TEKS & Objectives
8.1 Earth and space. The student knows that climatic interactions exist among Earth, ocean, and weather systems
8.3.B. use models to represent aspects of the natural world such as an atom, a molecule, space, or a geologic feature
We will explore how scientists predict weather by understanding patterns.
I will examine the effects of weather.
1. Watch videos.
GG Introduction to Weather K-2
2. Review vocabulary and complete quiz.
Weather What’s happening in the Earth’s atmosphere on any given day
Atmosphere The sky and air around the Earth
Snow When rain freezes into a solid while it’s falling from the sky
Thunderstorms When dark clouds make thunder and lightning and usually a lot of rain
3. Make a rain cloud in a jar.
Speaking of weather…
What happens when it rains cats and dogs?
You have to be careful not to step on a poodle.
4. “Genius Challenge: Intro to Weather”
