature? activity.

Thursday 20 7. The teacher will introduce the Tic Tac Toe review game. 8. The students will play the Tic Tac Toe review game.

Friday 21 9. The teacher will administer the post assessment. 10. The students will complete the post assessment. 11. The teacher will grade and analyze the post assessment.

Lesson Plan 1 - Weather GPS: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. a. Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type. Essential Question(s): What is weather? How can weather be different from day to day? Key Knowledge: What we want students to know. Key terms weather, meteorologist That weather is what the air is like outside. That weather often changes from day to day. Skills: What we want students to be able to do: Identify, observe, and record weather changes from one day to the next. Identify different kinds of weather conditions sunny, cloudy, snowing, raining, windy, hot, and cold. Procedure: The teacher will introduce the unit on weather. The teacher will show the students a Podcast entitled What is Weather?. When the teacher has finished presenting the Podcast, she will review with the students what weather is and the different types of weather. She will then explain to the students that this week they will be keeping a daily weather journal. The teacher will show and explain the daily weather journal to the class. The teacher will explain the information from the performance task from part II of the unit. When the teacher has finished explaining the daily weather journal, she will have all the students line up and walk outside. She will ask them to observe the weather - if it is cloudy, rainy, sunny, hot, or cold. She will then tell them to remember what they observed so that they can draw and record it in their weather journals when they get back in the classroom. The teacher will tell the students that they will be observing the weather everyday to record in their journals. The teacher will then bring the students back in. She will pass out the weather journals and pictures. She will show the students on the board what needs to be on the front of their journals. The students will then draw and record what they observed outside. If possible, students may write what they saw and felt.

Weather Journal Name: ________________________________ Date: ___________________________ Temperature: ______________ Circle what the weather was like today. Hot, cold, warm, cool, snowy, rainy, cloudy, windy or sunny. Draw a picture below of what the weather was like today.

Weather Journal Rubric

Criteria Weather Observed 4 Weather observed is circle correctly daily. 3 2 Weather observed is circled, but several missing days or wrong weather observed. Detailed drawing of daily weather on some days. Temperature marked, but several missing days or wrong temperatures. Somewhat organized, and some entries dated. 1 Weather observed missing or very inaccurate. Points

Weather Drawing

Temperature

Organization

Weather observed is circled, but with a few missing days or wrong weather observed. Very detailed Detailed drawing of drawing of daily weather daily weather everyday. on most days. Temperature Temperature marked marked, but a correctly few missing daily. days or wrong temperatures. Extremely Mostly organized organized, with each and most entries dated. entries dated.

Many drawings missing and lack detail. Temperature missing or very inaccurate. Poor organizational effort, and most entry dates missing. Total Points

Lesson Plan 2 Weather Changes National Science Education Standards: GPS: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. b. Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes. Essential Question(s): What is a season? What are the four seasons? How does weather change from season to season? Key Knowledge: What we want students to know. Key term - season That a season is a time of year. That the weather changes from season to season. Skills: What we want students to be able to do: Identify the four seasons. Identify changes in the weather from season to season.

Procedure: 26-31 Minutes The teacher will present the Podcast How Weather Changes and the Four Seasons to the students. When the teacher has finished presenting the Podcast, she will review with the students the four seasons and the changes that take place from season to season. The teacher will then explain to the students that they will be creating a four seasons scene. She will tell them that they will create a drawing that portrays plants, animals, and people according to the season they choose. The teacher will walk around and assist students that are having trouble and answer any questions students may have.

Draw a fall spring, summer or winter scene.

Four Seasons Scene Checklist Date: _____________________________ Student Number Student participated in the lesson and the activity. Student drew an appropriate picture of one of the four seasons.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.

Lesson Plan 3 Measuring Weather GPS: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally. Essential Question(s): How can we measure weather? How can you find out how warm the air outside is? What tool measures the direction of the wind? What tool can you use to measure how much rain has fallen? Key Knowledge: What we want students to know. Key terms temperature, thermometer, wind vane and rain gauge That temperature is the measure of how hot or cold something is. That temperature is measured with a tool called a thermometer. That a wind vane shows which way the wind is blowing. That a rain gauge is used to measure how much rain falls. Skills: What we want students to be able to do: Use weather tools to observe and measure things about the weather. Procedure: The teacher will present the Podcast How Can We Measure Weather? to the students. She will ask the students questions throughout the book. When the teacher has finished presenting the Podcast, she will review with the students different ways to measure weather She will then tell the students that they are going to use thermometers to measure different temperatures. The teacher will display the overhead thermometer. She will show the students how to read a thermometer using the overhead thermometer. After showing the students how to use a thermometer, the teacher will explain the activity to the students. She will explain that they are going to use the thermometer to measure different temperatures. She will tell them that they will work in pairs to read and record the

temperatures on their thermometers. She will tell the students that each pairs thermometer will be different because they have been in different places. She will tell them that some have been in the refrigerator, outside, in the hall, in hot water, in cold water, in the classroom, and in the window sill. The teacher will pass out the What Is the Temperature? activity sheet. The students will complete the activity. The teacher will walk around and assist students that are having trouble and answer any questions students may have. After the students have completed their measurements, the teacher will discuss with the class what they discovered and learned.

What is the Temperature? Name____________________ Date: _________________ Temperature _________

Thermometer

Lesson Plan 4 - Review

GPS: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. c. Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type. d. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally. e. Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes. Essential Question(s): All essential questions from unit lessons. See beginning of unit. Key Knowledge: What we want students to know. All key knowledge from unit lessons. See beginning of unit. Skills: What we want students to be able to do: All skills from unit lessons. See beginning of unit.

Procedure: The teacher will already have the Tic Tac Toe board drawn on the board. She will divide the class into two groups. She will then explain the rules and how to play Tic Tac Toe review. The teacher will then begin the game. She will ask the students questions from the unit. She will continue the game until it is time to go.

Lesson Plan 5 - Post Assessment

GPS: S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate. f. Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type. g. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic journal or on a calendar seasonally. h. Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes. Essential Question(s): All essential questions from unit lessons. See beginning of unit. Key Knowledge: What we want students to know. All key knowledge from unit lessons. See beginning of unit. Skills: What we want students to be able to do: All skills from unit lessons. See beginning of unit. Procedure: The teacher will tell the students to clear off their desks and get ready for the test. She will pass out the tests to the students. The teacher will read each question and answer choices to the students. She will cue them to bubble in the correct answer. After the students have finished the test, the teacher will ask them if they need any questions repeated. She will then take up the test.

Resources: Camtasia was used to create all three Podcasts. Information presented in all three Podcast was retrieved from: Harcourt School Publishers Georgia Science Edition Images for Podcast were retrieved using Google Image search.