What’s the Weather in Y(Our) Neighborhood?

Lynne H. Hehr, DirectorCenter for Math and Science Education

Arkansas NASA Educator Resource CenterUniversity of Arkansas Discovery Zone

John G. Hehr, ProfessorDepartment of Geosciences

University of Arkansas

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Weather WikiWiki

Things to measure and identify

TemperatureTypes of Thermometers

Fahrenheit vs. Fahrenheit & Celsius vs. CelsiusCurrent vs. Current/Max/Min

Indoor and/or Outdoor Analog and/or Digital

Thermometer foldableCelsius poem

Clouds and ContrailsTypes of Clouds

Cumulus, alto cumulus, cirro cumulus, cumulonimbusStratocumulusStratus, cirrostratus, alto stratus, nimbostratusCirrus

Types of Contrails

Cloud ChartContrail Chart

S’COOL Cloud ID Chart

Precipitation – in? or mm?

WindAnemometer

Wind direction

UV

(optional) Barometric Pressure

(optional) Humidity

Notebooking and JournalsNotebook and journal suggestionsWriting PromptsMath Statements

FoldablesOnce Upon A Fold

How Stocky Became Magic

AccordionTabbedSeasons Diorama

Weather Project Project:

K-4 students will collect cloud, rainfall, max-min temperature data during a one week period to use as a comparison of data from their local area and other schools within the GLOBE program.

Materials needed per class: If available, GLOBE weather station with max-min Celsius thermometer and rain

gauge If GLOBE weather station is not available, a Celsius thermometer and rain gauge

should be placed outside (specs to be added later) Access to outside as a large group Access to a computer for data input Materials needed per student:

Student Weather Journal with data sheets (see attachments) Pencil GLOBE Cloud chart GLOBE Contrail chart US map or World map (black and white copy)

Websites Resources for this can include, but are not limited to:

* GLOBE Atmosphere Protocols

* GLOBE Min/Max Thermometer Quiz http://viz.globe.gov/viz-bin/thermometer.cgi?rg=n&l=en

* GLOBE Temperature Measurementswww.globe.gov/tctg/atmo_ds_digmaxmin.pdf?sectionId=293&lang=EN

* NASA S'COOL Introducing Temperature Measurement http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=47

* NASA S'COOL Fahrenheit vs Celsius http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=20

* NASA S'COOL Understanding Celsius http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=54

* AIMS Winter Wonders Teacher Guide 2) reading a rain gauge

Resources for this can include, but are not limited to:How to read a rain gauge http://dnrdata.dnr.ne.gov/NeRAIN/docs/rain.asp 3) looking at cloud types and naming clouds. Resources for this can include, but are not limited to:* K-4 Elementary GLOBE storybook "Do You Know That Clouds Have Names"* GLOBE Atmosphere Learning Activities: Observing, Describing and Identifying Clouds, Estimating Cloud Cover, Cloud Watch

http://www.globe.gov/tctg/tgchapter.jsp?sectionId=1&rg=n&lang=EN* GLOBE Cloud Protocols Online Teaching Module

http://gpdi.globe.gov/advance/cloud/GLOBE-Clouds24_content.html * GLOBE Cloud Exploration: Introduction (Quiz)

http://www.globe.gov/sda-bin/m2h?gl/clouds.men NASA S'COOL What is a Cloud?

http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=37 * NASA S'COOL Cloud Discovery

http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=7 * NASA S'COOL Cloud Observation and Graphing

http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=8 * NASA S'COOL Cloud Poems

http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=9 * NASA S'COOL Online Tutorials

http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/tutorial/ * NASA S'COOL The Sky and the Dichotomous Key

http://scool.larc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/view_lessonplan.cgi?id=54 * NASA S'COOL One Page Cloud ID Chart * NASA S'COOL Poster

http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/SCOOL/poster.html * Scienceclass.com Cloud Types

http://www.scienceclass.com/dayscape/pages/main.htm * Take a Cloud Walk

http://www.nostudentleftindoors.com/Files/TakeACloudWalkMar31LO.pdf * Cloud Man's 10 Reasons to Look Up!

4) Identifying contrails* GLOBE Contrail Chart

http://asd-www.larc.nasa.gov/GLOBE/resources/efs_cloud_id.pdf

Students will make observations and collect data for a one week period (to be chosen during each season). These should be taken at one hour on either side of solar noon.

Students will record data online to share with the K-4 Atmosphere project collective. Students will analyze data collected and post their conclusions. Sample Questions to be asked:

Looking at the data collected for the week at your school,What is the warmest day of the week?What is the coolest day of the week?What is the average temperature? (for applicable grade level)List the days and the temperature from highest to lowest temperatureList the days and the temperatures from lowest to highest temperature.What day has the temperature that is in the middle of the highest and lowest?

Look at the data collected for the week at other schools, compare your school's data to another :Find your partner school on a map. What is the warmest day of the week?What is the coolest day of the week?What is the average temperature? (for applicable grade level)List the days and the temperature from highest to lowest temperatureList the days and the temperatures from lowest to highest temperature.What day has the temperature that is in the middle of the highest and lowest?

Today’s Weather is

Today I am wearing…

Math Statement Prompts Write a math statement about the weather this week using temperature, rainfall, contrails or

clouds. Which day this week had the lowest temperature? Which day this week had the highest temperature? Is today hotter or cooler than yesterday? On which day was the cloud cover the most? On which day was the cloud cover the least? What was the cloud cover and temperature like on (date)? Compare and contrast the temperature on (date) and (date). Find a GLOBE school or partner school that has the same temperature (cloud cover,

contrails, precipitation) on the same day as your school. Write about what you think thisday was like at both schools.

Based on today's weather data what do you think tomorrow's weather will be and why? What type of contrails have you seen the most? What is the average temperature for the week? Graph the daily temperature. What was the frequency of precipitation during the week? What was the total amount of precipitation for the week? Draw a bar graph to record your data. What is the difference today in the temperature from yesterday?

Writing Prompts Pretend you are lying on your back and looking at the clouds, what do you see? Go outside. Lie on your back. Look at the clouds and use your imagination…find

three shapes that look like animals to you. Describe. It was a dark and stormy night….. The weather makes me happy when… The weather makes me sad when… The weather scares me when…. My favorite season of the year is… How did you feel the first time you saw….snow, lightning, 'whatever is common in

your area'? How did you feel the first time you heard thunder? Thunder sounds like…. Lightning looks like… If I were a cloud, I would be… You are a raindrop. Write a story about your rainy adventure. I really like bad weather days when school closes because…