Weather
Title: Weather
Grade 4, 4th Quarter
Goal: The learners should be able to demonstrate understanding of the components of weather using simple instruments and realize the importance of using it in daily lives.
Objectives:
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
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explain the use of weather instruments to measure the different weather components;
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record in a chart the weather conditions;
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make simple interpretations about the weather as recorded in the weather chart; and
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identify safety precautions during different weather conditions.
Materials and Resources:
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Cartolina, flashcards, scotch Tape, marker, laptop, and projector
Vanbaren, J. (2010). How to make a Weather Chart for Children. Retrieved from https://classroom.synonym.com/make-weather-chart-children-10020310.html
Weather Instruments. (2017). Retrieved from http://www.weatherwizkids.com/?page_id=82
Weather Safety. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-safety.htm
Motivation:
Activity Title: Looking for Partners!
Mechanics:
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The teacher will present some pictures that will give them clues about the lesson.
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The task of each student is to match the pictures which they think are partners.
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The students who will be able to match the pictures correctly will be given prizes.
By doing this activity, the students will have an idea about the lesson for that day.
Lesson Procedure:
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Before starting the lesson, the teacher will ask some questions that the students need to answer.
Guide Questions:
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How does weather affect us?
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How do we measure weather?
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Do you think using weather instruments is important to our lives? And, why?
By answering the questions, the teacher will have an idea about the students’ background knowledge. Then, she will connect those ideas to introduce the topic or lesson.
2. In the discussion, the students will listen about the uses of different weather instruments and how to make a weather chart.
3. Then, after discussing it shortly, the students will play an activity that will show some safety precautions in different weather conditions.
Activity Title: List it!
Mechanics:
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The class should be divided into 4 groups. Each group should have 5 to 6 members only.
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Each group is given a task where they should list some safety precautions in different weather conditions.
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The students will be only given 3 to 5 minutes to finish the task.
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The group who will have the greatest number of listed ideas will be the winner of the game and will be given prizes.
4. After playing the activity, the teacher will discuss the safety precautions in different weather conditions.
5. For the “Assessment”, the teacher will use the performance task to test if they really learned all the lesson.
6. To end the lesson, the teacher will let the students share what they’ve learned by writing it in a flashcard. The students can also share their opinions or insights about the lesson.
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By doing this activity, the teacher will know the students’ learnings, opinions and insights about the lesson.
Assessment
Performance Task