Wild Weather For Second Graders

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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.

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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.

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Our Air

• There is air all around the Earth.
• It is like a blanket.
• It is called the Earths atmosphere
• The air is always changing. Sometimes it is warm,
  sometimes cold.
• Moving air is called wind.
• Winds can be helpful or harmful.

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Warm and Cold Air Masses
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What are the different factors that control
patterns in weather

• Temperature
• Humidity
• Wind Speed and Direction
• Cloudiness
• Air Pressure
• Precipitation

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How do We Measure Weather

• Rain Gauge (rain)
• Weather Vane (wind)
• Barometer (air pressure)
• Anemometer (wind speed)
• Hygrometer (humidity)
• Thermometer (temperature)

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Weather Affects People

• People dress 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.

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Different Seasons-Different Clothes
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Animals

• Animals can sense 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.

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Changing with the Weather
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Plants change with the Seasons

• Why do trees loose 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?

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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

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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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. Thematic Unit Williams, Diane Weather.
Huntington Beach,CA Teacher Created Materials,
Inc., 1991
Scott Foresman
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.
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Web Sites

• http//www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link/earth/Atmos
  phere/tstorm/tstorm_lightning.htmleduelem
• http//www.tcet.unt.edu/pubs/global/water/water1_2
  .htm

http//www.thinkquest.org/tqusa/winZ.html
http//web.utk.edu/loganj/pss432/precipitation/fo
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http//www.museumstuff.com
http//www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html