Weather
Supporting
TEKS Objective
The student is expected to differentiate between weather and climate.
Essential Understanding
The student knows that there are recognizable patterns in the natural world and among the Sun, Earth, and Moon system.
Science Background
Air, Climate and Weather: Environmental Literacy Council (website) - Information about the layers of Earth’s atmosphere and their role in the weather and climate on our planet’s surface.
Air, Climate and Weather
Environmental Literacy Council, www.enviroliteracy.org
Weather: National Geographic (website) - Short explanation of weather and weather forecasting.
National Geographic
Weather, www.science.nationalgeographic.com
Weather Words: Weather Wiz Kids (website) - More than 150 weather-related words and definitions.
Weather Words
Weather Wiz Kids, www.weatherwizkids.com
National Weather Service: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (website) - Provides weather information at the local, state and national levels, including warnings and forecasts.
Signature Lesson
Weather Complaints: National Geographic Xpeditions (website) - Students examine the climate in their local region, and consider the general complaints that people make about weather.
- Supporting Lessons
- Extensions
- Assessment Ideas
- Literature Connections
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TEKS - Additional Resources
Supporting Lessons
Weather Complaints: National Geographic Xpeditions (website) - Students examine the climate in their local region, and consider the general complaints that people make about weather.
Weather Complaints
National Geographic Xpeditions, www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions
Weather Experiments: Weather WizKids (website) - A large selection of weather investigations.
Elaboration Lessons and Extensions
Weather Walks: Utah Education Network (website) - Students learn about weather with guided activities while taking walks in various types of weather conditions.
Assessment Ideas
Weather and Climate, What's the Difference? Michigan Sea Grant (PDF) - After studying the characteristics of weather and climate, students can complete the "Weather and Climate Quiz" located on page one.
Weather and Climate, What's the Difference?
Michigan Sea Grant, www.miseagrant.umich.edu
Literature Connections
Weather. Crosgrove, Brian (0-756-63006-1)
Weather & Climate: The People Behind the Science. Cullen, Katherine (ISBN: 0816054665)
The Weather Book: An Easy-to-Understand Guide to the USA’s Weather. Williams, Jack (ISBN: 0-679-77665-6)
Weather Instruments. Delta Education (ISBN: 1-592-42260-8)
Weather! Rupp, Rebecca (ISBN: 1580174205)
Tornadoes. Simon, Seymour (ISBN: 0-060-87725-1)
Storms. Simon, Seymour (ISBN: 0-688-11708-2)
Flash, Crash, Rumble, and Roll. Branley, Franklyn M. (ISBN: 0-064-45179-8)
El Niño: Stormy Weather for People and Wildlife. Arnold, Caroline (ISBN: 0-618-55110-7)
Blizzard! The Storm that Changed America. Murphy, Jim (ISBN: 0-590-67310-6)
Additional Resources
Weather: NOAA Education (website) - General weather-related materials and resources for use in the classroom.
Weather
NOAA Education, www.education.noaa.gov
Teaching Climate Graphs: Juicy Geography (website) - Interactive activity that teaches students to read and interpret climate graphs.
Teaching Climate Graphs
Juicy Geography, www.juicygeography.co.uk
How to Make an Anemometer: Southeast Regional Climate Center (PDF) - Easy, clear instructions for making an anemometer.
How to Make an Anemometer
Southeast Regional Climate Center, www.sercc.com
Ocean’s Effect on Weather and Climate: The NSTA Learning Center (website) - Register online to download the complete PDF guide, focusing on weather and climate, the water cycle and the importance of solar energy.
Ocean’s Effect on Weather and Climate
The NSTA Learning Center, www.learningcenter.nsta.org
What is Weather? BBC Schools (website) - Interactive site with information about different aspects of the weather.
What is Weather?
BBC Schools, www.bbc.co.uk/schools
Weather: About.com (website) - Interactive gallery of weather map symbols.
Weather Maps and Local Weather Information
Weather Underground
www.wunderground.com
Weather Channel
www.weather.com
National Weather Service
www.weather.gov
Information Regarding Severe Weather Events
National Centers for Environmental Prediction
www.ncep.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center
www.nhc.noaa.gov
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Grade 5
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