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
๐ŸŒค๏ธ Weather Tools Kickoff Walk
Launch 40m
Sort & Compare Weather
Students will sort weather evidence by attributes, use simple tools to compare todayโ€™s weather to yesterdayโ€™s, revise their ideas through partner feedback, and prepare evidence for the class weather chart and weather book page.
Days 2 - 5
๐ŸŒค๏ธ Weather Card Sort Rules
Knowledge/Skill Building 35m
๐ŸŒก๏ธ Tool Talk Compare Chart
Knowledge/Skill Building 40m
๐Ÿ–๏ธ Weather Book Page Draft
Deliverable 45m
๐Ÿ“Š Sort and Compare Checkpoint
Assessment 40m
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
๐ŸŽค Weather Report TV Showcase
Assessment 40m