NB 27 1st Grade Weather Unit

1st Grade Weather Unit
Home \| Weather Home \| Lesson 1 \| Lesson 2 \| Lesson 3 \| Lesson 4 \| Lesson 5 \| Lesson 6 \| Lesson 7 \| Lesson 8 \| Lesson 8.1 \| Lesson 9 \| Lesson 10 \| Lesson 11 \| Lesson 12 \| Lesson 13 \| Lesson 14 \| Lesson 15 \| Lesson 16 \| Summative Assessment
Unit Overview The Unit Overview contains a summary description of the unit and individual lessons. It features essential/unit questions that align with the unit benchmarks.	Unit Blueprint The Unit Blueprint is a comprehensive table that aligns individual lessons, essential/unit questions, benchmarks, and assessments. This interactive tool contains links to teacher-generated sheets, student work samples, helpful teacher tips, and video clips (if applicable). Lesson 1: Sharing What We Know About Weather Lesson 2: Observing the Weather Lesson 3: Recording the Weather Lesson 4: Estimating Wind Speed Lesson 5: Reading a Thermometer Lesson 6: Making a Model Thermometer Lesson 7: Comparing Inside and Outside Temperatures Lesson 8: Measuring Water Temperature Lesson 8.1: Observing the Effect of Sun on Temperature Lesson 9: Experimenting with Color and Temperature Lesson 10: Making a Rain Gauge Lesson 11: Exploring Puddles Lesson 12: Testing Rainy Day Fabrics Lesson 13: Observing Clouds Lesson 14: Classifying Clouds Lesson 15: Comparing Forecasts to Today's Weather Lesson 16: Monthly Summary of Weather Observations Summative Assessment Daily Temperature Graphs Sample Temperature Graphs (Microsoft^® PowerPoint^®) Unit Calendar of Lessons for 2009-10 Link to Weather Google Calendar Download an Adobe^® Acrobat^® (PDF) version of the entire blueprint.
Unit Benchmarks The Unit Benchmarks provides a list of benchmarks (learning goals) for the unit. Project 2061 by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences was used for selecting enduring, developmentally appropriate benchmarks. The benchmarks are organized by chapters from Benchmarks for Science Literacy.
Research on Student Misconceptions Research on Student Misconceptions contains research about common student misconceptions related to the unit of study. Research from the Research Base (Chapter 15) of Benchmarks for Science Literacy is primarily used. Additional research is used to supplement areas not addressed by Project 2061.
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