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Weather

Class Title: Weather
Audience: 4th Grade
Offered: 4th Quarter
Length: 1hr. 50minutes (if time allows, students will look around in the Exploration Hall)

Preparing for this Class:

1. Students and teachers need to dress for the weather. Much of the student activity portion of this class is OUTSIDE. We may go outside in a light rain/drizzle.
2. Students should practice reading thermometers.
3. In case of inclement weather, alternate activities will be held inside.

I. Class Description

This class focuses on the properties of air and how the “sea of air”(the atmosphere) we live in controls our weather. After introducing various tools a meteorologist uses to make predictions about the weather, students will move from station to station using those same tools to make their own weather predictions. Students will also learn about some of the ways humans impact our “sea of air” through acid rain and holes in the ozone. Finally, students will practice and test their skills reading thermometers with a fun animal survival trail game that relates to how animals survive seasonal changes.

II. Correlation to MN Science Standards

1. Measure temperature, volume, weight and length using appropriate tools and units. (4.2.1.1.1)
2. Recognize that when scientific investigations are replicated they generally produce the same results, and when results differ significantly, it is important to investigate what may have caused such differences. For example: Measurement errors, equipment failures, or uncontrolled variables. (5.1.1.1.2)
3. Use appropriate tools and techniques in gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data. (5.1.3.4.1)

III. Science Vocabulary (*denotes a Quarry Hill vocabulary word)

Weather Meteorologist Atmosphere Troposphere Temperature Thermometer

Barometer Millibar Front Wind Wind Vane Anemometer

Condensation Evaporation Water Vapor Humidity Cloud Cirrus Cloud

Cumulus Cloud Stratus Cloud Precipitation Rain Gauge Water Cycle

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