Weather

WEATHER UNIT STUDY
Last September we did s study on Weather. We created a lapbook to go with did study. In the study we covered a lot of topics such as...

...what weather is how it changes and how it's predicted.
...What is weather?
...How does weather change?
...What is wind?
...What are clouds?
...Where does rain come from?
...How are storms made?
-We constructed our very own "weather instruments" and used them to write a weather report. -We learned about the wind and used a "wind vane" to find out which direction the wind was moving.
-We also used an "anemometer" to measure the strength of the wind.
-We learned about the sun and how it warms the earth.
-We studied temperature change and made a model of a thermometer.
-We read a story in the Bible about a storm and how Jesus was able to calm the storm by commanding it to stop.
-We learned about clouds and what they are made off.

-We also learned about different types of clouds and how they can help us predict what the weather will me like.
-We learned about the rain and we used a "rain gauge" to measure rain fall. We also learned about storms and we made a tornado in a bottle.
-We did so many things that I can probably spend all night listing them all. It was a lot of fun.

here is a list of some of our Weather resources used for this study,

BOOKS
The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins
What’s The Weather Today? By Allan Fowler
How Do You Know It”s Winter? By Allan Fowler
What Will The Weather Be? By Lynda Dewitt
Rain, Rain, Go Away by Teresa Reed
Rain by Peter Spier’s
The Magic School Bus Inside A Hurricane By Joanna Cole
A Rainbow Of My Own by Don Freeman
The Big Storm by Bruce Hiscock
The Weather Watcher by David Conrad
Wild About Weather by Ed Brotak
Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M Branley
Weather by Brain Cosgrove
Clouds by Trudi Strain Trueit
Weather by Sally Hewitt


HANDS ON RESOURCES
“Bill, Maria, and the Thunderstorm” mini coloring book
Learning Science Activity Tub WEATHER
Weather Station
Build a Wind Vane
Build a Anemometer
Make a Rain Gauge
Rainy Day Learning Packet
Weather Watcher’s Exploration Set
The Wind Blew Theme Packet
Crafts For Kids Who Are Learning About Weather by Kathy Ross
Wacky Weather by Monday Morning


WEB SITES
http://www.homeschoolshare.com/
http://www.christianpreschoolprintables.com/
www.library.thinkquest.org/C0112425/child_sun_1.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
http://www.homeschoolhelpers.com/


BIBLE VERSE/STORY
“Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey him” Mark 4:41
Mark4: 53-41, Matthew 8:23-27, Luke 8:25- The parable of the Wind
and Wave Obey Jesus