1. Weather 1 st grade Compare Daily changes in the weather related to temperature (cold, hot, warm, cool); cloud cover (clear, cloudy, partly cloudy, foggy); precipitation ( rain, snow, hail, freezing rain); wind (breezy, windy, calm). By: Briana & Dana

2. Engage  Read book to students to get them excited about weather.  What Will the Weather Be? by Lynda Dewitt (Author), Carolyn Croll (Illustrator) Lynda DewittCarolyn CrollLynda DewittCarolyn Croll

3. Explore  Take a field trip outside to observe current weather conditions.  Answer these four questions while outside:  Is it raining outside?  Is it sunny or cloudy?  Is the wind blowing?  Is it warm or cold outside?

4. Explain-Precipitation  Rain - Liquid precipitation in the form of water drops that falls from clouds for several hours.  Snow - Precipitation that is composed of white ice crystals that fall from clouds.  Hail - A mixture of liquid and frozen precipitation.  Freezing Rain - Rain that falls in liquid form but freezes upon impact to form a coating of glaze on the ground and on exposed objects.

5. Explain-Wind  Wind - The movement of air on Earth.  Calm- No wind  Breeze - A light wind  Windy- Lots of wind

6. Explain- Cloud Cover  Clouds - A collection of tiny water droplets or, at colder temperatures that you can see.  Clear- No clouds  Cloudy- A lot of clouds  Partly Cloudy- When only parts of the sky are cloudy.  Fog - A cloud on the ground that reduces the ability for you to see.  Foggy- When there are clouds on the ground that can make it hard to see.

7. Explain-Temperature  Temperature - The measurement of how hot or cold something is.  Cold- Having a low temperature  Hot- Having a high temperature  Warm- Having a medium to high temperature  Cool- Having a medium to low temperature

8. Elaborate  Have the students draw a picture of what their perfect day would be like weather wise. The students would draw individual pictures and explain their weather conditions displayed in their picture to the class. Students will need to use terms discussed in the previous slides.

9. Evaluate  One way is to listen and see if the student accurately describes his or her weather conditions drawn in the picture.  Another way is to complete daily chart of weather conditions over a long time span and assess the students accuracy.

10. References  http://www.weatherwizkids.com/Weather%2 0Words.htm#F