My firsties love jobs in the classroom. We have Calendar time every day before we begin our math lesson. I already have one student who is the Calendar Person for the day (I really should get a better title for that job. :) ). Anyway, we look at the weather outside, but I'd really like them to incorporate more Science in it. I am going to introduce Meteorologist for the Day. They are so excited to start. Since we live in New York, we are going to a little to the west to Minnesota (Go Vikings and Twins) to compare the weather.
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Science Project:
Meteorologist for a Day
Objective
In many parts of the country, it seems that the weather is always changing. Where does this weather come from? Can you predict the weather for where you live by looking at what the weather is like in other parts of the country? Why does this sometimes work? In this experiment, students will explore how storms appear to have a tendency to come from the west. They will relate this observation to the rotation of the earth.
