Hedgehogs4 Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I would like to do a unit study on weather which would last us about 9 weeks. Does anyone here a recommendation of a unit study on this topic that you would recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina in WA Posted June 1, 2011 Share Posted June 1, 2011 we did extreme weather lapbook from hands of a child and added a lot of supplimental things to it to make it a well rounded learning experience: movies, books, activities, kits, etc. That lapbook was an excellent jumping point for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 You could use any all of the following: Free Weather Unit Study with lapbook and book choices Remarkable Rain Captivating Clouds Weather Forecasting Weather Wizard Weather Station {BYO} Science Scribe Weather Happy Scribe Weather Folklore Book Ideas: Nim's Island is a great book for hurricane/typhoon type weather as well as Volcano. My Side Of The Mountain is great for winter style weather Arabella is a picture book that deals with a summer storm Katy's Big Snow is another picture book dealing with winter weather The Evolution Of Caprina Tate is summer weather and loaded with nature stuff {fair warning it mentions Darwin, but neither agrees or disagrees with his stance.. it's simply a banned book within in the book that a character happens to own} What Will The Weather Be is a terrific Read & Find Out Science Book Flash Crash Rumble & Roll is another Read & Find Out Science Book Snow is Falling is another Read & Find out Science Book {we love these, can you tell??} The Cloud Book by Tommie DePaolo That should get you started anyway! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morosophe Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 Hey, I can recommend a couple of great books as supplements, particularly for your younger child: On the Same Day in March: A Tour of the World's Weather and DePaola's The Cloud Book. (I've had those on my wish list at Amazon for ages, because I liked the copies we checked out from the library so much. Now I see that they're both part of the 4-for-3 promotion!) Whoops, and now I see that The Cloud Book was recommended by the previous poster, too. How did I miss that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcross222 Posted June 2, 2011 Share Posted June 2, 2011 I have planned a 12 week study of weather using NOAA's Jetstream online school of weather. There are several easy experiments within the different lessons and a quiz at the end. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream// I am using it for my 4th and 7th graders. It's not a unit study, but I thought it might be useful anyway.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted June 2, 2011 Author Share Posted June 2, 2011 Thank you! I appreciate the help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kolamum Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Another great one is The Waterhorse. The book is nothing like the film, but deals with all sorts of things including weather! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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