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Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw State UniversityECE8814/01ECE8814/01

First Grade

What is weatherWhat is weather Different kinds of weatherDifferent kinds of weather Who studies weatherWho studies weather Weather toolsWeather tools TemperatureTemperature Measure air temperatureMeasure air temperature WindWind PrecipitationPrecipitation Clouds and rainClouds and rain Weather eventsWeather events ForecastForecast Weather in September Weather in September Our favorite weatherOur favorite weather Weather wordsWeather words Weather folkloreWeather folklore GPSGPS

It may be hot or cold It may be hot or cold outside.outside.

It may be It may be sunnysunny, , cloudycloudy, or , or rainyrainy. All these words tell . All these words tell about weather. about weather.

The The weatherweather is what the air is what the air outside is like.outside is like.

When the air outside changes, the weather changes. The weather may be hot one day and cool the next.

One day may be cloudy and rainy. The next day may be clear and sunny. One day may be very windy. Another day may be calm.

A A meteorologistmeteorologist is a scientist is a scientist who studies and predicts the who studies and predicts the weather. weather.

Meteorologists use Meteorologists use sophisticated equipment, like sophisticated equipment, like Doppler radar and Doppler radar and supercomputers, but they supercomputers, but they also rely on old-fashioned also rely on old-fashioned sky watching. sky watching.

They observe sky conditions They observe sky conditions because clouds and wind because clouds and wind can help tell how weather is can help tell how weather is changing.changing.

Thermometer

Wind vane

Rain gauge

The The temperaturetemperature is the is the measure of how hot or measure of how hot or cold something is.cold something is.

Temperature is Temperature is measured with a tool measured with a tool called a called a thermometer.thermometer.

Day of Day of WeekWeek

Degrees Degrees FahrenheitFahrenheit

MondayMonday 7676

TuesdayTuesday 7878

WednesdayWednesday 8585

ThursdayThursday 8787

FridayFriday 7474

Write

Use a thermometer. Measure and record the temperature each day. Write about the temperature changes. Tell how the weather changes make the temperature go up and down.

Moving air is called Moving air is called wind.wind.

Wind can push thingsWind can push things.. Sometimes the wind Sometimes the wind

blows gently and blows gently and sometimes it blows sometimes it blows hard.hard. Click on the box to see

video.

General name for General name for water in any form water in any form falling from falling from cloudclouds. s. This includes This includes rainrain, , drizzledrizzle, , hailhail, , snowsnow and and sleetsleet. Although, . Although, dewdew, , frostfrost and and fogfog are not are not considered to be considered to be precipitationprecipitation. . What kind of precipitation are we

catching on our tongues?

Hint:

CloudsClouds are made up of are made up of many tiny drops of many tiny drops of water. The drops may water. The drops may join and get heavier. join and get heavier. When the drops get When the drops get too heavy, they fall as too heavy, they fall as rain.rain.

ThunderstormThunderstorm - A storm produced by a - A storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud and always has cumulonimbus cloud and always has lightning and thunder. Rain, hail and lightning and thunder. Rain, hail and high winds may or may not occur. high winds may or may not occur.

TornadoTornado- It begins as a funnel cloud with - It begins as a funnel cloud with spinning columns of air that drop down spinning columns of air that drop down from a severe thunderstorm. When they from a severe thunderstorm. When they reach the ground they become reach the ground they become tornadoes.tornadoes.

HurricaneHurricane- They are intense storms with - They are intense storms with swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour. swirling winds up to 150 miles per hour. Usually around 300 miles across, they Usually around 300 miles across, they are 1,000 to 5,000 times larger than are 1,000 to 5,000 times larger than tornadoes.tornadoes.

The The forecastforecast is a prediction is a prediction or guess of what the or guess of what the weather will be.weather will be.

Scientists look forScientists look for

patterns in the weather.patterns in the weather.

They use computers to tell They use computers to tell us what weather will us what weather will happen.happen.

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What type of weather occurred What type of weather occurred most?most?

What type occurred least?What type occurred least?

Were there more rainy days or Were there more rainy days or windy days in September?windy days in September?

How many days did it snow?How many days did it snow?

Our Favorite Weather

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Can you read this pie graph?Can you read this pie graph?

How many students like sunny How many students like sunny weather?weather?

How many students like snowy How many students like snowy weather?weather?

Which is the most favorite?Which is the most favorite? Which weather do we like the Which weather do we like the

least?least? Which types of weather are Which types of weather are

equal?equal?

Tornado

Rain

Wind

Precipitation

Temperature

Meteorologist

WeatherWords

Click on the cloud to play weather games

                     Rain, rain go away… come back another day.                                                                                                                                                    

If crows fly low, winds going to blow; If crows fly high, winds going to die.                         Whether it’s cold or whether it’s hot... We shall have weather, whether or not!

No weather is ill, if the wind is still.                NEWS and weather…they travel together.

S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see S1E1. Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate.patterns in weather and climate.

a. Identify weather by observing types of weather and the characteristics of a. Identify weather by observing types of weather and the characteristics of each type. each type. b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather b. Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments( thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data instruments( thermometer, wind vane, rain gauge), and recording weather data ( temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events).( temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events).c. Correlate weather data to seasonal changes.c. Correlate weather data to seasonal changes.

M1D1. Students will create simple tables and graphs and interpret them.M1D1. Students will create simple tables and graphs and interpret them.

a. Interpret tally marks, picture graphs and bar graphs.a. Interpret tally marks, picture graphs and bar graphs.b. Organize and record data using objects, pictures, tally marks, and picture b. Organize and record data using objects, pictures, tally marks, and picture graphs.graphs.