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ABSS Science Unit 2: Earth Science- Weather and Climate Introduction: Through investigations and teacher led activities, students will explore weather patterns locally and globally. They will collect and compare weather data to predict local weather. Grade Level: Fifth Grade Conceptual Overview (information for parents) Suggested Unit Pacing: 30-34 During this unit students will know… Daily and Seasonal Changes in Weather, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Precipitation, Temperature, Air Pressure, Weather Patterns, Weather Instruments, Data Collection, Weather Observation and Measurement Global air and water currents In this unit, there are 3 clarifying objectives being addressed. E. 1.1, the students will learn that weather changes from day to day and is described and predicted using wind speed, wind direction, precipitation, temperature and air pressure. They will also understand that seasonal differences occur due to latitude and placement within the hemispheres. E.1.2, the students will learn that they can collect and compare data to predict the weather using basic weather instruments such as the thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane and rain gauge. Students can also use the basic cloud types (stratus, cumulus, cumulonimbus and cirrus) and the fronts associated with them to predict weather. E.1.3, students will understand that local weather conditions are influenced by global factors such as air and water currents. Global factors in this unit include the jet stream, the Gulf Stream, the oscillation of water temperatures known as El Nino/La Nina, and hurricanes. Possible misconceptions students may have… It is more common for students to know that clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water than it is for them to know that they can be made of tiny droplets of water or tiny ice crystals. Essential Understandings (information for students) Beware of art-related activities that use cotton balls to simulate clouds. This can lead to the misconception that clouds are made of a cotton-like substance. When teaching about the water cycle, be careful not to overemphasize the terms evaporation, condensation, and precipitation at the expense of understanding what is actually happening to the water during these processes both in terms of its physical form and its location. Many students believe that the water evaporates to form a cloud and is still in the form of water vapor and that rainfall is the result of condensation. Be aware of poor diagrams of the water cycle that often show water evaporating and rising to form a “white cloud” and then moving to a “dark cloud”. While the picture is intended to show changes in the same cloud before it rains, to a student it looks like two different clouds made up of seemingly different material- one made up of evaporated water and the other made of condensed water. “Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Common Misconceptions About Polar Climate and Weather” http://beyondpenguins.ehe.osu.edu/issue/weather-and-climate-fromhome-to-the-poles/common-misconceptions-about-polar-weather-and-climate NC Essential Standards Essential Standard Understand weather patterns and phenomena, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time. Clarifying Objectives 5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns. Clarifying Objectives 5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observation and measurement. Clarifying Objectives 5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction, speed, and precipitation. Scientific and Engineering Practices Learning Targets The K-12 Scientific and Engineering Practices are based on those that scientists and engineers actually engage in as part of their work. Teachers of science should intentionally provide opportunities for students to immerse themselves in these practices and to explore why they are central to their respective fields of study. P1 Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) P2 Developing and using models P3 Planning and carrying out investigations P4 Analyzing and interpreting data P5 Using mathematics and computational thinking P6 Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) P7 Engaging in argument from evidence P8 Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information These suggested learning targets were determined based on the intentions of the CCSS and/or NCES. Teachers will need to add the criteria for success in order to create outcome-based targets. 5.E.1.1 I can identify and use instruments that measure weather. I can collect weather data and create graphs using current data. I can interpret weather graphs based on weather data. I can analyze the weather data for current trends and patterns. I can determine the importance of temperature, air pressure, wind speed and precipitation. 5.E.1.2 I can understand what each weather instrument measures (thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane and rain gauge). I can use basic weather instruments (thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane and rain gauge) to predict the weather. I can create and utilize basic weather instruments (thermometer, barometer, anemometer, wind vane and rain gauge). I can identify and classify different cloud formations. I can infer the different type of weather that different weather fronts may bring. I can identify the difference between warm and cold fronts. 5.E.1.3 I can define and explain the meaning of jet stream, gulf stream, oscillation, el Niño, La Niña and hurricanes. I can analyze weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere. I understand that the jet stream moves from west to east and changes location (north to south) based on global conditions. I can evaluate how the movement of the Gulf Stream moderates weather along the Eastern Seaboard. I can evaluate how the oscillation of water temperatures known as la Niña/el Niño impacts the climate of North and South America. I can distinguish between local weather patterns and weather in other hemispheres. I can hypothesize where and when a hurricane will occur based on global weather patterns. I can plot and track hurricane movement using a coordinate grid map. Essential Terminology Literature Connections Technology Resources air, air mass, air pressure, almanac, altitude, anemometer, atmosphere, barometer, barometric pressure, Celsius, cirrus, cloud, cold front, condensation, cumulonimbus, cumulus, degree, drought, elevation, equator, evaporation, Fahrenheit, flood, fog, forecast, freezing ,Gulf Stream, hail, hemisphere, humidity, hurricane, hygrometer, Jet Stream, land breeze, latitude, longitude, meteorology, meteorologist, mountain breeze, nimbus, overcast, precipitation, pressure, radar, rain gauge, rain shadow, satellites, season, sea breeze, stratus, temperature, thermometer, transpiration, valley breeze, vapor, warm front, water cycle, weather, weather vane, wind chill, wind vane Student Literature: Weather Words and What They Mean by Gail Gibbons Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Martin Flood: Wrestling with the Mississippi by Patricia Lauber Tornadoes by Gail Gibbons Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett Weather by Seymour Simon Wild Weather by Seymour Simon Tornadoes by Seymour Simon Storms by Seymour Simon The Cloud Book by Tomie de Paola The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm by Joanna Cole Best Book of Weather by Simon Adams Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan It’s Snowing! It’s Snowing by Jack Prelutsky Blizzard: The Storm That Changed America by Jim Murphy Thundercake by Patricia Polacco Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse A Drop of Water by Walter Wick The Magic School Bus at the Water Works by Joanna Cole Eye of the Storm: Chasing Storms with Warren Faidley by Stephen P. Kramer Hurricanes by Gail Gibbons El Nino: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife by Caroline Arnold Scholastic Study Jams (short videos and slide shows on weather topics). Discovery Education Weather Patterns - Multiple Resources Weather Data – Multiple Resources School Tube – Weather Gale Info Bits from NC Wise Owl (Weather) Brain Pop The Weather Channel Science News for Kids Beyond Weather and the Water Cycle Weather Wiz Kids NC Science Live Binder It’s a Breeze: How Air Pressure Affects You An explanation of air pressure and how it relates to weather is highlighted on this National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) kids page. The site offers experiments, discussion questions, a word search game, and interactive computer animations that explain the relationship between weather and air pressure. Weather and Atmosphere Cross Curricular Integration Quick-Write Prompts 1) People have favorite weather days. Some people like sunny days, while others enjoy rainy days. Think about your favorite weather day. Write an essay explaining why you like this kind of weather. 2) Often, people plan for particular activities based on what the weather will be like. Write about how your activities change with different types of weather. 3) Write a story telling about something fantastic that happens to you when you are stuck indoors on a snowy winter day. 4) Use the interactive weather prompt generator to get a story starter: http://writingfix.com/right_brain/Who_What_When_Where_Wild_Weather1.htm 5) Have you ever noticed that the weather can affect your appetite? On cold days, soup sounds tasty and comforting, while on hot days, nothing hits the spot like an ice cream cone or icy slush. Write about a time when you really enjoyed eating something as a result of the weather. Pre-/Postassessment and probes *Construct formative assessment probes – see ‘how to’ on pages 85, 102, and 183 in Science Formative Assessment by Page Keeley. Use formative probes: Uncovering Student ideas in Science, Volumes 1-4, by Page Keeley (I)Volume 3 What Are Clouds made of? p. 155 (II) Volume 3 Rainfall p. 171 (III) Volume 4 Camping Trip p. 137 (IV) Volume 4 Global Warming p. 143 Formative Assessment Probes (articles, how-to, free-online) by Page Keeley, et al http://pal.lternet.edu/docs/outreach/educators/education_pedagogy_research/a ssessment_probes_uncovering_student_ideas.pdf Assessment On-going/ Formative Assessment See Discovery Education . Click on Builder Tools and select Quiz Builder See Discovery Education Click on Builder Tools and select Quiz Builder Teachers determine the learning plan while reflecting on the range of abilities, styles, interests and needs of students. How will the work be personalized and differentiated in order to achieve the desired learning targets? Create a class weather data chart/station to collect daily local weather data, including temperature, barometric pressure, cloud type & cover, rainfall. This can be a white board, chart paper, etc. (See examples in resources) Summative Considerations for the Learning Plan Discuss the science of meteorology and the job of a meteorologist. If you want to have a local meteorologist come in and speak to the students, this should be arranged as soon as possible. You can contact local news stations to do this. Discuss weather vs. climate – make sure the students understand the difference between them. Review Water Cycle/Steps of the Water Cycle: Evaporation (humidity, hygrometer) Condensation (dew, frost) Precipitation (rain, snow, sleet, hail) Runoff Infiltration Groundwater Cloud Cover Build off of condensation from water cycle lessons to introduce cloud cover. Teach the weather associated with each cloud type. Anemometer measures wind speed –create one for class. Observe different types of anemometers. Add record of daily wind speeds to chart. Wind Direction Wind Vanes measure wind direction. Observe different types of wind vanes. Wind is named by the direction from which it comes. Temperature Thermometers measure how hot or how cold something is. Reading Celsius and Fahrenheit on a thermometer. Air Pressure High Pressure – weather associated with Low Pressure – weather associated with Barometer Measures Air Pressure Air moves from areas of high pressure to low pressure. Creates wind. Types of Winds Land Breezes Sea Breezes Valley Breezes Mountain Breezes Read/Analyze/Create Weather Graphs Based on Weather Data to find trends and patterns. Begin to collect weather data from chosen cities across the United States and around the world to compare to local weather. Air Mass Movement Air masses are defined by temperature and moisture. Continental – Land (hot,dry/cold,dry) Maritime – Water (cool,moist/warm,moist) Polar Analyze weather patterns in the Northern Hemisphere. Global Air Currents: Jet stream (moves west to east and changes location based on global conditions.) Other important wind patterns to cover: Prevailing Westerlies Polar Easterlies Trade Winds Doldrums Teacher Reference, Student Reference and Activity Books: Scholastic Atlas of Weather by Scholastic Air, Water and Weather: Stop Faking It! (NSTA Publication) Answers to Science Questions from the Stop Faking It! Guy by William C. Robertson, PhD The Kids Book of Weather Forecasting by Mark Green Sandwich Bag Science by Scholastic Inc. Air Pressure Bag pg. 39 Coffee Can Science by Scholastic Inc. Coffee Can Barometer pg. 45 Dew Point Can pg. 47 Soda Bottle Science by Scholastic Inc. Infiltration Bottle pg. 39 Transpiration Bottle pg. 55 Soda Bottle Thermometer pg. 18 Water Cycle in a Bottle pg. 31 Hot Air Balloon pg. 33 Rain Gauge pg. 37 Weather by Learning Resources Inc. Science Magnifier (Grades 3‐5) by Carolina Biological Supply Company Scholastic Inc. Weather Books Activities Linking Science with Math K‐4 by John Eichinger Exploring Evaporation pg. 144 Differentiated Instruction for K‐8 Math and Science: Ideas, Activities and Lesson Plans by Mary Hamm and Dennis Adams Gases Everywhere pg. 124 Simple and Fun Science Simplified: Learning by Doing (Grades 3‐5 Book D) by Essential Learning Products Snowflakes and Sleet pg. 37 Equalizing Air Pressure pg. 38 Which Balloon is Heavier? pg. 39 What’s the Weather? pg. 40 Nature’s Hygrometer pg. 40 Temperature Determines Movement pg. 45 Simple and Fun Science Simplified: Learning by Doing (Grades 4‐6 Book E) by Essential Learning Products Weather and the Power of Wind pg. 70 Homemade Barometer pg. 75 Homemade Thermometer pg. 76 Francis Beaufort’s Scale pg. 77 Hard‐to‐Teach Science Concepts: A Framework to Support Learners, Grades 3‐5 by Susan Koba with Carol T. Mitchell Global Weather Patterns Discovery Education Weather Smart: Global Patterns, El Nino/La Nina CBS News: The 20th Century: El Nino Global Climate Zones Video Segment Types of Climates Exploration Weather Patterns Video Segment – Prevailing Westerlies National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - El Nino Weather Wiz Kids – Winds Re-teaching Enrichment National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Jet Stream Individualized assignments on Study Island, Castle Learning, and Discovery Education based on student need. Vocabulary games and flash cards. Individualized assignments on Study Island, Castle Learning, and Discovery Students research types of severe weather. Students prepare a presentation to share their findings (posters, PSAs, Prezis, songs, etc)