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Weather Basics Lesson PlanWeather Basics Lesson Plan
Publisher
Teach Engineering
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategies
Direct Instruction
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Year
2007
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Weather Basics

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Weather — there's more to it than meets the eye of the storm. With this resource young meteorologists learn about the basics of weather, including information about the factors that influence the weather, common weather vocabulary, and instruments used to measure the weather.

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Concepts

climates, the atmosphere, the water cycle, the sun, weather forecasting, weather instruments, temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind, technology resources

Additional Tags

atmosphere, climate, weather

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as the opening discussion for the associated Dress for Success activity
  • Have the class create a flip-book for the vocabulary learned in the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • The resource has information that the teacher can develop into a presentation or class discussion
  • The resource is first in a 12-part series

Pros

  • The resource provides assessment questions
  • Extensions ask pupils to compare and contrast weather patterns

Cons

  • The plan does not provide much information on how to present or discuss the topic

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