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Science 3
Unit 1: Weather
Lesson 1: What's Weather?
Duration: Approx. 60 min.
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*thermometer
*paper, 8 1/2" x 11" - or larger
*brads
*plate, paper (2)
*markers
*scissors
*ribbon - any color, 30cm (12 in)
*ruler
Course Introduction: Welcome to Science 3
1 day
It's important that you read the Course Introduction for Science 3 before your student begins the course. You can find the course introduction at the beginning of the What’s Weather lesson.
Investigation: Weather Records
1 day
Throughout this unit, your student will be recording weather observations in a Science Notebook. Before you begin the first lesson, you may wish to help your student set up the notebook and a weather chart.
Science Notebook
Partly fill a 3-ring binder with ruled notebook paper. Use dividers to separate the notebook into 11 sections, one for each grade 3 Science unit.
Weather Chart
1. Fold a piece of loose-leaf paper in half lengthwise, and then in half again so you have four columns when you open the paper.
2. Use a ruler to trace over the fold lines.
3. Record today’s date in the upper left-hand column.
4. Label the remaining columns 1, 2, and 3. Add the time of each observation.
5. Add these labels below the date, skipping three lines between each label: Temperature, Precipitation, Clouds, Wind Speed, Wind Direction. You may use the following abbreviations: T, P, C, WS, and WD.
6. Draw a line under the record for the day and begin the next day's observations on the line below it. This will allow for multiple observations on a single side. Be sure to date each record.
Science Notebook
Partly fill a 3-ring binder with ruled notebook paper. Use dividers to separate the notebook into 11 sections, one for each grade 3 Science unit.
Weather Chart
1. Fold a piece of loose-leaf paper in half lengthwise, and then in half again so you have four columns when you open the paper.
2. Use a ruler to trace over the fold lines.
3. Record today’s date in the upper left-hand column.
4. Label the remaining columns 1, 2, and 3. Add the time of each observation.
5. Add these labels below the date, skipping three lines between each label: Temperature, Precipitation, Clouds, Wind Speed, Wind Direction. You may use the following abbreviations: T, P, C, WS, and WD.
6. Draw a line under the record for the day and begin the next day's observations on the line below it. This will allow for multiple observations on a single side. Be sure to date each record.
(Optional) Beyond The Lesson: Wind Forces
1 day
Wind Forces
In this lesson your student will have the opportunity to measure wind forces using a kite and a spring scale. If you plan to do this optional activity, you will need to use a spring scale that measures force in 5-newton increments. If you do not already have this type of spring scale, you will need to purchase one. Carolina Math and Science, as well as many other science supply companies, has color-coded spring scales. Click Resources on the Lesson Overview screen for a link to this site.
In this lesson your student will have the opportunity to measure wind forces using a kite and a spring scale. If you plan to do this optional activity, you will need to use a spring scale that measures force in 5-newton increments. If you do not already have this type of spring scale, you will need to purchase one. Carolina Math and Science, as well as many other science supply companies, has color-coded spring scales. Click Resources on the Lesson Overview screen for a link to this site.
Lesson 1: What's Weather?
Anders Celsius [SEL-see-uhs] | |
anemometer [a-nuh-MAH-muh-tur] | |
A tool used to measure the speed of the wind. Meteorologists use an anemometer to measure wind speed. |
cirrus [SIHR-uhs] | |
contract | |
To take up less space, or to become smaller in volume. As the temperature decreases, the liquid in a thermometer contracts and moves down the tube. |
cumulonimbus [kyoo-myuh-luh-NIM-buhs] | |
cumulus [KYOO-myuh-luhs] | |
evaporate | |
To change from a liquid to a gas. Water evaporates when it boils. |
expand | |
To take up more space, or to increase in volume. As the temperature increases, the liquid in a thermometer expands and moves up the tube. |
Francis Beaufort [BOH-furt] | |
Gabriel Fahrenheit [FAIR-uhn-hiyt] | |
mercury | |
A poisonous silver metal that stays liquid throughout a wide range of temperatures. Although mercury thermometers are more accurate than alcohol thermometers, for safety reasons, always use an alcohol thermometer. |
precipitation | |
Water that falls from clouds as rain, hail, snow, or sleet. A weather map shows areas that are receiving precipitation. |
water vapor | |
Water in the form of a gas. Water vapor forms when liquid water evaporates. |
weather vane | |
A tool that shows the direction the wind is coming from. The weather vane on the roof showed that the wind was coming from the north. |
Explore: Weather Measures Up
Preview any recommended websites before having your student view them.
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You can measure the weather, just like a meteorologist! Use two of the tools of a meteorologist, the thermometer and the Beaufort Wind Scale, to determine weather conditions. | ||||||||||||||
Lesson Overview
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Course Introduction This year you will learn about the world around you. By the time you finish this course you will be able to answer questions like these: What is an ecosystem? How do voluntary and involuntary muscles differ? Why is metal a good thermal conductor? What are the phases of the moon? Who was Dimitry Mendeleev?Before exploring the world around you, let's find out about how this course is set up. Click Course Introduction to find out about lesson features such as online explorations, hands-on activities, and assessments. |
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SAFETY: Preview any recommended websites before having your student view them.
Learn about some of the tools meteorologists use to make weather observations. Identify the four main types of clouds, and find out how rain, snow, sleet, and hail form. Become familiar with the Beaufort Wind Scale. Click the Explore button to begin. Keep exploring with the links on the next page. | |||||||||
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Keep Exploring The Weather Channel Find maps, videos, and articles about weather. To find the forecast for your area, type your zip code at the top of the page and click GO. Have your student find today’s temperature and wind speed. He can compare these with his own observations later in the lesson. Look over the 10-day forecast for your area. Ask what he thinks he should wear tomorrow. What about a week from today? Play the Weather Concentration Game to review weather related terms and tools. Now try Measuring Wind to see a simulation of wind at different speeds. As you choose a value on the Beaufort Scale, you will see how wind affects the outdoor scene. |
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Learn about the Beaufort scale and make a spinner to practice what you learned. Print the Making the Beaufort Spinner activity sheet if you have not already done so. |
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Use the tools of a meteorologist to record observations and weather conditions. Use a chart to record data. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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Lesson Assessment: What's Weather?
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Assessment Sheet
Assessment Sheet Answer Key
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Use a kite and a spring scale to measure the force of the wind at different heights. Click Advanced Preparation for details on how to obtain a spring scale. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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Zlugs are small creatures that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These alien creatures must be studied and catalogued, and you are just the person to do it! Use your knowledge of metric measurements to scan the Zlugs. If you do not know everything there is to know about metric measurements or Zlugs, you will learn along the way. Click on the link below to play. ZlugQuest: Measurements |
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Date Printed: Jan 11, 2015
Science 3
Unit 1: Weather
Lesson 2: Weather Fronts
Duration: Approx. 60 min.
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Explore: Fronts Bring Changes
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Assemble a science notebook if you have not already done so. Your student will use the notebook throughout the year to record observations.
Lesson 2: Weather Fronts
| | cirrus [SIHR-uhs] |
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| humidity | |
| The amount of water vapor in the air. When the papers on my desk curled up, I knew there was a lot of humidity in the room. |
| | hygrometer [hiy-GRAH-muh-tuhr] |
| A tool used to measure the humidity in the air. The reading on the hygrometer told the meteorologist that the air was less humid today than yesterday. |
| | meteorologist [mee-tee-uh-RAH-luh-jist] |
| A person who studies the weather. A meteorologist uses tools to collect information about the weather. |
Lesson Introduction: Weather Fronts
Be careful when using straight pins.
Never look directly into the sun.
Never look directly into the sun.
Investigation: How Humid Is It?
Be careful when using straight pins.
Investigation: Weather Records
Never look directly into the sun.
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SAFETY: Be careful when using straight pins.
Never look directly into the sun.
Never look directly into the sun.
| How does the weather change from day to day? Why does the wind blow? Air masses that meet at fronts are the key to changes in wind and weather. | | |||||||||||
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| What are fronts? Investigate how the wind patterns bring certain forms of weather, and why. Click the Explore button to begin. |
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SAFETY: Be careful when using straight pins.
| Construct a humidity tester to record the humidity of the air. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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SAFETY: Never look directly into the sun.
| Use tools of a meteorologist to record observations and weather conditions. Use a chart to record data. Click ahead for a cloud review. |
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| Which types of clouds do you see in the sky right now? | |
Lesson Assessment: Weather Fronts
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Assessment Sheet
Assessment Sheet Answer Key
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| How is dew formed? Look underground to find out. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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| Zlugs are small creatures that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These alien creatures must be studied and catalogued, and you are just the person to do it! Use your knowledge of metric measurements to scan the Zlugs. If you do not know everything there is to know about metric measurements or Zlugs, you will learn along the way. Click on the link below to play. ZlugQuest: Measurements | |
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Date Printed: Jan 11, 2015
Science 3
Unit 1: Weather
Lesson 3: Air Pressure
Duration: Approx. 60 min.
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Lesson 3: Air Pressure
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| How does air pressure influence the weather? Learn how meteorologists observe patterns in air pressure to help them make forecasts. | | |||||||||
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| Changes in air pressure bring changes in weather. Discover how measuring air pressure helps forecasters predict the weather. Click the Explore button to begin |
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| After you finish reading about Air Pressure click on the following links to see virtual air pressure activites in action. Hovercraft will illustrate how air pressure causes a hovercraft to float and move. Click on the instructions link to learn how to move the hovercraft. Have you ever tried to play with a ball that doesn't have enough air? See how much air pressure you need to add to the basket ball in Bouncing Basketball to score. Air Pressure and Balloons compares different amounts air pressure in balloons. Click on the link, make some predictions, discover what happens and compare the results. |
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| Make a barometer that will help you measure differences in air pressure. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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| Use the tools of a meteorologist to record observations and weather conditions. Use a chart to record data. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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Lesson Assessment: Air Pressure
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Assessment Sheet
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| Zlugs are small creatures that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These alien creatures must be studied and catalogued, and you are just the person to do it! Use your knowledge of metric measurements to scan the Zlugs. If you do not know everything there is to know about metric measurements or Zlugs, you will learn along the way. Click on the link below to play. ZlugQuest: Measurements | |
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Date Printed: Jan 11, 2015
Science 3
Unit 1: Weather
Lesson 4: Weather Forecasting
Duration: Approx. 60 min.
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Lesson 4: Weather Forecasting
| forecast | |
| A prediction of the weather based on readings from weather instruments. The forecast for today calls for snow. |
| weather station | |
| A place where instruments gather information about the weather. We made a weather station that included a weathervane, anemometer, barometer, and thermometer. |
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| What do the symbols on a weather map represent? Learn how to look at a weather map and its symbols to help you predict the weather in your area. | | |||||||||||||
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| What do weather maps tell us? Explore their uses and how they help meteorologists predict and describe the weather. Click the Explore button to begin. Continue exploring with the links on the next page. |
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| Keep Exploring USA Today Weather See weather maps, radar images, and satellite images of the area where you live. Type in your zip code in the Find a forecast box, then look under the heading Maps for information about weather satellites and radar. NOAA Enter the meteorologists' world of forecasting at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website. You will even see images from satellites taken at the same time you are looking at them!. |
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| Read the symbols on a weather map, and see how reading a weather map can help you plan your day. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. After you complete the activity, click Weather Map to create your own weather map. Find the information for your map in the newspaper or from the weather channel. |
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| Use the tools of a meteorologist to record observations and weather conditions. Use a chart to record data or record your weather observations in The Weather Brain. Follow the instructions in your student guide to complete this activity. |
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Lesson Assessment: Weather Forecasting
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Assessment Sheet
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| Is it raining in another state today? Which area is having snow? Use a weather map to track the weather in another place. | |||||||||
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| Zlugs are small creatures that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These alien creatures must be studied and catalogued, and you are just the person to do it! Use your knowledge of metric measurements to scan the Zlugs. If you do not know everything there is to know about metric measurements or Zlugs, you will learn along the way. Click on the link below to play. ZlugQuest: Measurements | |
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Date Printed: Jan 11, 2015
Science 3
Unit 1: Weather
Lesson 5: Weather Unit Review and Assessment
Duration: Approx. 60 min.
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| What have you learned about the weather? To prepare for the Unit Assessment, play a game and review what you've learned. | | |||||
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| Weather Unit Review Use your knowledge about the weather to play a game and prepare for the Unit Assessment. Print the What's the Weather? Game and play the clouds away! |
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Unit Assessment: Weather
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Assessment Sheet
Assessment Sheet Answer Key
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| Zlugs are small creatures that come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These alien creatures must be studied and catalogued, and you are just the person to do it! Use your knowledge of metric measurements to scan the Zlugs. If you do not know everything there is to know about metric measurements or Zlugs, you will learn along the way. Click on the link below to play. ZlugQuest: Measurements | |
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