SEEd - Kindergarten
Lesson Plans

Strand K.1: WEATHER PATTERNS

Weather is the combination of sunlight, wind, snow or rain, and temperature in a particular region at a particular time. People measure these conditions to describe and record the weather to identify patterns over time. Weather scientists forecast severe weather so that communities can prepare for and respond to these events. Sunlight warms Earth's surface.

Standard K.1.3

Carry out an investigation using the five senses, to determine the effect of sunlight on different surfaces and materials. Examples could include measuring temperature, through touch or other methods, on natural and man-made materials in various locations throughout the day. (PS3.B)

• Five Senses and Four Seasons Quilt
  Students will help make a Five Senses and Four Seasons quilt and cinquain poem.
• Kindergarten: Investigating the Effect of Sunlight
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• Snowman Melt Timelapse - K-ESS2-1, K-PS3-1
  Science Phenomena: KINDERGARTEN - Weather and Climate
• UT.SEEd.K.1.3-UT.SEEd.K.1.4E.3
  Student facing Nearpod lessons for the SEEdStoryLines. A free K-6 science curriculum written by teachers and based on both the 5E and GRC models. It is a student-centered curriculum that uses a storyline format to promote wonder, sensemaking, and problem solving. It includes both face-to-face and remote materials.
• UT.SEEd.K.1.3-UT.SEEd.K.1.4E.4
  Student facing Nearpod lessons for the SEEdStoryLines. A free K-6 science curriculum written by teachers and based on both the 5E and GRC models. It is a student-centered curriculum that uses a storyline format to promote wonder, sensemaking, and problem solving. It includes both face-to-face and remote materials.
• UT.SEEd.K.1.3|UT.SEEd.K.1.4 Effect of Sunlight
  Google folder with Googles Slides and accompanying studnent journal files
• Weather Walks
  Students will learn about weather by taking walks in various types conditions: sunny, rainy, windy and snowy.
• What's the Weather?
  Daily weather observations are recorded and then summarized at the end of the week in the form of a bar graph.

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