What's up With the Weather? (FLEX)

***this is a FLEX class*** In this class, we will learn about the weather! They will learn about various concepts such as: rain, clouds, ice, tornado, rainbows, wind, weather reporting, meteorologist, weather tools, clouds, snow, the water cycle, thunderstorms, and the seasons. 

Students will be asked to observe and chart their weather each day and share it with the class, at least, once a week (but students may feel free to post updates as frequently as they want). Through this interaction, students will get to learn about the weather in different parts of the country, maybe even the world! I will include some printables (in the classroom upon sign up) and ideas for students to create their own "weather station". 

Throughout each week, the students will participate in various crafts, activities, experiments, and themed-snacks. Students will be asked to share their process and the final product for each craft, activity, experiment, and/or snack with the rest of the class through the use of videos, pictures, and/or discussion posts. I will post a variety of videos giving detailed instructions and demonstrating some of the various activities. Some of these fun activities include (but are not limited to!):

- rain in a jar experiment
- sky jell-o snack
- building a rainbow
- wind blow painting
- wind stock craft
- snow storm in a jar
- weather vain craft
- tornado in a bottle
- Rainbow Volcano
- Rainbow Walker
- & more!

Books:
Tornadoes and Hurricanes By: Cy Armour
Icy By: Juniata Rogers
Our Wonderful Weather (series) By: Valerie Bodden
Windy By: Juniata Rogers
Rainy By: Alice K. Flanagan
Rainbows By: Precious McKenzie
Snowy By: Alice K. Flanagan
Clouds: A Compare and Contrast Book By: Katharine Hall
When Will It Rain?: Noticing Weather Patterns By: Martha E. H. Rustad  Illustrated by: Holli Conger
Surviving a.... (series) By: Heather Adamson
Disaster Zone (series) By: Vanessa Black
Foggy By: Juniata Rogers
Seasons (series) By: Julie Murray
What Is.....? (series) By: Jennifer Boothroyd
Cloudy By: Alice K. Flanagan
National Geographic Readers: Storms By: Miriam Goin

Videos:
The Hottest Place on Earth
Why Are There Clouds?
Weather Song
Weather - How's the Weather?
Weather Collection
Does Lightening Ever Strike Twice?
Seasons
Thunderstorms
Tornadoes
Snowflakes
The Reasons for Seasons
Hurricanes!
Tornadoes!
The Dr. Binocs Show: How is a Rainbow Formed?
Colossal Questions: How are Rainbows Made?

- Throughout this class, students will engage with their peers through the use of Kahoots! and class wide games like Jeopardy! and BINGO. Nearpod will also be utilized to demonstrate what students have learned, engage in virtual field trips, and allow for classmate interaction. 

- Students will also post their completed crafts and assignments for their classmates to comment on. Students will follow along with various crafts such as coloring pages, multimedia crafts, informative diagrams, cut and paste crafts, and so much more! We will engage in activities such as interactive google presentations, mini info books, and super exciting experiments! 

- Also shared in the classroom will be exciting videos for students to watch and learn from, guided questions will be attached to each video. 

- Anchor charts will be used as visuals.

(this course includes the How do Clouds make Rain, Rainbow Volcano, and Rainbow Walker live meeting course)