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Background Information
This iAdventure was created to provide a fun
and interesting way for students to explore the science topic of weather using
a variety of resources. During this adventure students will be addressing key
topics in weather. These are the water cycle, seasons, atmosphere, matter (briefly),
weather maps, jet stream, high and low pressure systems, warm and cold fronts,
tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, and thunderstorms. The last four on the
previous list will also provide and in depth study of one depending on the
choices the student makes. When completed the student will have all information
needed to put together a weather report as their final activity. This is an
extremely self guided adventure with little input from the teacher required
except to keep students working. The two main characters in this adventure are
Holly and Jack. These characters provide the basis of the story line in which
the children will investigate the topic of weather. It is made to be
entertaining as well as educational for the student.
Curriculum Standards
State standards addressed are as follows:
Goal 1 - 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.8
Goal 2 - 2.1
Goal 4 - 4.1
Science - 1, 4, 5, 8
Warrensburg RVI Third Grade Curriculum
objectives met:
Scientific Inquiry - 2 and 2A
Scientific Relevance - 7
Matter and Energy - 11, 11C, 11E, 16
Universe - 25, 25A, 25B
Ecology - 40
Resources Needed
Resources for this adventure are a copy of
the student worksheet for each student, notebook paper, pencil, poster board or
large pieces of paper for the final project, Science Text books or equivalent
books to support findings, a computer for each student or one for every two
students with internet access, and time. For the final project the students
will also need some art supplies such as markers, crayons, colored pencils,
etc...
Student
Worksheet
Assessment
Below is a link to a scoring rubric to use
to score their work. You will also find a sample rubric you might want to
modify to use instead. Especially for older students. You will need one copy of
the rubric for each student.
Student
Rubric link
Sample Rubric link
Sample Scoring Guide link
Creating Conclusions and
Student Products
The conclusion of this project is a weather
report created by the student. The report is to be a five day report with an
additional report on the past 48 hours which will be the specific storm they
researched. These reports would be great class presentations so that the other
students can see what another student gained from the adventure. Other than a
little guidance these reports should be done by each individual student.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Linda DeJonge, Sherri Hibdon,
Kathy Jackson, Kelly Krumm, Stan Smith, and Marty Webb for the help in
developing this topic. Special thanks to Stan Smith for his technology
wizardry. I would also like to acknowledge USA Today for providing to the public
a great weather website which provided a good deal of information for this
adventure.
The iAdventure concept was developed in the
Warrensburg, MO school district, as part of the "Learning with
iAdventures" program. This program was funded by a Competitive Technology
grant from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. For
more information please check out the website below:
For more information on iAdventures, visit
the iAdventure Home Page.