Hurricanes, Weather, Weathering, and Erosion

A fifth grade teacher asked for resources for her students to help them write hurricane weather reports.  Since this was a culminating activity she also asked me to gather a few sites to help her with her next unit on Weathering and Erosion.  Here is what I found.
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Hurricanes and Weather

• Scholastic Weather Watch: Hurricanes
• Harcourt Hurricane Observations
• Web Weather for Kids
• Severe Weather: Hurricanes
• Mount Washington, NH Weather Webcam
• Weather Watch
• Weather Online
• Interactives: Weather
• Teching the CCCS

Weathering and Erosion

• Erosion activity - http://www.kineticcity.com/mindgames/warper/
• Weathering visualizations - http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/chapter12.cfm
• Rocks and soils game - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/materials/rocks_soils/play/
• Sediments and metamorphic rock - http://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/navigation/chapter06.cfm

1-22-2012 Connecting to Climate and Weather Online

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Science Grades 6-8

5.4 Earth Systems Science: All students will understand that Earth operates as a set of complex, dynamic, and interconnected systems, and is a part of the all-encompassing system of the universe.

Strand

F. Climate and Weather: Earth’s weather and climate systems are the result of complex interactions between land, ocean, ice, and atmosphere.

By the end of grade	Content Statement	CPI#	Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)	RESOURCES
6	Weather is the result of short-term variations in temperature, humidity, and air pressure.	5.4.6.F.1	Explain the interrelationships between daily temperature, air pressure, and relative humidity data.	Atmosphere Global Warming Satellite Meteorology WeatherSpark Hurricanes and Hurricane Observations BrainPop Weather San Francisco Weather FOSS Weather and Water Water Planet NOAA Weather dude It's a Breeze Atmospheric Science Meteorology Classroom Activities Climate and Weather Unit Read a Climograph Water and Climate Info Climate Map Climate Classification US Climate at a Glance US Climate Page World Climate Atmospheric Sciences Franklin's Forecast The Earth in Near Real Time National Weather Hazards Climate and Weather Data Climate Data Directory Meteorology Reading Weather Maps Storm Prediction Center Tornado Project Nature's Fury Weather Interactives What's Up with the Weather? Weather Online Weather World Reasons for the Seasons Seasons Reasons The Seasons Observe Seasonal Changes
6	Climate is the result of long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation.	5.4.6.F.2	Create climatographs for various locations around Earth and categorize the climate based on the yearly patterns of temperature and precipitation.
8	Global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather.	5.4.8.F.1	Determine the origin of local weather by exploring national and international weather maps.
8	Climate is influenced locally and globally by atmospheric interactions with land masses and bodies of water.	5.4.8.F.2	Explain the mechanisms that cause varying daily temperature ranges in a coastal community and in a community located in the interior of the country.
8	Weather (in the short term) and climate (in the long term) involve the transfer of energy and water in and out of the atmosphere.	5.4.8.F.3	Create a model of the hydrologic cycle that focuses on the transfer of water in and out of the atmosphere. Apply the model to different climates around the world.

Please post a comment below if you have a site or lesson idea to share for teaching these concepts.  I would love your input!

1-21-2012 Sunshine Almost Always Makes Me Happy

Continuing my way through the standards, offering links, lessons, and ideas to help teach the 

Core Curriculum Content Standards

Science Grades 6-8

5.4 Earth Systems Science: All students will understand that Earth operates as a set of complex, dynamic, and interconnected systems, and is a part of the all-encompassing system of the universe.

Please post a comment below if you have a site or lesson idea to share for teaching these concepts.  I would love your input!

Content Area Science Standard 5.4 Earth Systems Science: All students will understand that Earth operates as a set of complex, dynamic, and interconnected systems, and is a part of the all-encompassing system of the universe. Strand E. Energy in Earth Systems: Internal and external sources of energy drive Earth systems
By the end of grade	Content Statement	CPI#	Cumulative Progress Indicator (CPI)	RESOURCES
6	The Sun is the major source of energy for circulating the atmosphere and oceans.	5.4.6.E.1	Generate a conclusion about energy transfer and circulation by observing a model of convection currents.	Our Neighborhood Star Encouraging Dialogue on the Energy Challenge Waves, Radiation, and Space Earthquakes and Global Warming Collecting Energy From the Sun Fuels for Power Atmosphere Global Warming Satellite Meteorology WeatherSpark Hurricanes and Hurricane Observations BrainPop Weather FOSS Weather and Water Water Planet Photovoltaic Cells Animation The Greenhouse Effect Animation JetStream: Online School for Weather Global Energy Transfer Energy Rules! Heat Transfer The Atmosphere in Motion on DE
8	The Sun provides energy for plants to grow and drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds, ocean currents, and the water cycle.	5.4.8.E.1	Explain how energy from the Sun is transformed or transferred in global wind circulation, ocean circulation, and the water cycle.