1st Grade Weather Unit

1^st Grade Weather Unit Blueprint

Lesson 3: Recording the Weather

Pacing Suggestions:

Lesson to be taught at the beginning of the school year.

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

How does the weather change from day to day? How does the weather change from month to month?

How does the weather change from year to year?

Why is it important to keep accurate records or notes about things that are observed?

4B(K-2)#1: Some events in nature have a repeating pattern. The weather changes some from day to day, but things such as temperature and rain (or snow) tend to be high, low, or medium in the same months every year.

1B(K-2)#3: Describing things as accurately as possible is important in science because it enables people to compare their observations with those of others.

Class Weather Calendar and discussions about weather data (Ongoing weather data collection throughout the school year—use Student Weather Tally Sheet on page 155. See "Teacher Tips" under "Teacher Resources" for additional information.)

Class Weather Calendar

Do students recognize the importance of recording weather information carefully and accurately on the calendar when it is their turn so that they can compare the information with that reported by different students on different days?
Do students recognize trends or patterns in the weather?
Are students able to determine from their observations that cloud cover and precipitation change from day to day?

* 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