Title of Lesson 2: Daily Weather Calendar Subjects: Science and Math Grade: 2nd grade Time: 20 minutes each

day Standard of Learning: Science 2.6: The student will investigate and understand basic types, changes, and patterns of weather. B) The uses and importance of measuring, recording, and interpreting weather data. Math 2.13: The student will A) Determine past and future days of the week and; B) Identify specific days and dates on a given calendar. Objectives of the lesson: 1) Students will present to the class the temperature and weather conditions for the day according to The Weather Channel (Synthesis) 2) Students will determine weather conditions by observing their outside surroundings (Evaluation) 3) Students will produce a bar graph of the high and low temperatures given information from The Weather Channel (Application) 4) Students will keep a record of weather conditions for a month by recording information on daily calendars (Comprehension) Instructional Strategies/Practices: ***There will be two meteorologists of the day every day of the school week and they will be assigned by me at the beginning of the unit. Every day, during the last 10 minutes of lunch recess, the meteorologists will meet me at the computer lab. Using The Weather Channel, they will record the high/low temperatures and the weather forecast on the weather-recording sheet I provide. They will then check the rain gauge, check the position of the flag (wind) and observe the sky to determine if it is sunny, cloudy, or partly sunny, and will determine if it is rainy, dry, etc. 1. Ask the two meteorologists to present the daily weather prediction to the class. The class should then record the high/low temperature on their personal, daily weather chart and record the temperature for the day on the temperature bar graph (both are located in journal). Meteorologists will walk around the room and make sure their peers are recording correctly. They will also choose a student to write the high/low temps on the large, class calendar. 2. The meteorologists will present the class with the rain gauge level, if any. The class will record level on their rain graph in their journal. When

everyone is finished, the meteorologists will tell the class the status of the precipitation: rainy, snowy or dry and choose a volunteer to place the appropriate weather sticker on the calendar with tape. Each student is also responsible for recording the appropriate sign in their personal, weather calendar in their journal. 3. Meteorologists will report to the class the status of the flag to determine wind strength. Is there strong wind, mild wind, or no wind? Meteorologists will ask a volunteer to place the wind weather sticker on the calendar. Students are responsible for recording appropriate sign on their calendar. Assessment: 1. Did the meteorologists present weather information accurately to peers? Was their information presented in a clear manner? 2. Did the meteorologists accurately depict the wind strength by looking at the flag pole? Did they accurately depict the precipitation, if any? If there was rain, did the meteorologists correctly read the amount of rain in the rain gauge? Did they accurately depict if the day was generally sunny, cloudy, or partly cloudy? 3. Do the bar graphs of the high/low temperatures, made by the students, correlate with the information given by the meteorologists? Was information accurately recorded? 4. Are the weather conditions listed on the large class weather calendar accurate for each day? Do each of the students individual weather calendars accurately display the weather conditions for each day?