Today’s podcast focuses on the field of meteorology and the forces that create weather patterns and natural phenomenon like rain, thunder, and lightning. The kids discuss and explain how the weather is predicted and how it affects our everyday lives. Weather changes can be caused by temperature shifts that affect our atmosphere and cause the air to move differently. A meteorologist is someone who studies and predicts weather patterns and helps us understand what is going on in our atmosphere.
Character Value: Being flexible
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RI.3.1, RI.3.2, RI.3.3, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RI.4.1, RI.4.2, RI.4.3, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RI.5.1, RI.5.2, RI.5.3, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RI.6.1, RI.6.2, RI.6.3, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RI.7.1, RI.7.2, RI.7.3, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RI.8.1, RI.8.2, RI.8.3, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
RST.6-8.4
Next Generation Science Standards
PS–Physical Science | LS–Life Science | ESS–Earth and Space Science | ETS–Engineering, Technology and the Application of Science Elementary School: 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS2-2, 4-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-1, 5-ESS2-2Middle School: MS-ESS2-2, MS-ESS2-4, MS-ESS2-5, MS-ESS2-6, MS-PS3-3, MS-PS3-4
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Meteorology Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Meteorology Slide Deck
Explains how different types of clouds were named.
Discusses how ocean currents work with the jet stream to create weather.
Explains basics about weather and how the green wall is used on television.
Take a virtual tour of this National Weather Service facility 25 miles west of Washington, DC.
Try one or several of these weather-related online games from SciJinks, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) weather site for kids.
Demonstrate knowledge of meteorology by solving this crossword puzzle.
Recreate weather phenomenon in a variety of ways in these activities compiled by We Are Teachers.