IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Introduction Hello friends! Look outside. What’s the weather like today? Is it sunny, cloudy, cold, or rainy? Some people predict weather as their job! Click on Weatherman Wally to get started! Any questions, feel free to me at

Task While working with Weatherman Wally, you and your partner will see what a real weatherman looks like! You will learn important terms and how to predict the weather. Click on ‘process’ next. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion

Process IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion To get started, Weatherman Wally thinks you should hear what a real weatherman sounds like. Watch the video below! After you’ve watched the video, click ‘Task One’. Task Two Task One

Process IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion In the video, Weatherman Wally said a few words that are very important when it comes to weather. Click on the pictures (not the words) to learn more! As you read about each, write down the definitions on your own sheet of paper. At the end, click on the big question mark to answer questions. Talk with your partner about the correct answer as you go through the questions! Clouds RainSnow Thunder Sleet Sunshine Thermometer QUESTIONS Task Two

Clouds IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Clouds are large collections of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. Because the droplets are so small and light, they are able to float in air. Back

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Temperature is a degree of hotness or coldness that can be measured using a thermometer. Temperature Back

Rain IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Back When clouds get big enough and have enough water, the water droplets in the cloud bang together to form even bigger rain drops. When the drops get heavy, they fall. The drops falling is what we know as rain.

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Back Sleet Sleet is caused by rain becoming frozen as it falls.

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Snow Back Frozen precipitation (water) in the form of ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes.

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Sunshine Back Light given off from the sun.

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Thunder Thunder is caused by lightening. When lightening travels from the cloud to the ground, it opens up a little hole in the air called a channel. As the hole closes, it creates a sound that we know as thunder. Back

Why can clouds float? IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Clouds can’t float. B) The droplets are so small and light. C) They are big and fluffy.

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Clouds can float because the water droplets that form clouds are so small and light. Next question!

__________ is a degree of hotness or coldness that is measured using a thermometer. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Temperature B) Fahrenheit C) Celsius

Temperature is a degree of hotness or coldness that is measured using a thermometer. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Next question!

What causes raindrops to fall? IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Mother Nature crying. B) The group together in the cloud and become too heavy. C) The sky is falling.

Rains drops fall because the little rain drops that group together in the cloud get too heavy. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Next question!

Frozen rain is also known as _______? IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Sleet B) Frost C) Slush

Frozen rain is also known as sleet. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Next question!

What is snow? IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Cold and fluffy. B) Fun to play in. C) Frozen water in the form of ice crystals that call in soft, white flakes.

Snow is frozen water in the form of ice crystals that fall in soft, white flakes. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Next question!

What causes thunder? IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion A) Clouds bumping B) Lightening C) Mother Nature is angry

Lightening causes the sound of thunder. IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Task Three

Process IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Weather has a repeating pattern, though you may not have realized. Every winter, summer, spring and fall, the weather is about the same as the previous winter, summer, spring, and fall. One example of this is the idea of a “White Christmas”. If weather patterns weren’t repeating, people wouldn’t always hope for it to snow on Christmas. Due to it repeating, it’s easier to predict the weather. Click ‘next’ to look at some weather data with your partner. Next Task Three

IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion February 19Precipitation 1980No rain or snow 1990No rain or snow 2000Rain inches of snow Weather Data After seeing what the weather was like on February 19 in the past, what kind of weather would you most likely see on February 19, 2020? Little or no rain or snowLots of rainLots of snow More

Task Three IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion July 28Precipitation 1980Little Rain 1990Sunny 2000Sunny 2010Rain Weather Data CloudySunnyLots of rain After seeing what the weather was like on July 28 in the past, what kind of weather would you most likely see on July 28, 2020? More

Task Three IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Weather Data November 6Precipitation inches of snow 1990No rain or snow 2000No rain or snow inches of snow After seeing what the weather was like on February 6 in the past, what kind of weather would you most likely see on February 6, 2020? Lots of snowLots of rainLittle or no rain or snow Go to ‘evaluation’ next.

Evaluation IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion GreatGoodNeeds Help Worked well with partnerMy partner and I did got along well and got everything done. My partner and I finished most things together. My partner and I didn’t work well together. We didn’t get much done at all. Wrote definitionsWe wrote down every definition.We wrote down some, or incomplete, definitions. We didn’t write down any definitions. Watched videoWe watched and paid attention to the video. We watched the video. We didn’t watch the full video. Shows understanding of termsWe answered all of the questions correctly and together. We answered most of the questions correctly and together. We didn’t answer all of the questions correctly or together. Shows understanding of predicting and repeating patterns We predicted the weather correctly due to understanding the repeating pattern. We sort of understand how weather repeats. We don’t understand that weather repeats. Here is how you will be graded. Go onto the ‘conclusion’ page after you read the rubric.

Conclusion IntroductionTaskProcessEvaluationConclusion Well kids, that’s the end of our lesson. I hope you enjoyed learning about some weather terms. Here’s some links so you can learn even more! Weather Channel for Kids! Weather Maker Weather Wiz Kids Wait, is it raining outside? Now you know why!