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Science · Kindergarten

Weather and Patterns

Children describe the weather from clues and a thermometer, record it on a chart, and read a month of weather records to find patterns, such as more snowy days in January than in July where winters are cold. They learn how weather forecasts help families prepare for severe weather and practise the safe action for thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods and blizzards.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 50 minutes
  • Weather check: 5 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, count, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Describe the weather using observations of the sky, wind and precipitation, and whether it is warmer or colder.
  • Read a weather chart to count and compare kinds of days and describe a pattern over time.
  • Explain how forecasts help people prepare, and choose the safe action for severe weather.

Lessons

  1. Describe the weather 4 steps2 practiceabout 15 min
  2. Weather patterns 5 steps3 practiceabout 18 min
  3. Forecasts and staying safe 5 steps2 practiceabout 17 min
  4. Weather check 5 questions at the end

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