3rd Grade Weather

1. Weather
Grade 3 Unit
Rachel Wrinn

2. Rational for Technology Integration
• It is a good idea to
incorporate various uses
of technology into this
Weather Unit because
students enjoy using
technology. Presenting
technology to them in a
fun and exciting way will
get them engaged and
ready to learn about this
topic.
• By adding technology to the topic of weather, students are
able to see real life examples of how the weather is
different throughout the world. They are also able to see
examples real life weather patterns, such as rain or snow.

3. Internet Content
• All the internet content used in this
PowerPoint is school-aged appropriate,
safe and reliable.
• All the information is cited with a URL,
either hyperlinked on the slide, or pasted
in the notes section below each slide.
• The hyperlinks will work when this
powerpoint is in presentation mode. If not,
the URL can be copied from the notes
section and pasted into a web browser.

4. Blog Post
• This is a blog from scholastic.com which
provides materials for different weather
units.
• There are examples of activities, writing
prompts, books, lesson plans and articles

5. Instructional Video
• This is a video
from Khan
Academy
explaining clouds
and weather. This
is a new and
different way for
students to learn
about this topic,
instead of having
to listen to the
teacher talk.

6. Instructional Video
• This is a video from Bill Nye the Science
Guy explaining the water cycle. Bill Nye is
a fun guy to watch explain a new and
exciting topic.

7. Internet Resources
1. Weather Wiz Kids is a kid-friendly and
educational website that is easy for students
to navigate. They are able to learn about
different weather, such as climate or
thunderstorms
2. The Old Farmer’s Almanac for Kids has
different features students can view, such as
current weather depending on location,
sunrise and sunset, and phases of the
moon.
3. Tree House Weather Kids is an interactive
websites where students can learn
information about different weather patterns,

8. Diagram
• This is a
flow chart
to
represent
the water
cycle.
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9. Teaching
Materials
• This is a
worksheet from
Teachers Pay
Teachers, that
asks true and
false questions
about weather,
regarding to the
paragraphs
above.

10. Teaching
Materials
This Weather Word Find
is also from Teachers
Pay Teachers. This is a
fun game for students to
play, while they are also
learning new weather
vocabulary. This can be
used in the beginning of
the unit to introduce
students to the new
vocabulary they are
going to learn.

11. Teaching Materials
Cloudy With a
Chance of
Meatballs by Judi
Barrett is a fun
book to read to the
students for a
launch activity, as
a way to introduce
the thematic unit
they are about to
complete.

12. There’s an App for That
• The app, Kid Weather,
is an app that contains
information about
current weather in
different time zones,
as well as fun facts
about the weather. It is
also interactive for the
students.

13. Subject Specific Website
• In ScienceNetLinks, there is a link to
NASA’s Climate Kids. This is a website
students can use to learn more about
weather and climate, which can be applied
to this weather unit. Teachers can use this
to gather information for activities there
students can do. There are also videos
that students can watch to gain more
information, as well as interactive games.

14. Use of the Internet
• Online Reference Materials
– Students will be learning new vocabulary
throughout this weather unit, so they can go to
dictionary.com to get a definition to the new
words.
• Interactive Websites
– Elementary Games is a kid-friendly gaming
website that offers different games, such as
Winter Theme games. Teachers can use this for
students as a reward system, or for a brain break.

15. Web 2.0
• Schoology is a place similar to blackboard.
Teachers can post assignments, online
tests or quizzes. Teachers can also send
out messages to their class, as well as
host an online discussion.

16. Slideshare
• This presentation can also be viewed on
Slideshare.