Download Wild Weather For Second Graders

Wild Weather For Second
Graders
Science and Math Unit of Study
Students will use the scientific
method to gather weather
data and chart the results on
tables and graphs. Students
will describe basic patterns of
weather. Students will
describe the weather and
seasonal changes affects on
plants and animals. Describe
the weathering and erosion
affect on land surfaces.
What drives the Weather
• The Sun is what
causes all of our
weather. It is what
drives our weather
patterns. The sun
heats up the Earth
and water and this
causes the air around
the Earth to change.
Our Air
• There is air all around the
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Earth.
It is like a blanket.
It is called the Earth’s
atmosphere
The air is always
changing. Sometimes it is
warm, sometimes cold.
Moving air is called wind.
Winds can be helpful or
harmful.
Warm and Cold Air Masses
What are the different factors that
control patterns in weather
• Temperature
• Humidity
• Wind Speed and
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Direction
Cloudiness
Air Pressure
Precipitation
How do We Measure Weather
• Rain Gauge
• Weather Vane
• Barometer
• Anemometer
• Hygrometer
• Thermometer
(rain)
(wind)
(air pressure)
(wind speed)
(humidity)
(temperature)
Weather Affects People
• People dress
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according to what the
weather is like.
They build their
homes to survive
weather changes.
They plan their day
and activities
according to the
weather.
Different Seasons-Different Clothes
Animals
• Animals can sense
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weather changes.
Animals will group
together.
They try to go to a
protected area.
Animals will act
strangely when the
weather is about to
change.
Changing with the Weather
Plants change with the Seasons
• Why do trees loose
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their leaves in the
fall?
Do all trees change?
When is the best
growing season for a
garden?
When do farmers
plant their crops?
When do farmers
harvest their crops?
How can Weather change our
Land?
• Wind can blow the top
layer of soil off. How
does that affect farmers?
Rain washes soil away and
creates different shapes
in the land. Floods,
erosion
Storms can destroy the
land. Tornadoes
Sources
Smith, Valerie. Weather Currisulum-Based Hands-On Activities. Greensboro, NC: The
Education Center, Inc., 2000.
Garcia, Adela. Rainbows and Rain. CyPress, CA: Creative Teaching Press, Inc., 1990
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Created Materials, Inc., 1991
Lawrence Hall of Science. Foss Science Air and Weather. Berkley, CA: Britannica, 1995
Williams, Rozanne. Our Weather. Huntinton Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press, Inc., 1987.
Science. Scott Foresman Science Text Second Grade. Glenview, IL:
Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers Inc,, 2000.
Forman-Hitt, Kathy and Petrich-Young, Janet. The Weather Around Us.
Huntington Beach, CA: Creative Teaching Press, Inc., 1987.
Web Sites
• http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosph
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