Transcript Weather Watchers - Kennesaw State University

First Grade
Created by
Angie Allison
Kennesaw State University
ECE8814/01
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What is weather
Different kinds of weather
Who studies weather
Weather tools
Temperature
Measure air temperature
Wind
Precipitation
Clouds and rain
Weather events
Forecast
Weather in September
Our favorite weather
Weather words
Weather folklore
GPS
It may be hot or cold
outside.
It may be sunny, cloudy, or
rainy. All these words tell
about weather.
The weather is what the air
outside is like.
When the air outside changes, the weather
changes. The weather may be hot one day and
cool the next.
One day may be cloudy and rainy. The next day
may be clear and sunny. One day may be very
windy. Another day may be calm.
A meteorologist is a scientist
who studies and predicts the
weather.
Meteorologists use
sophisticated equipment, like
Doppler radar and
supercomputers, but they
also rely on old-fashioned
sky watching.
They observe sky conditions
because clouds and wind
can help tell how weather is
changing.
Thermometer
Wind vane
Rain gauge
The temperature is the
measure of how hot or
cold something is.
Temperature is
measured with a tool
called a thermometer.
Day of
Week
Monday
Degrees
Fahrenheit
76
Tuesday
78
Wednesday
85
Thursday
87
Friday
74
Write
Use a thermometer.
Measure and record the
temperature each day.
Write about the
temperature changes. Tell
how the weather changes
make the temperature go
up and down.
 Moving air is called
wind.
 Wind can push things.
 Sometimes the wind
blows gently and
sometimes it blows
hard.
Click on the box to see
video.
 General name for
water in any form
falling from clouds.
This includes rain,
drizzle, hail, snow and
sleet. Although, dew,
frost and fog are not
considered to be
precipitation.
What kind of precipitation are we
catching on our tongues?
Hint:
Clouds are made up of
many tiny drops of
water. The drops may
join and get heavier.
When the drops get
too heavy, they fall as
rain.
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Thunderstorm - A storm produced by a
cumulonimbus cloud and always has
lightning and thunder. Rain, hail and
high winds may or may not occur.
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Tornado- It begins as a funnel cloud with
spinning columns of air that drop down
from a severe thunderstorm. When they
reach the ground they become
tornadoes.
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Hurricane- They are intense storms with
swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour.
Usually around 300 miles across, they
are 1,000 to 5,000 times larger than
tornadoes.
The forecast is a prediction
or guess of what the
weather will be.
Scientists look for
patterns in the weather.
They use computers to tell
us what weather will
happen.
 What type of weather occurred
most?
W eather in September
H ow ma ny da ys
12
10
Sunny
8
Rainy
6
Cloudy
4
Windy
2
Snowy
0
Sunny
Rainy
Cloudy
Windy
Snowy
 What type occurred least?
 Were there more rainy days or
windy days in September?
Type of We a the r
 How many days did it snow?
Can you read this pie graph?
Our Favorite Weather
3
Sunny
1
Rainy
9
2
Cloudy
Windy
Snowy
3
 How many students like sunny
weather?
 How many students like snowy
weather?
 Which is the most favorite?
 Which weather do we like the
least?
 Which types of weather are
equal?
Meteorologist
Tornado
Temperature
Weather
Words
Rain
Precipitation
Wind
Rain, rain go away… come back another day.
If crows fly low, winds going to blow;
If crows fly high, winds going to die.
Whether it’s cold or whether it’s hot...
We shall have weather, whether or not!
No weather is ill, if the wind is still.
NEWS and weather…they travel together.
Click on the cloud
to play weather games
S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see
patterns in weather and climate.
a. Identify weather by observing types of weather and the characteristics of
each type.
b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather
instruments( thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data
( temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events).
c. Correlate weather data to seasonal changes.
M1D1. Students will create simple tables and graphs and interpret them.
a. Interpret tally marks, picture graphs and bar graphs.
b. Organize and record data using objects, pictures, tally marks, and picture
graphs.