Weather Targeted Grade Level -- 1 Developed by National Science Resource Center Distributed by Carolina Biological

Weather Module Overview

This unit introduces first-graders to the concept of weather and how it affects their lives. Using a variety of tools, students observe, discuss, measure, and record data on cloud cover, precipitation, wind, and temperature. They learn how to read a thermometer and construct a rain gauge to measure precipitation. They also study cloud formations and use a wind scale to estimate the speed of wind. To apply their new skills and knowledge, students compare their own weather predictions with an actual weather forecast and use the weather data they have collected to form generalizations about the weather in their own locale.

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These module web pages were initially created by Angie Whittington, Chestnut Grove, Decatur City Schools and Patsy Bryant, Cotaco Elementary, Morgan County Schools. Please address comments or questions to hasp@dcs.edu

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