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Instructional Objective: Students will be able to explain and create the different types of clouds
and know what types of weather are associated with each cloud type.
Prior Knowledge (student): I would expect students to already know that not all clouds look the
same and when they look up in the sky, they see different types of clouds. I would also expect the
students to also have a grasp of what cirrus, alto, stratus, and cumulus clouds.
Content Knowledge (teacher): As a teacher, I should know what the different clouds look like
and what weather patterns occur with each cloud.
Cirrus- thin, wispy, usually predict fair to pleasant weather
Alto- usually occurs in layers or patches of heaps, rolls, billows, or pancake looking
clouds
Stratus- puffy, low lying, gloomy looking clouds that cover the entire sky. Looks like a
gray blanket across the sky
Cumulus- Large, white puffy clouds. Sometimes can be gray. Often have sharp outlines
Accommodations for special needs (individual and/or small group): If students in my
classroom are ELL learners, I will have a student with the same background partner up with him
or her and act as their translator. If a student is lacking in ability, I will work with the student
individually as much as possible, and if that is not possible, I will have a student with higher
ability encourage and work with the student.
Materials and Technology requirements:
Construction paper (20)
Cotton balls (~140)
Markers (1 per table, 5 total)
Fortune teller activity (18)
Scissors (18)
Total Estimated Time: 45 minutes
Source of lesson:
Cotton ball activity- website- http://primarypunch.blogspot.com/2011/10/whats-been-happeningin-our-classroom.html
Fortune teller activity- CT, Mrs. Whitener
Meteorologist activity- I came up with the idea, with help furthering the lesson from Ms.
Whitener
Safety considerations: I will remind the students to use the scissors properly and carefully, only
cutting the assigned paper (fortune teller paper) and then returning the scissors to its proper place
in the bucket. I will also remind the students that they are to use the markers and glue sticks for
the activity and to not use them to their discursion.
Mrs. Whitener) along with the fortune teller we created in the Engage portion. The assessment
was a little more difficult for the students to master. I did not allow them to use notes or their
fortune teller, but I did allow them to work in their science groups. Even with the groups help,
some students in the group had difficulty mastering the assessment. There was a question that
was tricky, and had two possible answers. When creating the quiz, I did not consider that there
were two types of clouds that can occur when it is sunny out, so this is something I will have to
consider when grading it.
Reflection on lesson:
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