Windy Weather
I began my lesson by assessing the students' previous knowledge.
They are aware of the wind and it's effects on the surroundings HOWEVER they all had the HUGE misconception that the "clouds" make the wind"! But don't many adults do too?
If you don't have this book in your library, BUY IT!
It is simple and wholesome... it explains nature of wind and provides many examples of wind activity in our world. The students enjoyed it!
We created an anchor chart "Wind",
As the sun heats the air rises, and cool air flows go down.
Hot and cool air pressures in the atmosphere are going in circles and it causes wind!
The students completed a simple check for understanding by illustrating the wind in an index card.
Next, they completed a journal to reinforce the topic learned and they illustrated their own object moving in the wind.
Last, and most fun of all, we made windsocks!
And who knew, out of the entire week the day we made these, it was windy: PERFECT!
Materials needed for our windsocks:
Paper bag with two openings
Streamers
Yarn
Whole puncher (optional)
If time allows we will run an experiment with a fan and 4 light weight objects to test Which objects flies the farthest?
What is in the wind?
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