How's The Weather?

We brainstormed and reflected on all the things we have learnt about weather and the effects it has on people. We also talked about what we would wear and the different activities we would do during various seasons. In groups we picked an extreme weather and wrote all of our ideas down! Extreme weather conditions seem to be very popular this year :-)

We spent time weather watching and predicting what the weather will be like. We checked out yahoo weather app and talked about what the weather conditions are. We asked ourselves: what would we like to do in this kind of weather? What do we need to look out for? What kind of clothing do we need to wear?

We created a piece of art where we expressed how we feel about rain. We also wrote poems about rain and how it sounds, feels, smells and looks like. We posted these on Seesaw for you all to see and hear.

We have been finishing off all of our research and inquiries into weather. Everyone had a good think about one type of weather they were really interested in finding out more information about. Tornadoes and blizzards were very popular! The children grouped themselves with others who were interested in the same weather condition and each came up with three questions. The questions had to help guide their inquiry so we chose to start our questions using the 5 Ws and H - Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. They came up with excellent questions and have been finding out some really interesting information. Next week we will have lots to share with you about the effects this chosen weather has on people and what the students have designed to protect themselves! This will be where the creative imaginations can take over.

We have also been very creative this week by planning a day according to the weather. From choosing a weather type and mapping out: What to wear, what it looks like, what activities can you do, what effects this weather has on people, what we need and where can you go in this weather. It showed me that the children had made lots of connections during this unit and were full of fantastic ideas when planning out their day. More to come next week as we enter the final week of this Unit of Inquiry.