What’s the Weather? A-Z Book

K-2 Content Standards (K) Daily and Seasonal Changes Earth & Space Science (ESS) Ohio Extended Standards ESS.K2.2a: Identify the weather pattern and season when that weather occurs. ESS.K2.2b: Describe types of weather changes. ESS.K2.2c: Identify types of short-term weather (e.g., rain, snow, clear)

Purpose To expose children of the different types of weather that can occur daily and around the world. To expose children of the four seasons. Can be used as a morning routine.

Navigation To navigate through the book, simply click on the yellow arrows. The arrow on the left will take you back to the previous page and the arrow on the right will take you to the next page.

Kids Song: 4 Seasons in a Year http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXtSGf1VdY A is for Autumn Autumn is the season between Summer and Winter. Also known as Fall. Colder temperatures! Leaves change colors and fall from the trees.

B is for Blizzard A blizzard is a very heavy snowstorm. High winds! Very cold!

C is for Cloudy When it is cloudy there are many clouds in the sky. Gray colored sky. NO sunshine!

D is for Dew Dew are tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces. Dew can be found on grass, cars, windows, etc. Wet!

E is for Earth Earth is the planet we live on.

F is for Fog Fog are clouds that are close to Earth’s surface. Hard to see roads, buildings, trees, etc. Dense fog, heavy fog, patchy fog, thick fog.

G is for Gust of wind Gust of wind is a strong or sudden rush of wind. Speed of wind is fast!

H is for Hot The temperature is HOT! Usually hot in the Summer. We use the air conditioner or go swimming when it is hot.

I is for Ice Ice is frozen water. Icicles form in Winter. Cold!

Learn more about how Jet Streams works? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgMWwx7Cll4 J is for Jet stream Jet stream is a band of air that moves around the world. High and low pressure air. Cold and warm air.

K is for Kite flying You can fly a kite when it is windy outside.

L is for Lightning Lightning is flashes of light in the sky. Usually happens when there is a thunderstorm. Dangerous!

M is for Meteorologist A Meteorologist is an expert in weather. They predict the weather.

N is for Natural disaster Check out FAST FACTS about Natural Disasters: http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/15-educational/science/92-natural-disasters.html N is for Natural disaster Natural disaster is an event caused by nature. Some examples: Floods, Volcanoes, hurricanes, tornadoes, Earthquakes, Wildfires, Blizzards

O is for Overcast Overcast means when the sky is covered with clouds. NO sunshine! Gloomy outside!

P is for Partly cloudy Partly cloudy means when the sky has some clouds and some sun.

Q is for earthQuake earthQuake is when Earth’s ground shakes!

R is for Rain Rain is drops of water from the clouds. WET!

Interactive Games: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seasons/seasons.htm S is for Spring & Summer Spring is the season after Winter and before Summer. Weather begins to warm up! Summer is the season after Spring and before Autumn. Warmest Season

T is for Thunderstorm A thunderstorm is a storm with thunder and lightning. The sky is dark!

U is for Umbrella An umbrella is used for protection from the sun and rain.

V is for Volcano A volcano is a mountain that has HOT lava on the inside.

The Four Seasons: Primary Games http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/seasons.htm W is for Winter Winter is the season after Autumn and before Spring. The weather is cold!

X is for X-band radars X-bands are used in weather radars to help meteorologist forecast the weather. Radar is a piece of weather equipment that can find clouds and precipitation.

Y is for Year A year has 365 days! Days of the Week Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzIbbvoiMA Months of the Year Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enDRrWyXaw Y is for Year A year has 365 days! During the year, we have four seasons: Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter. During the year, we have 12 months. During the year, we have seven days in a week.

Z is for climatic Zone The planet Earth is divided into climate zones. Climate can include temperature, precipitation, and wind.

References Natural Disasters http://www.kidskonnect.com/subjectindex/15- educational/science/92-natural-disasters.html Weather Wiz Kids http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-words.htm How does the Jet Stream work? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgMWwx7Cll4

References 4 Seasons in a Year (Kids Song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTXtSGf1VdY Sheppard Software Seasons http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/scienceforkids/seas ons/seasons.htm Seasonal Fun: The Four Seasons http://www.primarygames.com/seasons/seasons.htm

References Months of the Year (Kids Song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5enDRrWyXaw Days of the Week (Kids Song) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPzIbbvoiMA Pictures: www.google.com , image search Sound Clips: Microsoft PowerPoint, sounds