Unit Plan Template

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Unit Author

First and Last Name Kacky Bertrand, Lainey Whitworth, Emilee Root
Authors E-mail Address Mbert11@lsu.edu, awhitw3@lsu.edu, eroot1@lsu.edu
Course Name(s) ELRC
Course Number(s) 2507
Course Section(s) 2
Instructor(s) Name(s) Debbie Heroman

Unit Overview
Unit Plan Title Weather
Curriculum-Framing Questions
The goals for this unit are for the students to gain an
understanding of the causes and controls of weather, as
well as an understanding of the differences in climate
Goals
between different parts of the country. Additional goals are
to develop listening skills, creative problems solving skills,
and speaking skills.
The students will understand all aspects of the water cycle
Content Questions
and storms.
Unit Summary
The unit will begin with the water cycle, which will lead into storms. While discussing storms
we will talk about the different types of storms such as thunderstorms and hurricanes.
Subject Area(s) (List all subjects that apply)
Science and ELA
Grade Level [Click box(es) of all grade level(s) that your Unit targets]
K-2 3-5
6-8 9-12
ESL Resource
Gifted and Talented Other:
Targeted State Frameworks/Content Standards/Benchmarks
58. Draw, label, and explain the components of the water cycle (ESS-E-A3)
60. Identify various types of weather related natural hazards and effects (e.g., lightning,
storms)(ESS-E-A4)

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 Student Objectives/Learning Outcomes

Procedures
Lesson 1-The Water Cycle-Lainey Whitworth-Science and ELA
Lesson 2-Thunder Storms-Emilee Root- ELA
Lesson 3- Hurricanes-Kacky Bertrand-Social Studies
Approximate Time Needed
4-5 days depending on students understanding
Prerequisite Skills
The students should have a basic understanding of weather.
The students should have some understanding of screencast-o-matic to do complete their
end of the unit project.

Materials and Resources

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera Laser Disk VCR
Computer(s) Printer Video Camera
Digital Camera Projection System Video Conferencing Equip.
DVD Player Scanner Other:
Internet Connection Television

Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet Image Processing Web Page Development
Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser Word Processing
E-mail Software Multimedia Other:
Encyclopedia on CD-ROM

Printed Materials Science textbook, science notebook

Supplies

Internet Resources Screencast-o-matic.com

Others Have a meteorologist come as a guest speaker

Accommodations for Differentiated Instruction

Each lesson will accommodate the student needs within the
Resource Student
classroom.
The lesson will be translated into any non-English languages
Non-Native English
within the classroom and include pictures to better explain the
Speaker topics.
Enrichment worksheets and games will be present in the
Gifted Student
classroom for early finishers.

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Student Assessment
The students will create a weather forecast of their storm of choice (thunderstorm or
hurricane) and explain the characteristics of the storm and how the water cycle takes part in
the storms formation. The students will record themselves using the screencast-o-matic
website.

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