Including six copies of Tracking the Weather and an accompanying lesson plan, this 6-Pack provides five days of standards-based activities that will engage third grade students, support STEM education, and build content-area literacy in Earth and space science.
We depend on the weather forecast to help us make choices every day. But how do meteorologists make their predictions? Join storm chasers and explore the tools they use to measure and track invisible patterns in the sky in this exciting book. Through Tracking the Weather, students will learn about measuring temperature, wind speed, air pressure, rain, and more. This informational text includes vibrant images, fun facts, helpful diagrams, text features such as a glossary and index, and a hands-on "Think Like a Scientist" lab activity that is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.
The accompanying 5E lesson plan incorporates writing to increase overall comprehension and concept development and provides teachers with:
