Science - Weather

We will begin to work on weather during this terms science unit. With the help of work books and activity sheets students will learn about what effects our daily temperature and will learn how to use a thermometer in order to record daily temperature. As a class we will record the temperature for each 5 consecutive days in Toronto and, with the help of the Internet (www.weathernetwork.com) , the 5 countries around the world we have been researching in Social Studies (Spain, India, Trinidad, Ireland, and China). Once we are all familiar with temperature and the effects of weather, we will be discussing ways in which the weather affects how people live (ex. clothing, sports, farming, etc.). Once our Science unit on weather is complete we will be going on a class trip to the science centre to explore weather in an interacative way. Check out the Science Centres website before we go!!

Here are two great sites to begin your exploration of weather:

The Magic school bus and Weather Wiz Kids