Predicting Weather Unit
Unit Standards
5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature), and patterns.
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observations and measurements.
5.E.1.3 Explain how global weather patterns such as the jet stream and water currents affect local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation
Weather Unity Study Guide link
Quizlet (vocabulary words) link
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5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature), and patterns.
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observations and measurements.
5.E.1.3 Explain how global weather patterns such as the jet stream and water currents affect local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation
Weather Unity Study Guide link
Quizlet (vocabulary words) link
Brain Pop Login:
Username: ps101
Password: brainpop
Weather vs. ClimateEssential Vocabulary:
weather climate seasonal weather patterns latitude equator hemisphere Essential Questions: 1. How do weather and climate differ? 2. How are weather and climate similar? 3. How do different latitudes and hemispheres affect seasonal weather patterns? 4. What factors affect weather conditions? |
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Ms. D's Slides: Weather vs. Climate Article: Climate vs. Weather YouTube: "Climate & Weather" Crash Course Kids: "Weather vs. Climate" Study Jams: "Weather & Climate" Crash Course Kids: "Seasons & the Sun" Study Jams: "Seasons" BrainPOP: "Seasons" Practice Weather & Climate" Quiz: Weather vs. Climate Latitude/Longitude Skill Builder Extend CK12: "Intro to Weather" CK12: "Weather vs. Climate" CK12: "The Importance of the Atmosphere" CK12: "The Effect of Latitude on Climate" |
Learn Ms. D's Slides: "Weather Tools" Study Jams: "Weather Instruments" YouTube: "Weather Smart: Forecasting" YouTube: "Weather Tools" Song: "Weather Instruments" Weather Wiz Kids: Weather Tools Practice Quizlet: "Weather Instruments" Weather Instrument Quiz Weather Tool Timed Quiz Extend Weather Tool Jeopardy CK12: "Collecting Weather Data" DIY Weather Instruments |
Weather InstrumentsEssential Vocabulary
meteorology wind (or weather) vane barometer anemometer rain gauge hygrometer thermometer humidity air pressure Essential Questions: 1. What weather tools do meteorologists use to predict weather? 2. How is each tool used? What does each tool measure? 3. Why are they useful for meteorologists AND for us |
Clouds & PrecipitationEssential Vocabulary:
clouds cumulus cirrus stratus nimbo (affix) cumulonimbus nimbostratus fog overcast precipitation rain snow sleet hail freezing rain Essential Questions: 1. What are the different cloud types? 2. What does each cloud type look like? 3. Why are different clouds formed the way they are? 4. What type of weather does each cloud bring? 5. What are the different types of precipitation and how are they formed? |
Learn Ms D's Slides: "Clouds & Precipitation" Weather Wiz Kids: "Clouds" Study Jams: "Clouds and Precipitation" Untamed Science "Three Main Cloud Types" BrainPOP: "Clouds" "Let's Learn About Clouds" Interactive Cloud Types Interactive Weather Channel: "Snow, Sleet, & Freezing Rain/Ice" Weather Channel: "Hail 3D" Precipitation Types Video (stop at 2:10) Practice Quizlet: "Clouds & Precipitation" Scholastic Quiz: "Clouds" Cloud Quiz 2 Extend "Why Do Clouds Stay Up?" YouTube CK12: "Clouds" CK12: "Precipitation" |
Learn Ms. D's Slides: "Air Pressure & Wind" Study Jams: "Air Pressure & Wind" "How Heavy is Air?" Video YouTube: "High Pressure vs. Low Pressure" YouTube: "How Does Atmospheric Pressure Affect Weather?" YouTube: "Reading a Barometer" (Basic) YouTube: "Reading a Barometer" (Advanced) Practice Quizlet: "Air Pressure & Wind" Air Pressure/Altitude Interactive Extend CK12: "Air Pressure & Altitude" CK12: "Local Winds" |
Air Pressure & WindEssential Vocabulary: air pressure altitude wind convection cell high pressure low pressure humidity barometer land breeze sea breeze Essential Questions: 1. How does air pressure affect wind? 2. What type of weather comes from a low pressure system? 3. What type of weather comes from a high pressure system? 4. What is the difference between a land breeze and a sea breeze? 5. How do you interpret the readings on a barometer? |
Air Masses & FrontsEssential Vocabulary:
air mass humidity continental tropical continental polar maritime tropical maritime polar front cold front warm front occluded front stationary front Essential Questions: 1. How does air pressure affect wind? 2. How are air masses categorized? 3. What are the different types of fronts? 4. What weather will come from the different fronts? |
Learn Ms. D's Slides "Air Masses & Fronts" Study Jams: "Air Masses & Fronts" Animation 1: Warm & Cold Fronts Animation 2: Warm & Cold Fronts Animation 3: Warm, Cold, Occluded, Stationary Fronts Practice Quizlet: "Air Masses & Fronts" Air Masses & Fronts WEBQUEST Extend Interactive Weather Map CK12: "Air Masses" CK12: "Humidity" CK12: "Weather Maps" CK12: "Weather Fronts" |
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Ms. D's Slides: "Global Winds & Ocean Currents" Study Jams: "Air Pressure & Wind" Study Jams: "Waves and Currents" BrainPOP: "Wind" Types of Winds Interactive Global Winds: "Sail the Globe" Practice Quizlet: "Global Winds & Ocean Currents" Extend CK12: "Global Wind Belts" CK12: "El Nino/La Nina" El Nino & La Nina Animation (Advanced) |
Global Winds &
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