How's the weather today? Is it the same as yesterday? Is it the same where your friend lives in a distant city? Will it be different tomorrow?
In this lesson, learners describe weather all over the world. After exploring causes of weather patterns, they will describe how weather in one location helps predict the weather in related areas.
Teams of learners study, chart, and write about the weather and its effects on a particular city, for a month. The team constructs a multimedia presentation of its findings. The class constructs a final project that uses and merges the teams' findings to demonstrate weather patterns around the world.
| Relevant Disciplines: | Life Science Earth & Space Science Geography |
| Grade Level: | 3-5 |
| Adaptable to Other Grades: | Yes |
| Time Required (class periods): | 2-3 |
| Prerequisites: | None |
| Additional Resources Available: | Yes |
Next Generation Science Standards addressed in this lesson:
3-ESS2-1
4-ESS3-2
5-ESS2-1
| Lesson Resources for World Wide Weather | |
| File Type/Link | Description |
| Document-pdf | Cloud Chart from NOAA & NASA: "Introduction to Clouds" & "Sky Watcher Chart," 2.2MB |