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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Science — Kindergarten

Goal 2, Objective 2.01

Goal 2

The learner will make observations and build an understanding of weather concepts.

Objective 2.01

Observe and report daily weather changes throughout the year.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Checking the weather
The students will check the weather on a website, draw what they see on the calendar (sunny, cloudy, rainy, snowy), and look outside to see if they think the weather on the website is correct.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Social Studies and Science)
By Mary Cooper.
Post visit: Farm landscape book
The following lesson plan is the last in a three part unit. Students will have visited the farm landscape four times throughout the year, recording their observations during four seasons. The drawings will incorporate their knowledge of farms from our visits, their exposure to the seasonal landscapes of Grant Wood and Claude Monet, and their knowledge of landscape art and its elements of color and perspective developed at the Museum. The final project will be individual student books containing their landscape drawings and text.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By Jamie Barnhill.
Weather for the day
In this lesson, students will use previous knowledge and classroom resources to determine current weather conditions and temperature.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Computer Technology Skills and Science)
By Rhonda Hathcock.
Weather is the Word-O
Integrating Technology into the Curriculum: Weather Study

Using an integrated curriculum, this unit plan provides sixteen fun-filled weather activities to familiarize students with sun, rain, snow, and wind. Each of the activities will take approximately 30 minutes over a three week period.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Science)
By Teacher Academy.

Lesson plans on the web

The warmth of the sun
Students recognize the sun's critical function in heating and warming the air, land, and water that sustain our lives. They will perform indoor and outdoor activities that help them begin to identify the sun as the natural, universal source of heat in the world. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Science)
Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
Weather: A journey in nonfiction
This research project is designed for primary students to engage in nonfiction text. Students formulate questions and research information on a subject. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 English Language Arts and Science)
Provider: IRA/NCTE