How+the+World+Works

Theme: ** How the world works ** An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment. 

Central idea: The surface of the Earth comes in many forms.

Websites: [|Geology for Kids- Understanding Landforms]

Webquests: = [|The Earth's Rollercoaster: Exploring Landforms] = [|Landform Locations]

[|Weather WebQuest]

By ashley.tarquin on January 11th, 2011 Report the weather: Eye on the Sky

Explore weather [|Around the World] and record it

All about weather: Weather Whiz Kids

Interactive weather for kids: The Weather Channel Kids!

Weather around the World: The Weather Channel

National Geographic: Natural Disasters

NOAA: Weather Forecast

NOAA: Weather Information

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">The Weather Channel: Winter Storms and the Jet Stream

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">The Futures Channel: Tornado Chase

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px;">LAST YEAR'S FINISHED PROJECTS: <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Kusiak's Weather Glogs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Emm's Weather Glogs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Parisi's Weather Glogs <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Larsen's Weather Glogs

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 20.280000686645508px;">** Task **
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">You will now be broken up into groups. You are going to create an interactive poster with <span style="color: #6a95ad; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">glogster <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">describing the 4 seasons. Go to Weather Wiz Kids for <span style="color: #6a95ad; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">VOCABULARY <span style="color: #003366; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">1. Winter: December 1st-December 31st and January 1st- March 20th 2. Spring: March 21st- June 20th 3. Summer: June 21st- September 22 4. Fall: September 23-November 30th <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Your group will record the temperature everyday of the week on your calendar. Your poster can include <span style="color: #993300; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">- The changes in the weather - Activities you can do in that season - What to wear in that season - What months and special events or holidays are in that season - Weather bear temperature in your season. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Use the links below to learn more about the four seasons we have. - Watch the brain pop on seasons. Click on Brainpop below. <span style="color: #6a95ad; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Brain Pop Jr! <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Learn what to wear in the different seasons. On the website below you will get to practice dressing a weather bear. Make sure you look at the temperature and dress him in the right clothes. <span style="color: #6a95ad; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Weather Bear <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">During class we will be reading some books about weather. Be sure to pay attention to the pictures so you can get some ideas about activities to do in the four seasons.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 15.600000381469727px;">Whether the weather be fine,

Or whether the weather be not,

Whether the weather be cold,

Or whether the weather be hot,

We'll weather the weather

Whatever the weather,

Whether we like it or not!