Details
| Type of Product: | Book Chapter |
| Average Rating: | 
based on 1 review |
| Publication Title: | Teaching Science Through Trade Books |
| Publication Date: | 4/15/2012 |
| Pages: | 9 |
| Grade Level: | Elementary School |
| See Also: | View all available chapters for this book
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Description
Weather is a topic in science that is applicable to our lives on an everyday basis. The weather often determines what we wear, where we go, and what we do. The activities here focus on clouds
and the part they play in determining our weather. In the K–3 lesson, students learn about different
cloud types and sculpt each type out of shaving cream. In the lesson for grades 4–6, students learn
about Luke Howard—the man responsible for naming clouds—and then investigate clouds by collecting real data for NASA’s S’COOL project (see Internet Resource). This sample chapter also included the Table of Contents, National Science Education Standards: Content Standards K–4, Content Standards 5–8, Alignment With A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas, and Index.
Additional Info
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Science Discipline:
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Clouds
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| Intended User Role: | Curriculum Supervisor, Elementary-Level Educator, Teacher |
| Educational Issues: | Assessment of students, Classroom management, Curriculum, Inquiry learning, Instructional materials, Teacher preparation, Teaching strategies |
Technical
| Resource Format: | application/pdf |
| Size: | 4463 KB |
| Requirements: | Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader |
National Standards Correlation
This resource has 2 correlations with the National Standards.
[HIDE CORRELATIONS]
- Earth Science
- Changes in earth and sky
- Weather changes from day to day and over the seasons.
- Weather can be described by measurable quantities, such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
Customer Reviews
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What’s Aloft is S’COOL! |
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Reviewed by: Carolyn Mohr (Buffalo Grove, IL) on September 11, 2012 |
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If you have been to a Picture Perfect workshop or have used any of Karen Angsberry and Emily Morgan’s science lessons, you know what gems they are in helping teachers to use best practice teaching strategies while integrating relevant literature into science lessons for K-6th grades. Using the 5 E lesson model, Colleen Phillips-Birdsong, a second grade teacher in Ohio, teams up with Karen and Emily to create an engaging weather lesson about clouds. The book chapter includes: a historical component (Do you know who is responsible for naming clouds?); an investigation where students collect real data using NASA’s S’COOL Internet project; several student worksheets; and detailed lesson plans. Two different lesson plans are provided - one for students in K-3rd grade and one for students in 4th through 6th grade. The authors have aligned the lesson to the NGS standards (Dimension #3: Disciplinary Core Ideas – Earth and Space Science), and the Internet Resources section includes a cloud types tutorial that is an excellent quick primer for teachers needing a refresher on the topic. |
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