WEATHER UNIT
5.P.2.1 Explain how the sun’s energy impacts the processes of the
water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and runoff).
5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected
through observation and measurements.
5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water
currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as
temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
5.P.2.1 Explain how the sun’s energy impacts the processes of the
water cycle (including evaporation, transpiration, condensation, precipitation and runoff).
5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.
5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected
through observation and measurements.
5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water
currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as
temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
Cold Fronts and Warm Fronts
Clouds
All about Clouds - Weather Wiz Kids
Clouds and Precipitation - Study Jams
Games and Activities about Clouds
Clouds and Precipitation - Study Jams
Games and Activities about Clouds
The Water Cycle (Hydrologic Cycle)
Web Resources:
The Water Cycle - images, clips, activities
Water Cycle - details for each step (Kids Zone)
Weather Tools & Predicting the Weather
Tracking our Weather - JTB WEATHER STATION
Weather Games and Activities:
Weather Tools (Matching, Word search, concentration) - Quia
Weather Man - use clues to help the weatherman complete his map
Variety of Weather games (Utah Ed.)
Weather Tools:
Information on the weather instruments from class.
Study Jams - Weather Instruments
Video clip about how Meteorologists measure weather
Weather Articles:
Read carefully and think about how weather plays into our everyday life? How does weather affect us in our lives daily? What about people around the world?
Rain & Snow Cause Chaos In World's Driest Desert (dogonews.com)
Think You Have Bad Weather (dogonews.com)
Atacama Desert - The World's Driest Desert (dogonews.com)
Weather Tools (Matching, Word search, concentration) - Quia
Weather Man - use clues to help the weatherman complete his map
Variety of Weather games (Utah Ed.)
Weather Tools:
Information on the weather instruments from class.
Study Jams - Weather Instruments
Video clip about how Meteorologists measure weather
Weather Articles:
Read carefully and think about how weather plays into our everyday life? How does weather affect us in our lives daily? What about people around the world?
Rain & Snow Cause Chaos In World's Driest Desert (dogonews.com)
Think You Have Bad Weather (dogonews.com)
Atacama Desert - The World's Driest Desert (dogonews.com)