#1513. Weather UNIT

, level: Elementary
Posted Sun Jan 16 23:27:22 PST 2000 by Colleen Gallagher ().
Weather UNIT
Concepts Taught: Weather

LET THE WIND BLOW YOU WILL NEED: -Henery and Mudge And the Wild Wind by Cynthia Rylant -each student will need a three-inch ball of clay; a small plastic container; two 2 1/2 inch poster triangle; a pencil with an eraser; plastic straw, straight pin; succors; and a small amount of gravel (to make the wind vane) THIS IS HOW IT GOES: Introduce the activity by reading the book above to your class. Now let your class watch the wind change directions!! 1.) Instruct the class to cut two one inch slits across from each other in each end of the straw. 2.) Assemble the straw into an arrow by inserting the triangles into the slits. 3.) Attach the resulting arrow to the pencil by pushing the pin through the straw and securing it to the eraser. 4.) Press the ball of clay into the bottom of the container. Place the pencil into the clay. 5.) Fill the rest of the container with gravel. 6.) Find a place outside for young students to keep their wind vanes and allow the class to observe the wind directions throughout the week.

To see the entire unit go tohttp://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/9893/weather.html