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What A Day! An
Internet Treasure Hunt on Weather Available at: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samweatherba.html Author
Wendy Ratkovec Introduction:
Students evaluate paintings of weather on the
internet to decide what kind of day it is by noticing the trees, colors of the
sky… Content
Area(s) and Grade Level 2+ Standard
Filamentality Integrated
disciplines Science,
Fine Arts, Technology Objectives
(From NE State Standards; available at: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/Issu/SS/SocSStnd.html) Science
Standards: v
4.5.3 Students will develop an
understanding of the changes in the earth and sky. Technology Standards:
(From ISTE: available at: http://cnets.iste.org/index3.html) v
Use
technology resources for problem solving, communication, and illustration of
thoughts, ideas, and stories. Materials/Technologies v Treasure Hunt: What A Day! , available at: http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/samweatherba.html v
Paper v
Art
materials to create a weather picture Procedures Springboard
This treasure hunt may be part of a study on
weather, and more specifically, clouds. Students
should have background information on weather and clouds, including weather
terms. If students have no
background information, it would be a good idea to start off with a book about
clouds (suggestions listed in materials). The Cloud Book
by Tomie dePaolo Cloud Dance
by Thomas Locker Hi, Cloud
by Carol Greene Storm Clouds
by Lauraine
Snelling Little
Cloud by Eric
Carle The Weather Sky
by Bruce McMillan Tales from Within the Clouds : Nakhi Stories of China by Carolyn Han What
teacher is to do v
Introduce the Treasure Hunt and
explain any necessary directions for using the materials. v
Supervise and guide students through
the Treasure Hunt and creation of their picture. What
students are to do v
Complete
the treasure hunt, including each of the four sets of pictures. v
Design own weather picture. v
Write a description of their weather
picture including:
Closure All
students will present their weather picture.
The audience can guess what kind of day it is by identifying clues, or if
time permits, the presenter can explain their picture. Assessment Each student will be
evaluated during the entire process as s/he gathers and records information
about each individual picture. Students
will also be evaluated on the quality of their picture.
The rubric shows the requirements that will be used to evaluate the final
product. Encourage students to
refer to the rubric throughout this treasure hunt to make sure that each student
remains on task. RUBRIC Beginning/
Developing/ Proficient/
Exemplary Student
participated positively Student used online about the pictures.
Student
put forth quality time Project
(is):
Student
analyzed information by: Presentation
was well researched, * Place a
check for each outcome in the appropriate column. Explanation I
chose this treasure hunt because of its excellent resources and navigability.
I really liked the fine arts integration with the weather picture.
I feel that students will be able to really show what they learned about
weather and clouds. The treasure hunt really draws on higher-level thinking
skills and challenges students to become aware of others’ perspectives and
share their own as well. I want
students to learn to research on the internet because it is such a vital tool.
This activity provides them with beginning skills to start researching
with enough guidance to be successful in finding relevant information.
Students will not have a problem or become frustrated with this site. Merryellen
Towey Schulz, Ph.D.
College of Saint Mary
Spring, 2001 |
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What
kind of day it is and why (be sure to use weather words!)
