Weather and Seasons

Introduction

Throughout the year, there are many changes in our weather. These different weather patterns have been categorized into four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and fall! Together, we are going to explore different websites to uncover the distinct characteristics of each of these four seasons.

Watch the video below and record ONE OBSERVATION for each season on your worksheet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZjpI6fgYSY

Common Core Standards

K-ESS2-1. Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time. [Clarification Statement: Examples of qualitative observations could include descriptions of the weather (such as sunny, cloudy, rainy, and warm); examples of quantitative observations could include numbers of sunny, windy, and rainy days in a month. Examples of patterns could include that it is usually cooler in the morning than in the afternoon and the number of sunny days versus cloudy days in different months.] [Assessment Boundary: Assessment of quantitative observations limited to whole numbers and relative measures such as warmer/cooler.]

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.2

Write informative/explanatory texts in which they name a topic, supply some facts about the topic, and provide some sense of closure.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.7

Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.1.8

With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.1.7

Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.

Source:

English Language Arts Standards » Reading: Informational Text » Grade 1. (n.d.). Retrieved October 15, 2017, from http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RI/1/

Task

Please explore the following websites on winter, spring, summer, and fall.

For each season, you must:

Determine what types of weather conditions are typical for your assigned season.
Decide the appropriate clothing that should be worn during your assigned season
Determine a fun activity that can be done during your assigned season.

Once you have compiled this information, you will choose ONE season and write a 4 - 6 page book sharing with others the information you gathered.

Your book must:

Explain what types of weather conditions are typical for your assigned season
Explain what clothing should be worn during your season of choice
Explain a fun activity that can be done during your assigned season
Use pictures and color
Complete sentences, grammar, and writing conventions

Process

Visit the following sites and write observations about each season down on the paper in your science journal:

Evaluation

Show what you know!

You will be evaluated based on your completion of the worksheet your teacher gave you and based on how you used the information you gathered online in your book. Remember in your book you must:

Explain what types of weather conditions are typical for your assigned season
Explain what clothing should be worn during your season of choice
Explain a fun activity that can be done during your assigned season
Use pictures and color
Complete sentences, grammar, and writing conventions

Conclusion

Thank you so much for exploring the different websites, and learning more about the different characteristics of the seasons.

Weather and Seasons

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