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Title - Clouds
By - Susan Henshaw
Subject - Science
Grade Level - 2
Subject: Science/Clouds
Grade Level: Second
Objectives: The students will understand what a cloud is, how it is formed and the various types of clouds.
Teacher Materials:
large jar, plastic bag filled with ice, warm water, one sheet of black paper, flashlight, and matches
Student Materials:
science journal, or paper to write responses
blue paper
cotton balls
Time Required: 45 minutes - 1 hour
Activities & Procedures:
1. Read It Looks Like Spilled Milk with the class and discuss what they know about clouds.
2. Ask the students what they think a cloud is and how it is formed.
3. Then, use the following site, Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page http://whnt19.com/Kidwx/cloud.htm to read with the class about the formation of clouds. Demonstrate this concept using a felt board and pieces or through illustrations on the board.
4. In small groups perform an experiment of making a cloud.
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Sciencecloudslesson.htm
While the teacher is performing the experiment, the other students can be sequencing in their journals the steps of how a cloud is formed. This can be done with illustrations or in narrative form.
5. Use Dan's Wild Weather site to research what the following clouds look like: cumulus, nimbus, stratus and cirrus. It would be helpful to have a poster resembling the clouds. There are also some beautiful pictures of clouds in the links in the site.
6. Have students fold the blue paper to form 4 boxes. Label each box with a different type of cloud and then use the cotton to make a particular cloud.
Assessment:
The teacher can evaluate the student's responses in the science journal and check for accuracy of the sequencing of the formation of clouds.
Follow-Up/Extension:
1. Share the story Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and have students write their own story about a crazy weather day.
2. Graph the weather for a week noting the different types of clouds in the sky.
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