Weather+Effects

Grade Level: 1  Unit: Weather and Seasons  Living and Nonliving things  Beginning of experimentation through observation  Assignment type: Reviewing Information Mapping Activity Time lining Project  Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):  Time required to complete this lesson: 30 minutes every month.  Title of lesson: Weather Effects <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Resources/materials needed: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Construction paper <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Crayons <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pencil <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Save picture to picture book <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in a few paragraphs). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> The child will record their observation of a tree and notice the difference in its appearance. This will help their understanding in weather patterns and the changes that occur in plants. They will be able to review their past observations and see how the seasons progress. We will save the picture in a monthly picture book so the student can see the impact of the weather changes. They will be able to identify parts of the tree and the surrounding environment through their pictures. As the picture book grows students will be able to compare the quality of their current picture and what they see to prior observations. The pictures will be dated with the most current picture on top so they can readily see the seasonal progression. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): In class the student will be able to use their observation to create a new picture of what they see. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technology used: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Take picture of tree on digital camera which will show the tree and sky. The students can use those pictures to help draw their own observation. I will post the picture to my website and update monthly. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Visual examples accumulated over a period of time can demonstrate the impact of seasonal change.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will understand how the weather changes and the differences in these changes. They will learn different parts of the tree and why the leaves change color.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will be able to identify the difference between a plant and inanimate object. They will know different parts of the tree and visualize changes in the weather.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Student will understand the difference in weather through the seasons and why the plants blooming pattern changes in different times of the year.