Hi! My name is Kevin. I just started science camp.
I knew I’d get to catch bugs and learn about the moon. But I didn’t know I’d get to be a weather detective, too!
Here’s what happened…
I got up early the first morning.
The sun was just up.
When I went outside, it was cold!
I ran back into the house to put on my sweater.
That felt a lot better.
Then Mom drove me to camp.
We had a blast!
We caught bugs and saw an astronaut video.
Then we went out to play.
It got hot at lunchtime, so we went inside for Show-and-Tell.
Annie brought Wilbur, her pet frog.
I’d like to have a pet frog.
At the end of the day, Dad picked me up from camp.
Mom was making dinner, so I went out to play.
The sun was starting to go down.
It was getting dark and cold out!
I needed my sweater, but couldn’t find it anywhere.
I looked in the laundry.
I looked in my drawer.
I even looked under my bed.
Where did it go?
Stop & Talk
I never found my sweater, so I put on my jacket.
It kept me warm until dinnertime.
Then it was time for bed.
The next morning, it was cold again!
I put on my jacket, jumped in the car, and Mom drove me to camp.
It was amazing.
We looked at a butterfly wing under a magnifying glass.
Then we saw a video about whales.
After that, we had story time out on the grass.
But then it got hot, so we went in to eat lunch.
That afternoon, Dad picked me up and we headed home.
We ate dinner, and I went out to play.
The sun was starting to go down.
It was getting dark and cold out!
I needed my sweater, but couldn’t find it anywhere.
I was cold, but what could I wear?
I never found my sweater. Now I can’t find my jacket, either!
Stop & Talk
Get Up & Move
I was cold, but I couldn’t find my sweater or my jacket.
Then I thought about my new sweatshirt. It would keep me warm!
I started to pull on my sweatshirt, but Mom stopped me at the door.
“Where are your sweater and jacket?” she asked.
“I don’t know,” I said. “I can’t find them anywhere.”
I thought Mom would be mad, but she wasn’t.
She laughed and told me to think where they might be.
So that’s what I did.
Stop & Talk
I thought about my first day at camp.
“It was cold,” I said, “then it got hot, and then cold again.”
“And the next day?” Mom asked.
“The same thing!” I replied.
Here’s what I figured out: It’s cold in the morning before the sun warms things up.
It gets hot at noon, when the sun is shining.
Then it gets cold again when the sun goes down.
I found my sweater and jacket right where I’d left them—back at camp.
Now I know when it will be hot and when it will be cold.
And I hardly ever lose my clothes anymore.
THE END
Grade K
Weather Patterns
Daily Weather Patterns
K-ESS2-1
Weather Window worksheet | 30 copies |
Students will record the weather each day for four days using the Weather Window worksheet.
Think about:
It’s fun watching the sky and tracking the weather. But your students probably won’t see dramatic changes in this short time. To make students aware of seasonal changes, we suggest they keep a four-day weather journal EACH SEASON. In other words, have students complete a worksheet in fall, in winter, in spring, and in summer. They should note the season on each worksheet and keep them in their science notebooks.
When they have completed all four seasons, compare the results in a class discussion. Look for patterns or trends in the weather where you live.
Grade K
Weather Patterns
Daily Weather Patterns
K-ESS2-1
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