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Resources
Web links
Downloadable Resources
Tangible Resources
Pen, workbooks, outdoor thermometer and weather station.
Human Resources
Students from a school in another country.
Preparation
Connect with a partner school in another country (through the Make it Open network if possible); set up a weather station outside.
Goals, messages & concepts
Specific goals
- To observe the weather in our country.
- To compare findings with another country.
Specific messages
- To understand that weather can be similar and different in other countries.
Main terms
- weather
- climate
- precipitation
- wind speed
- cloud types
- cirrus
- cumulus
- stratus
- nimbus
Practices & skills
STEM practices
- Analysing and interpreting data
- Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information
- Asking questions and defining problems
- Planning and carrying out investigations
Soft skills
-Management skills
- Use of resources
Course of activity
step 1
Students will recap their discussion from LU1 about what the weather is like in the UK. They will discuss whether it is the same all year round, or what does and doesn't change with our seasons, and how the weather affects us.
step 2
They will keep a diary for a week to record data from the school's weather station.
- Observed temperature using an outdoor thermometer, and interpret whether it is warm, mild or cold.
- Measure precipitation levels and wind speed, and conclude what weather the data represents.
- Observe cloud formation by sketching the clouds seen throughout the week, and identify the different types.
step 3
Students will then have a video call with children from a partner school in another country to compare their weather. They will learn what it is like to live in a different climate.