September 28th, 2015

Study the Seasons

Study the Seasons

Study the seasons in your classroom with this week’s free educational resources aligned to NY State Academic Standards only on NYLearns!

Study the Seasons: Autumn Writing Study the Seasons: Interdisciplinary Study of Cyclic Change Study the Seasons: Understanding Weather and Climate Patterns

 

Elementary School

Autumn Writing

In this learning experience/unit from St. Lawrence-Lewis BOCES, students will review and brainstorm the signs of autumn through a PowerPoint presentation/ lesson with embedded video clips.

Students will:

  • collectively brainstorm seasonal changes in autumn
  • complete a Kidspiration graphic organizer
  • write three paragraphs on the seasonal changes in autumn

Related NY State Academic Standards: ELA1.E.LR1C, ELA1.E.SW2F, ELA1.E.SW2G

Middle School

DAY AND NIGHT: Interdisciplinary Study of Cyclic Change

In this learning experience/unit from NYSATL, carry out a coordinated investigation in math and science of the changing patterns of the length of day from a global perspective.

Students will:

  • experience real–life multi-step tasks that would encourage critical thinking and analysis
  • expand their reasoning and make a connection between mathematics, science, and other disciplines
  • experience the power in technology as a tool for analyzing data

Related NY State Academic Standards: MST1.I.MA2.1, MST1.I.MA3.1, MST1.I.SI1.1, MST1.I.SI1.4, MST1.I.SI3.1, and more!

High School

Understanding Weather and Climate Patterns

In this learning experience/unit, students will choose or be assigned a location and use the internet to research climate patterns and predict climate for their specified location.

Students will:

  • visit the Latitude/Longitude Position Finder to locate the general area of their assigned position on the U.S. map
  • identify and log the climate zone of their location
  • record appropriate weather data in their weather log

Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.I.PS2.2, MST4.C.ES.PS2.1, MST4.C.ES.PS2.2, MST4.I.PS2B.05.01, MST4.I.PS2B.05.02, and more!

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