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Sky Watchers Weather Learning Stations - Grades 4, 5 and 6
Quick Reference Guide
Quick Reference Guide (PDF; 133 KB)
| Station | 1: Wind Inspectors | 2: What a Wacky Winter! | 3: Click! | 4: Lights, Camera, Weather Action | 5: Is Air Really There? | 6: Under Pressure |
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| Summary | Students design and construct an instrument for measuring wind speed. | Students design an experiment and experience a more realistic scientific method. | Students analyze different sources for weather information and consider how weather may have shaped key events of our times. | Students transcribe cold and warm fronts onto the Sky Watchers Weather Map and identify three areas of changing weather conditions. | Students create an activity that proves that air has mass. | Students use storytelling and exploration with suction cups to learn about relative air pressure. |
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| Curricular Theme | Measuring and Describing Weather (Weather Instruments) | Sun's Energy Reaching the Earth: Warming | Measuring and Describing Weather (Weather Reports) | Properties of Air: Warm and Cold Fronts | Properties of Air: Takes Up Space, Has Mass, Expands | Movement of Air: Low and High Pressure |
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- 1. Quick Reference Guide
- 2. Introductory Activity: Rain Circle (5 minutes)
- 3. Tips: How to Use Learning Stations
- 4. Station 1: Wind Inspectors
- 5. Station 1: Wind Inspectors — Student Instructions
- 6. Station 1: Wind Inspectors — Student Handout
- 7. Station 2: What a Wacky Winter!
- 8. Station 2: What a Wacky Winter! — Student Instructions
- 9. Station 2: What a Wacky Winter! — Student Handout
- 10. Station 3: Click!
- 11. Station 3: Click! — Student Instructions
- 12. Station 3: Click! — Student Handout
- 13. Station 4: Lights, Camera, Weather, Action!
- 14. Station 4: Student Instructions
- 15. Station 4: Student Handout
- 16. Station 5: Is Air Really There?
- 17. Station 5: Is Air Really There? — Student Instructions
- 18. Station 5: Is Air Really There? — Student Handout
- 19. Station 6: Under Pressure
- 20. Station 6: Under Pressure — Student Instructions
- 21. Station 6: Under Pressure — Student Handout A
- 22. Station 6: Under Pressure — Student Handout B - Story
- 23. Adaptations and Extensions
- 24. Station 1: Wind Inspectors — Curriculum Outcomes
- 25. Station 2: What a Wacky Winter! — Curriculum Outcomes
- 26. Station 3: Click! — Curriculum Outcomes
- 27. Station 4: Lights, Camera, Weather, Action! — Curriculum Outcomes
- 28. Station 5: Is Air Really There? — Curriculum Outcomes
- 29. Station 6: Under Pressure — Curriculum Outcomes
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