Tag Archives: weather

“Bee” a Climate Conscious Citizen – Taking Care of our Climate, Classroom and Community

March 2, 2022 – 2:42 pm

Amy Mateer, Kindergarten, Selwyn Elementary School

Synopsis

Tags Bees, climate, climate anxiety, Climate Change, community, eco-grief, ecosystems, environment, environmental stewardship, Recycling, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2021 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Refugee Stories

Climate Refugee Stories: Rising Above Challenges

March 2, 2022 – 2:00 pm

Seon Sloley, Science, Parker Academic Center

Curriculum Unit (PDF)

Synopsis

Tags asylum seekers, challenges, climate, Climate Change, Climate Refugee, discrimination, Ecosystem, environment, Hunger, natural disasters, obstacles, returnees, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Views on an Individual’s Moral Obligation to Limit Climate Change

January 31, 2020 – 12:28 pm

Takeema Evans, Science, Hawthorne Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags acid rain, albedo, alternative energy, altitude, and eccentricity, arid, biofuel, Carbon Cycle, climate, coal, coral reefs, deforestation, el niño, generator, geothermal, green roof, greenhouse effect, heat island, humid, hydroelectric, hydrogen fuel, Köppen climate classification (temperate, la niña, latitude, Natural Gas, Nuclear Fission, nuclear fusion, nutation, ocean acidification, paleoclimate, petroleum, photosynthesis, photovoltaic, plankton, polar), precession, Respiration, solar, sunspots, thermal expansion (of sea water), tropical, turbine, wave power, weather, wind | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

Connecting Clouds with Weather and Climate Studies

January 24, 2020 – 1:46 pm

Ted Miracle, Science, Devonshire Elementary

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags climate, clouds, Elementary Science, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2019 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Climate Science and Solution Strategies

“Can we go outside?” Well, let’s predict the weather!

January 24, 2020 – 1:40 pm

Shota Kinjo, 5th Grade, E.E. Waddell Language Academy

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Synopsis

Tags air pressure, anemometer, barometer, cirrus, climate, clouds, cumulonimbus, cumulus, front line, metrology, nimbostratus, precipitation, rain gauge, stratus, temperature, thermometer, weather, wind direction, wind speed, wind vane | Permalink | Comments Off

2017 Curriculum Units Vol 5: Doing Science: Hands-On Learning in the Laboratory

Weather/OR Not…Learning is Fun!

January 31, 2018 – 5:38 pm

Tracie Cooper, Science, Hidden Valley ES

Curriculum Unit (pdf)

Tags Elementary School, fifth grade, lesson plans, Science, Water Cycle, weather | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 Vol 6: Integrating Concepts in Life Sciences

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

February 2, 2016 – 1:34 pm

Chrystal Cavanagh, Science, Morehead STEM Academy

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags climate, data, Elementary School, Science, weather, weather data, weather graphing, weather prediction | Permalink | Comments Off

2015 CTI News Vol 1: Exercise and the Brain

Weather Moves, So Should Children

January 27, 2016 – 4:12 pm

Amethyst Klein, Science, Winterfield Elementary

Final Unit(pdf) Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf)

Tags air, air mass, BDNF, brain, Convection Current, Elementary School, Exercise, Irisin, jet stream, neurogenesis, Science, water, weather, weather systems, wind | Permalink | Comments Off

2014 Curriculum Units Vol 4: Intersections of Science, Technology and Culture

From The Merman to the Weatherman: The Evolution of Weather Prediction

January 21, 2015 – 3:56 pm

Jennifer Thompson, Science, James Martin Middle School

Final Unit (PDF) Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags cultural ecology, forecasting, hurricane, meteorology, mythology, storms, techonologies, weather, weather myths | Permalink | Comments Off

2012 Curriculum Units Vol 1: The Science of NASCAR

Forces of Nature: Incorporating Literacy Elements to Promote an Understanding of Forces and Motion in Relation to Weather

March 4, 2013 – 6:15 pm

Nikki Guevara, Literacy/Science, Bain Elementary School

Final Unit (PDF)

Implementing Common Core Standards (PDF)

Tags essential standards, fluency, forces and motion, informational text, literacy, push and pull, weather, words per minute | Permalink | Comments Off

Charlotte Teachers Institute

Tag Archives: weather

“Bee” a Climate Conscious Citizen – Taking Care of our Climate, Classroom and Community

Climate Refugee Stories: Rising Above Challenges

Views on an Individual’s Moral Obligation to Limit Climate Change

Connecting Clouds with Weather and Climate Studies

“Can we go outside?” Well, let’s predict the weather!

Weather/OR Not…Learning is Fun!

Weather Data: A 5th Grade Unit Study of Using Data to Predict Weather Events

Weather Moves, So Should Children

From The Merman to the Weatherman: The Evolution of Weather Prediction

Forces of Nature: Incorporating Literacy Elements to Promote an Understanding of Forces and Motion in Relation to Weather

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