TPACK Lesson Plan Template

Lesson 3
Name and Grade Level:

Weather Unit Grade 4

Title:
Types of Precipitation

Content Knowledge - Objective:

Students will learn about different types of precipitation by watching

different weather reports and then will get to create their own
weather report in groups using Ipads.

Common Core/ISTE Standard:

NYS Science Standards:

Key Idea 2
2.1b Weather can be described and measured by: temperature
wind speed and direction form and amount of precipitation general
sky conditions (cloudy, sunny, partly cloudy)

2016 ISTE Standards:

6. Creative Communicator
Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for
a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and
digital media appropriate to their goals.

6c. communicate complex ideas clearly and effectively by creating or

using a variety of digital objects such as visualizations, models or
simulations.

Pedagogy:

Cooperative Learning: Students will work together to create their

own weather reports on one type of precipitation.

Inquiry-based learning: Students will take notes on each type of

precipitation while watching the weather reports and videos on each
type.

Assessment Plan: Check off which apply: Detail How

_____: Informal __X__: Formal

__X___: Formative ____: Summative

Notes:

Students will be formatively assessed on their notes taken from

the video.
Students will formally be assess using a rubric on their final
precipitation weather report.

Technology for Learners Being Used

Youtube
The Weather Channel
Camera on Ipads
Ipads for research on their type of precipitation

Technology for Teachers Being Used

 Youtube

What 21st Century Skills are Students Using?

Critical Thinking: Students will demonstrate their critical thinking

skills when analyzing the weather reports from youtube and the
weather channel.

Creating: Students will create their own weather reports on one

specific type of precipitation using the camera on Ipads.

Communication: Students will communicate, through videos and

reports, the hazards and warning signs of their type of precipitation.

Collaboration: Students will collaborate through working in groups

and researching their precipitation.

Which Blooms Taxonomy? And Which Bloom Taxonomy for Digital?

Analyze: Students will analyze the weather reports on each type of

precipitation in order to gather information of what it looks like on
the weather map, the signs of it, and how people can prepare for the
weather.

Creating: Students will create their own weather report using the
camera on the Ipad as if they were delivering the morning news.

Essential Vocabulary:

Precipitation, weather report, hazards, warning, cold front,

 warm front, meteorologist, analyze, rain, snow, sleet, hail, fog.

Materials:
Ipads
Youtube
Worksheet
Linoit Application

Introduction/Engagement:

Students will activate prior knowledge and brainstorm what

precipitation means to them using their Ipads and the Linoit
application.

Lesson: (developmental procedures)

Students will brainstorm what precipitation means to them to

activate prior knowledge.
Students will watch weather reports on different types of
precipitation and take notes on a worksheet giving to them.
Students will take a precipitation and use the information they
took from the videos and work in groups to research more about
that precipitation.
Students will create their own weather reports using the
camera on the Ipads to share the hazards, signs, and how to
prepare for that type of precipitation as if they were giving the
morning news report.
Students will share their finished videos with the class.

Modification:
 ELL learners will receive a guided note taking sheet to help
them when watching each video.

Enrichment:

After completing their videos students are free to explore

extra resources such as weather.com to further their
understanding.