Launch
Launch
Students will launch the Weather Watchers investigation by observing local weather with their senses and simple tools, comparing today to yesterday, sorting first-day weather evidence, and sharing questions they will investigate during the week.
Day 1
Sort & Compare Weather
Sort & Compare Weather
Students will sort weather evidence by attributes, use simple tools to compare today’s weather to yesterday’s, revise their ideas through partner feedback, and prepare evidence for the class weather chart and weather book page.
Days 2 - 5
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their weather evidence to an authentic audience through a live Weather Report TV share and gallery walk, then demonstrate what they learned by explaining a weather pattern, a sort, and a comparison using the class chart, tool station, drawings, and weather book pages.
Day 5
Launch
Days 1–1
Day 1
🌤️ Weather Tools Kickoff Walk
Launch
40m
Sort & Compare Weather
Days 2–5
Day 2
🌤️ Weather Card Sort Rules
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 3
🌡️ Tool Talk Compare Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building
40m
Day 4
🖍️ Weather Book Page Draft
Deliverable
45m
Showcase
Days 5–5
Day 5
🎤 Weather Report TV Showcase
Assessment
40m
📊 Sort and Compare Checkpoint
Assessment
40m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
28
Day 1
Launch
🌤️ Weather Tools Kickoff Walk
29
Day 2
Sort & Compare Weather
🌤️ Weather Card Sort Rules
30
Day 3
🌡️ Tool Talk Compare Chart
1
Day 4
🖍️ Weather Book Page Draft
2
Day 5
Showcase
🎤 Weather Report TV Showcase
📊 Sort and Compare Checkpoint