Lesson Plan Guide

Teacher Candidate:
Grade and Topic:

Kascia Greene __
Kindergarten Science___

Mentor Teacher: __Professor Joe Weaver

Date:

11/23/14

Length of Lesson:
School:

45 min 1 day

University of Memphis - IDT 3600__

UNIT/CHAPTER OBJECTIVE/GENERALIZATION/BIG IDEA:

The earth is surrounded by an active atmosphere and an energy system that controls the
distribution life, local weather, climate, and global temperature
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
Given an age appropriate video about Weather, TLW select images that represent different types of
weather on earth with a 3 out of 4 score on the rubric. (Blooms taxonomy: comprehension)

Given the selected images, TLW support the decision for selecting each image with a written rationale with a 3
out of 4 score on the rubric. (Blooms taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension)
Given their assigned laptops and word processing software, TLW write what season the image they selected is
most associated with and what the weather will be like this week (using the 7day forecast provided). (Blooms
taxonomy: knowledge, synthesis)

Student Participation
The goal of this lesson is for students to demonstrate a clear understanding of weather on earth and the season(s) they are
most associated with. Students provide visual representations and a reflection on the meaning of the different types of
weather here on earth.

STANDARDS ADDRESSED:

GLE 0007.8.2 Collect daily weather data at different times of the year.
ISTE Standards

Research and Information Fluency: students use digital tools to gather, evaluate and apply information
Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and use information from a variety of sourced and media.

MATERIALS:
Dictionary (weather dictionary-past assignment)
Laptops
Microsoft Word
Video
Internet Access to:
a. Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwTinezUx-Y
b. Video 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2biA1gczXs
c. http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
d. Handout (7Day forecast)
e. MS Clipart Gallery- http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us
Technology Integration
Students will use the websites above as resources for the different weather on earth and to access images to represent the
different kinds of weather. The word processing software will be used to type, format and add images to the Whats the

Weather activity. After completing the activity, students will save their work and submit it to the Whats the Weather
project tab in the class dropbox folder. (Student Sample on separate page)

BACKGROUND and RATIONALE:

Students will demonstrate a clear understanding of the different types of weather and the season(s) best associated
with each form of weather, by providing visual representation and writing a reflection on what Weather is and
why it is important to everyday life here on Earth.
Academic language is not addressed in IDT 3600
This lesson is the beginning of TN science Standard 8- The Atmosphere
The class will refer to their word processor as we continue to discuss weather, climate, local, and global
temperature.
I am aware that the lesson will be differentiates for students who did not master the objectives and for those ready
for enrichment, However, modification are not covered in this course and are not part of this particular lesson.

PROCEDURES AND TIMELINE:

Introduction

Begin by showing age appropriate video about the Weather on Earth on a large overhead screen
Give students a chance to jot down important words as the video plays
Explain in a little more detail for those they may be confused with the video, exactly what Weather is.
The student will use their finished product to make understanding weather on earth easier.

Procedures
Before laptops (5-10 mins)
Teacher Procedures:
After introduction, pass out dictionaries to each student and instruct them to briefly describe a possible
image that would illustrate the weather on earth.

Student Procedures
Students are to jot down notes while viewing the video as a planning sheet, using the dictionary as needed
List two or three key words they can use to search for the images.
Laptops (25 mins)

Teacher Procedures:

Have students open both a new MS Word Document and an internet browser of their choice
Direct students to the video website (for further information and students STILL confused)
Walk around and help as needed

Student Procedure:
Open both a new MS Word Document and an internet browser of their choice
Go to the video website
Go to the MS Clipart Gallery Website
Use times New Roman 12pt font (bold)
Add heading with Name, Date, and class number
Add following title: Whats the Weather? (centered, bold, underlined)
Below the title, then 6 columns and 4 rows
Add the following column names: Whats the Weather, Picture, Explain the Weather Word, and Weather
Forecast (Sunday Saturday)
Cut and paste each Weather word into the table
Use key word to locate an image for the weather words
Use pull-down menu to copy image
Go to picture in word document
Paste Picture

 Write brief rationale for the weather word and which season it is best associated with
Repeat 9-13 for the remaining assignment
When complete, double-check for errors
Save work
Submit to Dropbox
Print Copy
After Laptops (15mins)

Teacher and Student Procedure:

Discuss findings and create classroom weather board.
Closure
Assign 4 students to be the new class Meteorologist, for the rest of the school year.

ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE:
Whats the Weather? Rubric
Criteria
Pictures/Images
represent each
process of the Water
Cycle.

1
Very few or none of
the chosen
pictures/images
represent Weather on
Earth

2
A few of the chosen
pictures/images
represent each process
of the Weather on
Earth

Rationale for using

the pictures/images

The rationale for very

few or none of the
chosen pictures/
images demonstrate
an appropriate
representation of
Weather on Earth
The reflection
paragraph does not
demonstrate an
understanding of the
Weather on Earth and
its importance to life
on Earth.

The rationales for a

few of the chosen
pictures/ images
demonstrate an
appropriate
representation of
Weather on Earth
The reflection
paragraph
demonstrates a vague
understanding of the
Weather on Earth and
its importance to life
on Earth.

Reflection

3
Almost all of the
chosen
pictures/images
represent each process
of the Weather on
Earth
The rationales for
almost all of the
chosen pictures/
images demonstrate
an appropriate
representation of
Weather on Earth
The reflection
paragraph
demonstrates a
somewhat clear
understanding of the
Weather on Earth and
its importance to life
on Earth.

4
All of the chosen
pictures/images
represent each process
of the Weather on
Earth
The rationales for all
of the chosen pictures/
images demonstrate
an appropriate
representation of
Weather on Earth
The reflection
paragraph
demonstrates a very
clear understanding of
the Weather on Earth
and its importance to
life on Earth.

MODIFICATIONS:
I am aware that the lesson will be differentiated for students who did not master the objectives and
for those ready for enrichment. However, modifications are not covered in this course and are not
part of this particular lesson.

Sample of Students Work

Whats The Weather?

Picture

Explain the weather

word.

Weather forecast?
(Saturday - Friday)

Sun

This is the sun. It is hot.

It is humid. We see the
sun in the summer time.

The sun will be out

on Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday, and
Friday.

Windy

This represents the

wind, The wind is cold.
We feel the wind during
all seasons. (winter,
spring, summer, and
fall)

It will be windy on
Sunday and Monday

Rain (cloudy)

This represents the rain.

Sometimes it gets very
cloudy when it rains.
We can see rain during
all seasons, but mostly
in the spring.

It will rain on
Sunday and
Monday.

Storming (thunder and

lightning)

This represents stormy

weather. During storms
it thunders and
lightning bolts come
from the clouds. It
usually storms in the
Spring.

No storms this week.

YAY!

Snow

This represents snow.

Snow is frozen rain. It is
cold. We see snow in the
winter

There is a slight
chance of snow on
Sunday and
Monday. It will snow
on Saturday.

Reflection
The Weather is important to life on earth because without rain and the sun we would not be able to get food.
Thunderstorms and snow storms may be dangerous but the rain from them also feed our plants and animals.