I couldn’t be more thrilled to share about this unit that Cristina and I have been teaching! If you have access to iPads then you are ready to have a blast studying, analyzing, and sharing all about weather with your kids!
First we partnered up and studied the weather on iPad. Everything we did is explained step by step in the lesson plan!
We watched the video tutorial and enjoyed playing meterologists as we predicted rain or no rain.
We learned about a location around the world through a post card with specific information just for us! We used iPads to check out our location of study!
We compared the weather in our post card city to our own city.
Students loved looking at all the different weather books. The more they learned, the more they wanted to learn!
After comparing the post card city to our own, students wrote a post card back sharing all the important information they had learned!
Shock broke out around the room as we discovered the weather prediction for Saturday! Most of my students have never seen snow because we live in south Texas. It was just about the coolest thing to be able to see these temps and this forecast on our iPads. (Sadly the snow didn’t come. We did see 32 degrees all day with moisture!)
Checking out weather on other continents…
As an extension to the lesson, students can create a forecast and play meteorologist with the extension lesson included in the unit! Using props and a student colored background picture, students can report the weather!
We show you how to green screen with iPad…
Could they BE any cuter?
You can even have a forecast viewing party with all your recorded forecasts!
It’s not hard to have your students analyzing, comparing, and predicting weather!
This is the first in the next series of iPad Essentials Units.
Apples! Hands-On Science
Science Writing and Technology
All About Scientists
Science Journal
Sheri Ryan says
January 13, 2015 at 10:48 pmThis looks awesome and everyone seems to be having the best time.
Going to have a look now 🙂
Sheri.
Nancy Alvarez says
January 13, 2015 at 11:34 pmVery cool. A perfect example of technology integration.
FirstGradeTeacher says
January 14, 2015 at 1:01 amThis is amazing.
How did you get access to your class/half-class set of iPads? Did you purchase them, fundraise, ask the PTO, etc.? I am currently working on trying to figure out how to get some in my own classroom.
Stephanie Billings says
January 14, 2015 at 1:47 amI love how iPads can expand learning for any unit! Your students looked like they enjoyed this lesson!! Looks great!
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Everyone deServes to Learn says
January 14, 2015 at 1:51 amWhat a great idea to set up a green screen! Love it!
-Maria
Raphaële says
January 14, 2015 at 4:32 pmI. Am. Speechless. And I want to come and meet you RIGHT NOW. And I can tell you what 's the weather like here in France if you want. And bring the cheese. How's that?
Becky says
January 14, 2015 at 8:09 pmThis is such a great way to use the iPad!!! Great post! Thanks for sharing!
Jodi Keever says
January 15, 2015 at 3:45 amThank you so much for sharing! We just received I Pads, and we are wrapping up our weather unit. I will be using this next year!
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Miss Kindergarten says
January 16, 2015 at 3:22 amI can't even!!!!
Emily English says
July 6, 2015 at 7:43 pmI am so impressed with your kiddos!! And I didn't know you taught in San Antonip…that's where I'm from! I love connecting with Texas teachers 🙂
Myra says
October 9, 2017 at 11:32 amIs this unit availed for purchase?
Anne Marie van Hooijdonk says
February 2, 2019 at 12:02 pmIs it still possible to find the Ipad Essentails Analysing weather around the world on Teachers Pay Teachers?