2. Madison Downey First Grade Questions

3. Essential Question How does weather work? Unit Questions: How are clouds made? What are the colors in the rainbow? How do thermometers help us? Content Questions: How are the clouds different? Does the weather effect the environment? What do thermometers measure? Day 1

4. -Students will tell what they know about weather (diagnostic assessment) -Use Microsoft Word to introduce spelling and vocabulary words -Read the book A Wild Weather Day by Judith Bauer Stamper. List of Words and Definitions Day 2

5. -Visit a Cloud Website and explore the world of clouds!Cloud Website -Create a cloud flipbook to distinguish between the types of clouds (Cirrus, Cumulous, Stratus) Day 3

6. -Visit a website with facts about rainbows.facts about rainbows -Create “ROY G BIV” craft to help children remember colors of the rainbow Day 4 -Children will take notes by drawing pictures with Paint.

7. -Watch a video on temperaturetemperature -Play Read The ThermometerRead The Thermometer -Create a flyer using Microsoft Publisher to teach others about temperature and present them to the class (formative assessment). Rubric Day 5

8. -Students will get in groups of 2 and write a story about weather using Microsoft Word and present them to the class. -Students will take all material home to study over the weekend. Day 6

9. -Students will take a test on the weather unit (summative assessment). Unit Test Click here to view the test References

10. * http://www2.westminster.net/departments/elem/firstgradelinks.ht m#temperature http://www2.westminster.net/departments/elem/firstgradelinks.ht m#temperature * * http://www.fi.edu/color/rainbow.html http://www.fi.edu/color/rainbow.html * * http://www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/clouds.html http://www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/clouds.html * * http://dictionary.reference.com/ http://dictionary.reference.com/ * * www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAct_QsGKg www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPAct_QsGKg * * http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ * * https://www.google.com/ https://www.google.com/ * http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

11. Rain Wind Sun Thunder Rainbow Rain- The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops Wind-The perceptible natural movement of the air Sun- the star at the center of the Solar System. Thunder- A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air Rainbow- An arch of colors formed in the sky produced by dispersion of light Next

12. Content Content is accurate and informational. Content is somewhat accurate and informational. Content is not accurate or informational. Appearance The appearance of the flyer exceeds expectations. The appearance of the flyer is acceptable. The appearance of the flyer is dull and unacceptable. SpellingThere are no spelling errors. There are few spelling errors. There are several spelling errors. Next DistinguishedEmergingNovice

13. Weather Test What are the 3 types of clouds? _________________________________________________________ What does each cloud look like? ______________________________________________________________________________ What are the colors of the rainbow? __________________________________________________________________ What is the substance inside of a thermometer called? __________________________________________________________________ What do thermometers read? __________________________________________________________________ Vocabulary/Spelling a. An arch of colors formed in the sky produced by dispersion of light is ____________ b. The star at the center of the Solar System is the ____________ c. The perceptible natural movement of the air is __________________ d. A loud rumbling or crashing noise heard after a lightning flash due to the expansion of rapidly heated air is _____________________ e. The condensed moisture of the atmosphere falling visibly in separate drops is _________________- References