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Take Your Students on a Whirlwind Tour of
Extreme Weather with Storm Chaser Reed Timmer

Join Reed Timmer,
Discovery Channel's lead STORM CHASER and Meteorologist,
as he takes your students on a
whirlwind tour of the National Weather Center
to investigate weather at its most extreme.

 

Elementary Session, 9:00-10:00 Click here to register

Junior High Session, 1:00-2:00 Click here to register

Preparation

lesson plan packets, designed by Discovery Education, includes pre- and post-activities and  links to their online video resources.  Please choose the activities that best meet your student needs and timelines.  Most students need some background information to best access the content of this program.

 Eight" Storm Chasers" videos are available in Discovery Streaming.

 

Technical Details

Most campuses will view this session through the KISD Video Portal located on the computer desktop.  This could be done on computer connected to TV, projector, or SMARTboard.  Using wireless network is STRONGLY discouraged as it may not fully support the streaming media. On Page 2 of the channel listings, tune in to the channel called ESC Presentation. 

  • Marilyn Triolo's class at MCE will participate via video conference.  This class will ask questions directly to Reed Timmer, the guest speaker.
  • One class from WMJH will participate live via video conference.

 

In order to make this interactive for students we are hosting a

moderated Question & Answer chat  

  • A second computer or laptop should be used to submit questions (can be wireless)
  • A Google account is required to add questions & vote.  Click here if you need to set up a Google account.

  • Please summit well-formed questions related to the content being presented.

  • Your class may also vote on which questions are the best. 

  • Technology Integration Specialists will serve as Moderators and do their best to answer questions live.

  

Follow-Up Activity

Another chance to win! – Have your students complete the follow-up activity: Teams of students (or the entire class) design their own customized storm chase vehicles (See Lesson Plans: Evaluate section in each packet).  Every classroom (one entry per class) that submits photos of the assignment (vehicle model) competes to win a classroom prize pack! Elementary prize pack includes 30 backpacks/supplies, 1 FlipCam, 1 DVD Set; Middle school pack includes 30 t-shirts, 30 water bottles, 1 FlipCam, 1 DVD Set.   Send photos to Laurie Hogle at lhogle@esc11.net. (send a copy to me too - lindamcdonald@katyisd.org)   Deadline to submit photos of the project: March 31

 

Objectives

2nd Grade

5 4 1 Measure, record, and graph weather information, including temperature, wind conditions, precipitation, and cloud coverage, in order to identify patterns in the data. (2nd six weeks) 8 Weather SCI:2.8A 6
5 6 1 Identify the importance of weather and seasonal information to make choices in clothing, activities, and transportation. (2nd six weeks) - Weather SCI:2.8B 0
6 3 1 Use communication tools to participate in group activities such as video conferencing, virtual field trips, and age appropriate Web 2.0 tools (5th six weeks) - Technology TA:PRIMARY.8A 0
1 2 3 Identify what a scientist is and explore what different scientists do. - Ongoing SCI:2.3C 1

 

3rd Grade 

5 5 2 Observe, measure, record, and compare day-to-day weather changes in different locations at the same time that include air temperature, wind direction, and precipitation. 5 SCI:3.8A 5.4 3
6 3 2 Use communication tools to participate in group activities such asvideo conferencing, virtual field trips or Web 2.0 tools that are age appropriate. - Technology TA:INTERMEDIATE.8A, TA:INTERMEDIATE.8C 0
1 6 1 Connect grade-level appropriate science concepts with the history of science, science careers, and contributions of scientists. - Ongoing SCI:3.3D 0

 

4th Grade

5 6 1 Measure and record changes in weather and make predictions using weather maps, weather symbols, and a map key. (1st six weeks) 1 SCI:4.8A 5.4 0
6 1 3 Use communication tools to participate in group activities such as distance learning and email projects. - Technology TA:INTERMEDIATE.8A, TA:INTERMEDIATE.8C 0
1 6 1 Connect Grade 4 level appropriate science concepts with the history of science, science careers and contributions of science. - Ongoing SCI:4.3D 0

 

5th Grade 

5 6 1 Differentiate between weather and climate and observe recognizable patterns in the natural world such as daily temperature, wind direction, clouds, and seasons. (4th six weeks) 4 SCI:5.8A 5.4 0
1 6 1 Connect grade-level appropriate science concepts and the impact of research on the history of science, science careers, society and the environment, and contributions of scientists. - Ongoing SCI:5.3D 5.1 0

 

6th & 7th Grades

Enrichment

 

8th Grade

5 2 6 Recognize the Sun provides energy that drives convection within the atmosphere and oceans, producing winds and ocean currents. (4th six weeks) 5 Atmosphere/Weather SCI:8.10A 8.5 0
5 6 1 Identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather using weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts. (4th six weeks) 4 Atmosphere/Weather SCI:8.10B 8.5 0
5 6 2 Identify the role of oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes. (4th six weeks) 4 Atmosphere/Weather SCI:8.10C 8.5 0
1 6 2 Relate the impact of research on scientific thought and society, including the history of science and contributions of scientists as related to the content. (On-going) - Land Features/Force SCI:8.3D 8.1 0

 

 

Back Channel:

9:00 Moderators

  • Sarah Bauguss
  • Shannon O'Neill
  • Dianne Wuthrich
  • Lynn Rosenburg
  • Tracy Wade 
  • Koran Kaptchinskie

1:00 Moderators

  • Sarah Bauguss
  • Lynn Rosenburg 
  • Koran Kaptchinskie 
 

 



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