"Why couldn't it have been 70 degrees then?" one student asked.
Underlying lesson: we can't control the weather; we can control how we prepare for it.
In late October and early November, we began collecting weather data at recess. Students used the school's weather box instruments (barometer, thermometer, anemometer, hygrometer), our rain gauge and wind vane, and our own visual observations to collect daily information. Next step: creating a data table of results from recording temperatures. Then students each created a line graph showing how our recess temperatures changed over time. One of these graphs is featured at the top of this post. Every student remembered the coldest day, as we were outside on a field trip that day!
"Why couldn't it have been 70 degrees then?" one student asked. Underlying lesson: we can't control the weather; we can control how we prepare for it.
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AuthorMs. McGill is a public school librarian at Stony Point Elementary. She has previously taught all subjects in 4th & 5th grades, and creative nonfiction at UVa's Young Writers Workshop for nine summers. Categories |