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Unit IV, Chapter 2, Lesson 4: Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction

STRUCTURED LEARNING EPISODE

GRADE III
Competency:
Lesson:
Objectives:

Reference:
Materials:
Activities:

Describe the changes in weather over a period of time (S3ES-IVe-f-3)

Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction
1. Tell how cold or hot the air is
2. Compare the temperature of air in different places
3. Describe the speed and direction of the wind
4. Participate in group activity
Growing with Science and Health 3, pp.212-213
K to 12 Learners Material pp. 159-161
K to 12 Teachers Guide pp. 173-176
Pictures/Illustration
Thermometers, improvised wind vane, weather chart timer, electric fan
Priming
Activity by Station
Prepare the illustrations ahead of time (see the illustration below). Make them large enough
for the pupils to be able to see even at distance.
Divide the class into four groups. They will do the activity by station. Ask them to move
from one station to another after 3 minutes. This should give them time to answer the questions
in the activity cards. The pupils can write their answers in their notebooks.
STATION 1

STATION 2

STATION 3

STATION 4

Activity
Activity Sheet 4A: Measuring Temperature
Activity Sheet 4B: Wind Temperature and Direction

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Unit IV, Analysis

Chapter 2, Lesson 4: Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction

(must be guided by the observations noted by the pupils)

Activity 4A: Measuring Temperature

1. What re the temperature readings inside the classroom and outside the
classroom?
2. Are there temperature changes? If so, what do the changes in the temperature
mean?
3. How does air temperature affect the weather?
4. What happens when the speed of the wind is fast? Is slow?
5. How do you know if the wind is moving fast?
6. What else can you look at to describe the speed and direction of the wind?
Activity 4B: Wind Temperature and Direction
1. How does it feel when it is windy?
2. How does it feel when there is no wind?
3. What is the temperature when there is a wind? when there is none?
4. What does people do when there is no wind?
5. How do we describe the direction of the wind?
Abstraction
What is wind? How do we measure the speed of wind? How do we describe
the direction of the wind? How does wind temperature affect the weather
condition?
1. Wind speed is measured by an anemometer. The wind speed is shown by the
number of circles or revolutions the anemometer makes in one minute.
2. Temperature is the degree of hotness or coldness of air. A place gets hot when it
is heated by the sun. It gets cool when the place is not directly heated by the
sun. The coldest time of a 24 hour day is just before sunrise, this is because the
earth has been losing heat all night.
3. The movement of wind also affects the air temperature. When the wind blows, it
blows out warm air. Cooler air comes in and air temperature will also be lower.
4. An area gets hotter when it is heated by the sun and gets cooler when the heat
leaves it. The coldest time of a day is just before sunrise, after the earth has
been losing heat all night.
5. Air temperature affects the weather conditions. During warm weather, the

temperature rises. We say the temperature is high. During cooler days, the
temperature sinks or drops. We say the temperature is low. The average air
temperature is 19-32 0C. A temperature reading below 19 0C means it is cold. A
temperature reading above 32 0C means it is warm. Air temperature changes
from time to time and from place to place.

Assessment

Agreement

Application
In what room would you like to stay, in a room where wind blows fast or in a room
where theres no wind at all? Why?
Closure
How does wind affects the weather condition?
Changes in the speed of the wind cause change in weather condition.
Fill each blank to complete the sentence.
1. Moving air is called ________.
2. The speed of the ________ affects the weather.
3. When the wind moves fast the temperature is _________.
4. We can look at the _______ if we want to describe the speed of the wind.
5. We make the wind around our body move fast by using ________.
Describe how wind speed affects weather conditions. Write your answer in your
notebook.

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Unit IV, Chapter 2, Lesson 4: Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction

SUPPLEMENTARY WORKSHEET
GRADE III
Competency:
Lesson:
Objectives:

Reference:
Materials:
Direction:

Describe the changes in weather over a period of time (S3ES-IVe-f-3)

Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction
1. Tell how cold or hot the air is
2. Compare the temperature of air in different places
3. Describe the speed and direction of the wind
4. Participate in group activity
K to 12 Learners Material pp. 159-161
2 thermometers and crochet thread or thin rope
Activity Sheet 4A: Temperature of Air in a Room
1. Take two thermometers.
2. Tie one thermometer (A) tightly to a strong support inside the room. You can tie it to a nail
on the wall or a window grill. Just make sure that you hang the thermometer in a place where
you can easily read the temperature.
Thermometer A

Thermometer B

1. Tie the other thermometer (B) to a shady area outside the room. You can tie it to a branch
of a tree that is not directly under the suns heat.
2. Two students will read thermometer A, Another two students will read thermometer B. That
will be the initial temperature of air inside and outside the room.
3. Continue taking the temperature readings every 10 minutes until you reach 60 minutes.
Complete Table 1 below with your result in your notebook.

4. Answer the following questions:

a. Inside the room: What is the highest temperature recorded? Lowest temperature recorded?
b. Outside the room: What is the highest temperature recorded? Lowest temperature
recorded?
c. Are there changes in the temperature readings inside the room? How about outside the

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Chapter 2, Lesson 4: Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction

d. Where were the temperature changes greater, inside or outside the room?
e. What do these changes in the temperature mean?
f. In which area was the air cooler, inside the room or outside the room?

SUPPLEMENTARY WORKSHEET
GRADE III
Competency:
Lesson:
Objectives:

Reference:
Materials:
Direction:

Describe the changes in weather over a period of time (S3ES-IVe-f-3)

Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction
1. Tell how cold or hot the air is
2. Compare the temperature of air in different places
3. Describe the speed and direction of the wind
4. Participate in group activity
Growing with Science and Health 3, pp.212-213
electric fan, thermometer, improvised wind vane
Activity Sheet 4B: Wind Temperature and Direction
1.
2.
3.
4.

Sit near to the fan.

Observe how the air feels.
Let your classmate switch the fan to slow.
Observe how the air feels. Get the temperature (use thermometer) and direction of
the wind (use improvised wind vane).
5. Let your classmate switch the fan to medium speed, fastest and stop. Describe how
you feel. Get the temperature and direction of the wind each time.
6. Answer the following questions:
a. How does it feel when it is windy?
b. How does it feel when there is no wind?

Prepared by:

KATHERINE L. ROMERO
Teacher I

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Unit IV, Chapter 2, Lesson 4: Winds Temperature, Wind Speed and Wind Direction