Elementary School Science

Input:
What is the most important content in this lesson?
To reach this lesson’s objective, students need to understand:

• How temperature is measured.

• How to read a thermometer.

• The difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit and where each is used  (country/continent)

• The effect hot air has on wind.

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How will the learning of this content be facilitated?

*If possible, prior to the start of class, the teacher should place Velcro on the thermometer picture and onto the backs of the question cards.

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• The teacher should begin class by playing the game “Match the Temperature” On the board, the teacher should place both thermometer pictures. The teacher should explain to the students that choice cards will be read to them. As a class, the students need to determine where on the thermometer the card should be placed. The teacher should invite one student up to put the card on the thermometer. After all the cards have been read and placed on the thermometer, the teacher should begin a discussion about the activity

**Please Note: The activity focuses on both Celsius and Fahrenheit. Each card will reflect both temperatures. The measurement that is on top reflects which thermometer the card should be stuck onto**

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• After the game/activity discussion is done, the teacher will begin presenting the information on weather. If it is possible, project each page of the teacher’s copy of the “All About Weather” Science Journal worksheet onto the board using a projector or put into a PowerPoint document and project.  The teacher’s copy of the journal has certain words/phrases that are bolded red and highlighted. It is important the teacher explain to the students those words/phrases are to be highlighted in their (students) journal. For this lesson, the teacher should review these pages:

  • Page 27: Reading a Thermometer

• **This page reviews what a thermometer is and how it is read**

  • Pages 28-29: Celsius vs. Fahrenheit

• **These pages review the difference between Celsius and Fahrenheit and where each is used (continent/country)**

  • Page 30: What is the Wind Chill?

• **This page reviews the wind chill and how it is measured**

  • Page 31: What is the Heat Index?

• **This page reviews the heat index and how it is measured**

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• After the information has been presented the students will break into pairs. Each pair will get a poster board, a picture of a thermometer, and weather descriptor cards. The students will color in the thermometer and the weather descriptor cards. The students will then cut out the thermometer and the weather descriptor cards. The students glue the thermometer onto the poster board and then glue the descriptor cards to the appropriate parts on the thermometer.  At the top of the poster board the students will write “This is How We Measure the Temperature.” At the bottom of the poster board, the students will create a chart. The chart should be divided into five sections: Hot; Warm; Cool; Cold; Freezing. Under each word, the students should write appropriate outdoor activities/ clothing for each type of temperature. The teacher should allow the students about 15-20 minutes to work on their posters. Once all the students are done, reconvene and have the pairs present their posters.

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• For the closure, the teacher should revisit the lesson’s objectives and then have the students answer the question on the assessment worksheet entitled, “Thermometers”.