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How many different kinds of weather are there?

How many different kinds of weather are there?
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DISCUSS:

What’s the most interesting weather you’ve noticed?

How would you tell someone what that weather was like?

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DISCUSS: What’s the weather like in this picture?
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DISCUSS: What can you tell about the weather from this picture?
Is it warm or cold? How do you know?
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DISCUSS: Think about the different parts of the weather.
What would you say the weather is like in this picture?
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DISCUSS: What else do you talk about when you tell someone about the weather? Any ideas? Look at the picture for a clue.
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DISCUSS: How would you tell someone about the weather in this picture? Think about the four parts of the weather.
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weather


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what the air is like at a particular time and place
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temperature


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how hot or cold something is
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hot


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very warm
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warm


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slightly cooler than hot
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cold


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not hot or warm
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dry


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not wet
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Sun


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the large ball of light in the sky during the day
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sunny


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when there is lots of light from the Sun, not cloudy
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cloud


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a puffy, white object floating in the sky
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cloudy


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when there are lots of clouds, not sunny
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rain


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water drops that fall from clouds

rainy


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when there is lots of rain
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wind


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moving air

windy


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when there is lots of wind
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snow


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solid water that falls from the sky when it's very cold outside

snowy


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when there is lots of snow
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observe


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to pay close attention to something

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Lesson narration:
English Spanish

Activity Prep

Print Prep
THIS LESSON WAS REVISED ON JULY 1, 2021. Here is a link to the previous version.
In this lesson, students observe and describe the weather, paying attention to the sun, the temperature, the wind, and precipitation. In the activity, Be a Weather Watcher, students observe and draw the weather around them.
Preview activity

I have a Mystery Pack

Weather Drawing printout 1 per student
Clipboard
1 clipboard per student
Crayons
Choose 3 different colors for the sky, clouds, and sun. Colored pencils or markers also work.
Details
3 crayons per student
Prep Instructions

If the weather is nice, take your students for a walk and let them draw while they are outside. If that’s not possible, you’ll need a window that lets them observe the weather while drawing.

When students are drawing, you may need to remind them to pay attention to the four aspects of the weather that are discussed in this lesson: what you see in the sky, the temperature, the wind, and rain/snow. We’ve included icons in the corner of the drawing sheet as a reminder.

Consider having students repeat this activity when the weather changes. Drawing gives them a tool that will help them pay attention to changes in the weather that they may otherwise overlook.

Exploration

20 mins

Hands-On Activity

30 mins

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Vocabulary

Vocabulary

Student slideshow: English | Spanish

Teacher printout: English & Spanish

Vocab Cards

Vocab Cards

With these Vocabulary Cards, students practice reading and writing skills while learning science vocabulary.

Activity

Activity

Want your students to start paying attention to the weather? Try these two activities:

  • Have students take turns being a “weather reporter.” Each day, the weather reporter describes the day’s weather. Is it rainy or dry? Warm or cold? Windy or still?

  • Create a bulletin board or a science notebook where students can use pictures or words to record weather each day.

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