Unit - Weather Wind and Air

Developmental Lesson Plan
Teacher Candidate: Amber Daub Date: February 23, 2018
Group Size: 19 Allotted Time 9:30-10 Grade Level 1st grade
Subject or Topic: Weather – Wind and Air
Common Core/PA Standard(s):

 3.5.4.C.2 – Identify weather patterns from data charts (including temperature, wind
direction and speed, precipitation) and graphs of the data.
 3.3.1. A5 – Become familiar with weather instruments.
Learning Targets/Objectives:
 Students will be able to demonstrate their knowledge of wind by completing a
worksheet.
 Students will be able to observe wind by creating a pinwheel.
Assessment Approaches: Evidence:

1. Asking students what they learned about 1. Asking students what they learned about
the water cycle the water cycle – students will raise their
2. Wind worksheet hands and share with the class some of the
3. Asking students what they learned about facts that they learned about weather.
wind and air 2. Wind worksheet – students will complete a
worksheet on different information about
wind to show what they learned.
2. Asking students what they learned about
wind and air – students will raise their hands
and share with the class some of the facts that
they learned about wind and air.
Assessment Scale:
 Students will complete a worksheet that has questions about wind.
o Writing and drawing, 2 points per question
o Creating a pinwheel, 2 points
o 10 points total
o Circle the picture that shows the wind blowing hard. (2 points)
o Tell why you picked that before. (2 points)
o The wind is keeping up the kite. Draw an arrow to show which way the wind is
blowing. (2 points)
o The wind is blowing gently. Finish the picture of the flag. (2 points)
o Creating a pinwheel. (2 points)
o 7/10 - 10/10 = above average
o 4/10 - 6/10 = average
o 3/10 - 5/10 = below average
o 1/10 - 2/10 = poor
Subject Matter/Content:
Prerequisites:
 What rain is
 How to use scissors and glue
 How to write
 How to follow directions
 How to use a one hole punch
 What water vapor is
Key Vocabulary:
 Wind – the flow of gases, here on Earth it refers to the movement of air
 Weather – what the air outside is like
 Water cycle – when water moves from Earth to the sky and back again
Content/Facts:
 Moving air is called wind
 Wind can push things
 It can push a sailboat across a lake or blow a wind vane
 Sometimes it blows gently and sometimes it blows hard
 A flag can show how hard the wind is blowing
o When the wind blows gently, a flag ripples
o When it blows hard, a flag flies straight out
 Show flag pictures after talking about facts
 Strong wind turns windmills to make electricity
 Sometimes wind can be too strong
 The strong winds of a tornado can break up buildings
Introduction/Activating/Launch Strategies:
 Students will be told that we are going to talk about wind and air today.
 Students will be told that we are going to review what we learned about the water cycle
to help those that missed the day before.
 Call students over to the black carpet.
Development/Teaching Approaches
 Teacher will ask students what they remember about the water cycle.
 Teacher will read Feel the Wind to the class.
o Teacher will ask students what they learned from the book.
 Teacher will tell students that:
o Moving air is called wind
o Wind can push things
o It can push a sailboat across a lake or blow a wind vane
o Sometimes it blows gently and sometimes it blows hard
o A flag can show how hard the wind is blowing
 When the wind blows gently, a flag ripples
 When it blows hard, a flag flies straight out
 Show flag pictures after talking about facts
o Strong wind turns windmills to make electricity
o Sometimes wind can be too strong
o The strong winds of a tornado can break up buildings
 Send students back to their seats and pull up the PowerPoint with the flags on
 Teacher will show students the PowerPoint
o Talk about what the class sees (the difference between the pictures)
 Pass out wind worksheet to students for them to complete
o Collect when students are finished
 Tell students that we are going to make pinwheels for them to use when they are
outside to see the wind moving
o Explain to students that if we make our pinwheels correctly, they will be able to
spin when there is wind
o Explain to students how we are going to make our pinwheels
 Cut out the squares
 Cut down the four lines
 Whole punch the little holes on the paper
 Pinch the corners with holes into the middle
 Bind the pinwheel with long fasteners
 Attach a popsicle stick for students to be able to hold the pinwheel
Closure/Summarizing Strategies:
 Have each group clean up their desks and try to earn a drop for their team
 Ask students what we learned about wind today and give them time to share their
responses
 Tell students that we will be talking about temperature on Monday
 After hearing student responses, call students to line up for a bathroom break by hair
color
Accommodations/Differentiation:
 Student A will work with his aide and his device to assist him in participating in the
class discussion and creating a pinwheel.
Materials/Resources:
 Feel the Wind
o Feel the Wind. (2009). Paw Prints.
 Wicker, C. (n.d). Retrieved February 22, 2018, from
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-wind.htm
 Flags Blowing in the Wind PowerPoint
 Pinwheel Creation
o Popsicle sticks
o Pinwheel print out
o Hole puncher
o Long fasteners
 Harcourt Science Textbook (Earth Science)
o Jones, R.M. (2002). Harcourt Science. Orlando: Harcourt School.
o Wind facts
o Wind worksheet
Reflective Response:
Report of Student Learning Target/Objectives Proficiency Levels
Remediation Plan (if applicable)
Personal Reflection Questions
Additional reflection/thoughts
Pinwheel
Number 1 Number 2 Number 3 Number 4 Total
creation
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Student E
Student F
Student G
Student H
Student I
Student J
Student K
Student L
Student M
Student N
Student O
Student P
Student Q
Student R
Student S

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Developmental Lesson Plan

Teacher Candidate: Amber Daub Date: February 23, 2018

Group Size: 19 Allotted Time 9:30-10 Grade Level 1st grade

Subject or Topic: Weather – Wind and Air

Common Core/PA Standard(s):

Assessment Approaches: Evidence:

Remediation Plan (if applicable)

Personal Reflection Questions

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