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Weather complaints

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A lesson plan for grade 5 Science and Social Studies

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This lesson asks students to consider the weather and climate in their home region and to think about the ways in which people complain about the weather. Students will refer to a climate map to predict what the climate might be like in specified United States cities. They will then find out the average temperatures and precipitation for those cities by using a weather website. As a final project, students will write statements that people in these cities might make to describe their weather and climate.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 5

  • Goal 3: The learner will conduct investigations and use appropriate technology to build an understanding of weather and climate.
    • Objective 3.02: Discuss and determine how the following are affected by predictable patterns of weather:
      • Temperature.
      • Wind direction and speed.
      • Precipitation.
      • Cloud cover.
      • Air pressure.
    • Objective 3.04: Explain how global atmospheric movement patterns affect local weather.
    • Objective 3.05: Compile and use weather data to establish a climate record and reveal any trends.

Social Studies (2003)

Grade 5

  • Goal 1: The learner will apply key geographic concepts to the United States and other countries of North America.
    • Objective 1.06: Explain how people of the United States and other countries of North America adapt to, modify, and use their physical environment.