Elementary School Science

Input:
What is the most important content in this lesson?
To reach this lesson’s objective, students need to understand:

• There are five causes for climate.

• There are twelve different types of climate.

• The location (s) where each climate can be found.

• Climate plays a role in a person’s lifestyle.

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How will the learning of this content be facilitated?

• The teacher should begin class by handing out the “What’s the Weather Like in…” worksheet. On the worksheet, there will be ten countries. The students will need to write a description of the country’s weather/and/climate (i.e., if the country is Egypt, the students will need to write “dry”, “desert”, “very little rain”). While the students work, the teacher should write the names of the countries from the worksheet onto the board/chart paper. After about 10 minutes, the teacher should review the worksheet answers/responses with the students. The teacher should write some of the responses on the board/chart paper.

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• After the activity discussion is done, the teacher will begin presenting the information on weather. If it is possible, project each page of the teacher’s copy of the “All About Weather” Science Journal worksheet onto the board using a projector or put into a PowerPoint document and project.  The teacher’s copy of the journal has certain words/phrases that are bolded red and highlighted. It is important the teacher explain to the students those words/phrases are to be highlighted in their (students) journal. For this lesson, the teacher should review these pages:

• Page 59: Weather vs. Climate Venn Diagram

** This page reviews the differences between weather and climate**

• Page 60: Causes for Climate

**This page reviews the five causes for climate**

• Page 61: Types of Climate

**This page reviews the twelve different types of climate**

• Page 62: Weather Map Symbols

**This page reviews the different map symbols and what they represent**

• Page 63: El Niño and La Niña [Information Sheet]

**This page reviews El Niño and La Niña and what causes each**

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• Activity/Assessment: 

  • ​After the information has been presented, the students will participate in the activity “Is It Weather or Climate?” The teacher should instruct the students to break into pairs. Each student will get a “Weather or Climate?” activity sheet. On desks around the room will be “Weather or Climate?” cards. The students will read the card and decide if the statement represents climate or weather. On their sheet, they will mark off the correct box that corresponds to the card. The teacher should allow the students about 15 minutes to go around the room read the cards, and complete the activity sheet.

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• Closure

  • For the closure, the teacher should review the key terms/ any content that was difficult for the students.