Primary Interactive Curriculum Map

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Primary Interactive Curriculum Map
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Big Ideas

• Earth and the Universe (1st 45 days)
• Earth materials
• Weather
• Objects in the sky
• Physical Science (2nd 55 days)
• Structure and transformation of matter
• Motion and forces
• Magnets
• Energy transformations
• Circuits
• Light
• Life Science (3rd 65 days)
• Unity and diversity
• Energy transformations
• Interdependence
• Biological change

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Weather Learning Targets

• I can use tools correctly to collect information
  about the weather.
• I can use my information to describe weather
  conditions.
• I can identify patterns in the weather data I
  collect.
• I can predict what the weather will be tomorrow
  and tell how my data helped me make my
  prediction.
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Activities for Weather I can use tools
correctly to collect information about the
weather.

• Reading thermometer
• Reading wind vane
• Reading anemometer
• Reading rain gauge
• Reading barometer
• Looking at clouds
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Reading a Thermometer Activities

• Build your own thermometer
• Reading a thermometer
• Record changes in temperature
• Using Go Link Temperature probe

• Comparing temperature using internet sites
• Extras
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Build your own thermometer

• This site shows a good activity for building a
  thermometer. The purpose of this is to have the
  students discover why a thermometer does what it
  does when measuring temperature. The site
  includes good background for teachers. You may
  choose to do this as a demonstration together as
  a class, but if time permits doing it in groups
  would be beneficial to an understanding of
  temperature.
• http//www.globe.gov/tctg/atla-therm.pdf?sectionId
  25
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Reading a thermometer

• Place a thermometer under the document camera so
  that students can see the Celsius and Fahrenheit
  scales. Describe what happens to the red liquid
  as the thermometer heats up and cools down.
• Have students take turns reading the thermometer
  as you heat it and cool it using various means.
• Have students do practice worksheet for reading
  thermometers available at this site
  http//www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/measuring/
  temperature/worksheet.shtml
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Record changes in temperature

• After students have mastered reading the
  thermometer scale give them time to practice with
  real thermometers.
• Give students a small cup of ice and a cup of
  warm water. Have them place a thermometer in
  each cup and record the temperature every 3
  minutes. This data can be put on a graph and
  explained.
• If there is time, you may wish to have the
  students explore other things that they think
  might change temperature and measure and record
  them as well.
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Using Go Link Temperature probe- available for
use by contacting Katrina Slone

• Introduce students to Go Link Temperature Probe
  by placing the probe in a cup of warm water and
  watching the graph form on projection screen.
  Have students describe what is happening and
  conclude that it is an electronic version of a
  thermometer.
• Have students try to match graphs by placing the
  probe alternately in warm and cold water.
• If available, use an electronic temperature probe
  that collects outdoor temperature and sends to
  screen inside.
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Comparing temperature using internet sites

• If you want to really get into an exchange of
  weather data over the internet, this is a good
  site to use.
• http//teachersnetwork.org/readysettech/weather.ht
  m
• You can look at weather channel, yahoo weather,
  etc. for cities in different parts of the world
  and compare temperatures over time. Discuss
  reasons for differences in temperature.
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Temperature Extras

• Nice home involvement activity for temperature
  http//www.wrightgroup.com/download/em/emgr0kpg148
  .pdf
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Reading Wind Vane Activities

• Observe wind direction
• Determining directions
• Design a wind vane
• Record wind direction

• Use weather maps and reports to determine why
  wind direction is important
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Observe wind direction

• Take students outside and ask them if the wind is
  blowing and how they know.
• Ask them if they can describe the winds
  direction.
• Explain that we always name a wind by where it
  comes from. See if they can name the wind using
  landmarks (e.g. a playground wind if it is coming
  from the playground toward them).
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Determining directions

• Ask students how we can find directions and how
  we name them. Look at a compass rose on a map
  and ask if that would help us to find directions
  on the playground. If no one suggests it,
  introduce a compass.
• Allow students to explore in groups or
  individually with compasses. Discuss what they
  discovered.
• Go outside and find the directions (both
  cardinal-NSEW, and intermediate-NW, SW, NE, SE)
  and mark in some way. See if they can tell which
  direction the wind is coming from.
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Design a wind vane

• You can use these two sites to show some easy
  examples of wind vanes. Students can get more
  creative, as long as their vanes shows direction
  of wind. Depending on time and resources this
  can be an individual or small group activity (or
  even home fun!)
• http//www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Wind-Vane
• http//www.k12science.org/curriculum/weatherproj2/
  en/docs/windvane.shtml
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Record wind direction

• Have students record wind direction from same
  position over the period of a day and over
  several days. Discuss changes and any patterns
  they notice. They can use their own weather
  vanes or some other method.
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Use weather maps and reports to determine why
wind direction is important

• Use the maps at these sites to look at the
  direction of the wind in nearly real time.
  Discuss what we can tell about the weather based
  on the direction of the wind and why.
  http//www.wunderground.com/US/Region/US/2xWindSpe
  ed.html
• http//www.intellicast.com/National/Wind/Curren
  t.aspx
• Look at current weather reports on
  www.weather.com, etc. and discuss the direction
  of the wind. Is there a relationship between the
  direction of the wind and any other aspect of
  weather such as temperature, wind speed,
  precipitation, etc.?
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