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= LESSON PLAN = created by: Shelley First Grade Team

__Core Objective/Standard__:
Observe and record weather information within each season.

__Student learning objective__:
Students will learn ways to discover what the weather is by using thermometers and graphs.

__Materials needed__:
1 thermometer for each small group Weather graph for each child Blank paper to record weather report Video clip of a meteorologist reporting the weather

__Teacher (To) directions/actions/instructions__:
Review types of weather by watching video clips of weather or showing pictures. Use weather vocabulary in discussion (i.e. foggy, snowy, rainy, cold, warm, freezing).

__Teachers/Students (With) actions__:
Introduce the weather graph. Ask students to record on the graph all the types of weather that apply to that day. Model first how to record correctly on the bar graph.

Show the class a thermometer. Have students guess what it can be used for with recording or observing weather.

In small groups, use thermometers placed in cups with warm water, cool water, and water with ice cubes in it (you will need 3 cups per group). Students will observe how a thermometer shows the temperature in various weather conditions.

__Students (By) actions/activities students will do during lesson__:
First, introduce the following vocabulary words: meterology and meteorologist. If possible, show a clip of a meteorologist reporting the weather on the news.

Next, Students work with partners to create a simple weather report to share with the class. Their report should include some words that dexcribe today's weather and some information about the temperature (i.e. warm, cool, hot, cold) for that day. If time permits, let partners take turns reporting the weather to the class.

__Assessment-these may be written, verbal, observations, etc__:
Observe weather graphs that students have worked on (they may continue recording weather data on it all month) and check for understanding. Compare the weather during that month.

Optional: Do a weather graph several times during the school year and compare the results from each season (i.e. one during a fall month, one during a winter month, etc.).