This document provides information and activities for students to learn about various aspects of weather including: - How to measure different weather elements like temperature, pressure, humidity and wind speed using instruments - The main types of clouds and how to identify them - How lightning works and safety tips for thunderstorms - How to observe current lightning strikes on a map and make weather predictions

1. Kristen Curran<br />MAT 601 – Summer 2011<br />Webquest – Weather – Grade 4 “Breaking News: Chicken Little had it right, the sky is falling!”<br />Standard: Students will understand that the elements of weather can be observed, measured, and recorded to make predictions and determine simple weather patterns.<br />Measurement: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-instruments.htm

2. How do we measure weather? Describe 4 different ways.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />Why do we measure weather?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />Wind: http://www.tryscience.org/experiments/experiments_windbubbles_athome.html

3. Perform and experiment on wind. Record results on separate page.

4. Describe how wind works.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />Clouds: http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm

5. List the different cloud groups.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />Define 4 cloud types in your own words. Be concise.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<br />Lightning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7c6z_3dLE4

6. Draw a diagram of lightning and label the parts.