Sky Watchers Weather Learning Stations - Grades 4, 5 and 6

Station 4 (PDF; 2.14 MB)

Summary

Students transcribe local weather data, including cold and warm fronts, onto the Sky Watchers Weather Map and identify three areas of changing weather conditions.

Real-world connection

• Weather maps and frontal systems.

Materials

• Sky Watchers Weather Map
• Washable markers to use on the map
• Pencils and paper
• A copy of today's weather page from The Globe and Mail, another national paper or Environment Canada and Nav Canada's daily surface analysis weather map (for Canada)

Preparation

• Order the Sky Watchers Weather Map from Environment Canada's Inquiry Centre.
• Student Instruction Sheet, one per station
• Handout 4, one per student

Teacher background information

Additional information about fronts can be found on the Sky Watchers' frontal poster and in the Sky Watchers' Teachers Guide, Chapter 2, pages 2-7 to 2-10.

Curriculum outcomes

Theme: Properties of Air: Warm and Cold Fronts. For a complete list of curriculum outcomes, please go to the appropriate table at the end of this document.

References

Environment Canada, (2006). Sky Watchers Guide to Weather. Downsview, ON: Environment Canada, Ontario Region.