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Weather: Class: Science Grade Level: 8 Grade Unit: Weather Teacher: Ms. Budz

The document outlines an 8th grade science lesson plan about weather. The lesson introduces students to different weather patterns around the world and how weather is reported. Students will research the weather in five cities, compare patterns, and present their findings on a poster. They will complete bell work by looking up weather online, watch an instructional video, and work on an independent project analyzing weather data from multiple locations to demonstrate their understanding of global weather.

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Weather: Class: Science Grade Level: 8 Grade Unit: Weather Teacher: Ms. Budz

The document outlines an 8th grade science lesson plan about weather. The lesson introduces students to different weather patterns around the world and how weather is reported. Students will research the weather in five cities, compare patterns, and present their findings on a poster. They will complete bell work by looking up weather online, watch an instructional video, and work on an independent project analyzing weather data from multiple locations to demonstrate their understanding of global weather.

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Weather

Class: Science

Grade Level: 8th Grade

Unit: Weather

Teacher: Ms. Budz

Objectives
 Investigate different types of weather patterns around the world
 Describe different ways the weather is presented in the news

Common Core State Standard(s)-CCSS


 Understand and demonstrate knowledge of the earth’s atmospheric properties and
how they influence weather and climate

Iowa Core Curriculum-Subject Area Standard


 Understand and apply knowledge of observable information about daily and
seasonal weather conditions

21st Century Skill(s)


 Global Awareness
 Solve Problems

Essential Question
 How the weather is affected by different weather

Anticipatory Set
 Student will open the weather app and google search the weather of a city around
the world. They will than answer the five questions regarding the different cities
and information they will find on the weather channel app

Teaching: Activities
 Bell work
o Student will open the weather app and google search the weather of a city
around the world. They will than answer the five questions regarding the
different cities and information they will find on the weather channel app
o Five Questions
 1. What is the name of your city
 2. What is the weather in degrees for the next five days
 3. When is the next day it will rain
 4. What is the different wind directions of the current day
 5. Draw a picture of what the radar looks like today
 The students will than watch this video about weather and help understand the
different weather movements
o https://youtu.be/fdErsR8_NaU
 Introduction to the Project
o Like the Bell work the students will monitor the different weather of five
different cities around the world, they will than compare the different
weather patterns of the five cities.
o The students will than set up this information on a poster bored and
present it to the class
 Exit Slip
o 3-2-1 Activity about the lesson that was learned today and about the
project if they still have questions about it

Closure
 Exit Slip
o 3- 2- 1 Activity about the lesson that was learned today

Independent Practice

 Finish Project

Assessment

 Questions on the upcoming exams. For example “What are the directions that
wind travels normally”

Materials
 Copy of the Project rubric

Duration
 Bell work – 10 minutes
 Video – 5 minutes
 Introduction to project- 10 minutes
 Project work time – 25- 30 minutes
 Project Presentation Time – 30 minutes
 Exit Slip – 5 minutes

Modified from Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Design

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