1st Grade Weather Unit

1^st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint

Lesson 11: Exploring Puddles

Pacing Suggestions:

Lesson to be taught following Spring Break.

See Unit Calendar for details.

Teacher Resources:

Tips

Essential & Unit Questions* ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

What happens to water left out in the open, such as puddles?

4B(K-2)#: Water left in an open container disappears, but water in a closed container does not disappear.

My Puddle Book (See Preparation on page 110 and Procedure Steps 4 & 5 on page 111 in Teacher's Guide.)

Class discussion about students "puddles" and observations (See Final Activities on page 11 in Teacher's Guide.)

My Puddle Book

Do students' pictures reflect a day-to-day reduction in the amount of water in the "puddle"?
Do students' written explanation of what happens to the water include the idea that the water disappeared? (Note: Read Helpful Teacher Tips available under "Teacher Resources" and the Misconceptions document available on the Weather Home Page for background information on students' understanding of evaporation.)

* Essential/Unit questions are major questions driving the unit. They are directly aligned with the benchmarks. No single lesson addresses each question in its entirety. By the end of the unit, students should be able to answer these core questions.

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

1st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint

1^st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint