Format
A Fernbank Educator will introduce students to the program and share fun visuals including videos, graphics, and artifacts. Students will also experience exciting demonstrations of science principles and participate in discussions and activities. The program will end with a Q&A opportunity for students.
Engaging pre- and post-program activities aligned with standards will also be provided via Moodle.
Objectives
Essential Question: In what ways is Earth an active and changing system?
Students will:
1. Identify the difference between weather and climate.
2. Recognize the role of the sun and uneven heating in weather systems.
3. Discover the water cycle, resulting cloud types and different forms of precipitation.
4. Recognize weather instruments and maps how to identify fronts and their associated weather.
5. Explore large weather systems: thunderstorms and lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes.
Standards Alignment
State Standards
Georgia
Grades 3-5
1. Identify the difference between weather and climate. S4E4d
2. Recognize the role of the sun and uneven heating in weather systems. S3P1b; S4E2
3. Discover the water cycle, resulting cloud types and different forms of precipitation. S4E3; S4E4c
4. Recognize weather instruments and maps how to identify fronts and their associated weather.
S4E4a,b
5. Explore large weather systems: thunderstorms and lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes.
S5P2a
Grades 6-8
1. Identify the difference between weather and climate.
2. Recognize the role of the sun and uneven heating in weather systems. S6E3b; S6E4b,c; S8P2d
3. Discover the water cycle, resulting cloud types and different forms of precipitation. S6E3;
S6E4e
4. Recognize weather instruments and maps how to identify fronts and their associated weather.
S6E4c
5. Explore large weather systems: thunderstorms and lightning, hurricanes and tornadoes.
S6E4d; S8P5b