• Weather
     
    Weather Assessment 2: Clouds and Water Cycle
    Weather Assessment 2:
    Weather Research Organizer: Organizer
    Weather Research Rubric: Rubric
     
    Genius Hour Project - Weather: Click here for more information about the "Genius Hour" concept and the details of the project.
     

    Learning Goals

    Resources

    Explain what makes the weather.

     

     

    Wind

    Know that soil heats up and cools down faster than water.

    Know that hot air rises and cold air sinks.

    Know that air has pressure.

    Know that air wants to move from high to low pressure.

    Know that wind is the movement of air.

    Explain how the land, water, sun, and air interact to create wind.

     

     

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    Air Pressure - Newspaper and Ruler experiment

     

    Water Cycle

    Explain the processes of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and percolation.

     
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    Clouds

    Know that clouds are made of cold air, water droplets (or ice crystals), and dust particles.

    Know that water droplets condense around dust particles (condensation nuclei) in the atmosphere.

    Explain how a cloud is formed.

    Identify the properties of common cloud types, including cumulus, stratus, cirrus, and nimbus.

    Identify types of clouds based on a picture or description.

     

     

    Weather Forecasting

    Identify the elements of a weather forecast.

    Identify instruments used to forecast the weather.

    Write a local weather forecast.