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This
idea is a submission for:
X A curriculum
idea
__Cool things to do
__A special issue
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| Age
group for whom this activity is appropriate:
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4-7
year olds
| Brief
description of activity: |
Creating
our own weather instruments that replicate the weather
instruments in the Weather Machine activity in Sammy’s
Science House
| What
I did to set this up and how I followed through: |
| I
got this idea from the Edmark/Riverdeep teachers’
guide. It is fully described on p. 44, 48 and
49 of the Sammy’s Science House learning
guide. |
| Materials
used: |
| Sammy's
Science House |
| What
the children had to do and what I wanted them
to learn: |
- The
instructions for making the wind indicator and
rain gauge were very clear and easy to follow.
- We
created a weather station in our classroom with
the daily task of recording weather information
on to our calendar.
| Background:
How I got the idea: |
In
our morning meetings, we always talk about and record
information about the weather. We can tell if it’s
sunny or cloudy but we can’t really "see"
if it’s windy or how much rain there is.
The Weather Machine activity in Sammy is a popular
one. I like how it makes the weather concepts real
for kids by combining them into a weather report
that they can watch. I thought that the idea of
measuring wind and rain would also appeal to the
kids. |
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| Analysis:
How the kids and/or parents responded: |
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The kids really liked making the instruments for our weather
station. Some kids wanted to make their own at home. I
sent home the instructions that call for very simple materials.
The parents reported that it was a fun activity to do
together and that they used their instruments. |
| Extension |
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If
you have a video camera, you can make a weather show
with kids taking turns being the weather person and
giving weather information.
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