This document provides instructions and resources for a lesson asking students to learn about clouds and demonstrate their new knowledge by creating art, a song, or story about clouds. Students are directed to various interactive elements to learn cloud facts and examples of cloud art and songs. They then choose one format to present three things they learned about clouds, which will be graded based on meeting specific criteria. The lesson aims to teach students about cloud characteristics and weather.

1. IS YOUR HEAD IN THE CLOUDS? Story Task: Art Song Teacher Resources Standards & Learning Goals References This week you will learn about clouds! You will make a work of art, a song or a story to tell others what you learned. Process: Click on the clouds 2. Choose how to tell at least 3 things that you learned by making:

2. Click here to find cloud clues!

3. Click here to listen to a rap about clouds! Click here to listen to a song about clouds!

4. Read “Little Cloud” by Eric Carle.

5. Monet painted these works of art that all had clouds in them.

6. CLOUD ART 2

7. CLOUD ART 3

8. ART Make a work of art that has clouds in it. You can use paint, crayons, colored pencils or markers. On a piece of paper, write 3 things about the clouds that are in your art. Click here to see how you will be graded.

9. SONG Write a song or rap that tells 3 things you learned about clouds. You can put words to a song you already know. You have to sing the song for the class or for Mrs. Baker. Click here to see how you will be graded. I’M A LITTLE CLOUD Tune: “I’m A Little Teapot” I’m a little cloud, in the sky. You can find me, way up high. Sometimes I’m puffy and sometimes stretched out. I just love to float about. By Jean Warren

10. STORY Write and illustrate your own story about clouds. The story must have a title, at least 3 sentences and 2 pictures. Click here to see how you will be graded.

11. REFERENCES Click here for references!

12. ART RUBRIC Good job! You have made art with clouds! I wonder how many pictures you could find that have clouds in them?

13. SONG RUBRIC Good job! You have made a song about clouds! I wonder how many songs you could make that have clouds in them?

14. STORY RUBRIC Good job! You have made a story about clouds! I wonder how many books you could find that have clouds in them?

15. LEARNING GOALS & STANDARDS Students will be able to create a song, story or work of art that describes three characteristics about a cloud. Standard: 3.3.3.A5: Explain how air temperature, moisture, wind speed and direction, and precipitation make up the weather in a particular place and time. Technology Standard: Teacher NETS 2A – Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments: develop technology-rich learning environment so student can pursue their own individual curiosities. Student NETS 1A – Creativity and Innovation: students will apply exisiting knowledge to generate new ideas and products.

16. TEACHER RESOURCES Teachers, please feel free to modify this webquest as needed for your students! Another option: Print out a copy of this handout/graphic organizer for each student in your class to fill out as he/she researches using the interactive PowerPoint. Once you have corrected the sentences, have students create Cloud Book-Arts using their handout as a guide. One easy way to make the Book-Art is to hold 4 pieces of white paper together and cut around the edges in a curvy puffy cloud style. Then have students write/draw pictures on the last 3 pages. The first page is the cover. When students have completed the Book-Art, staple the pages together on the left side to create a binding.