Chapter 4 Chapter 5

The Sun is always behind you

when you see a rainbow.
CHAPTER 4

Weather

What do you know

about weather?

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 Lesson 1
Describe Weather
Page 154

Lesson 2
The Warmth of
the Sun
Page 162
Lesson 3
Measure Weather
Page 170

1 ES 3. Weather can be observed, measured, and described.

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 Literature
Poem

ELA R 1.2.0. Students

read and understand grade-
level-appropriate material.

by Elizabeth Coatsworth

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The rain comes in sheets
Sweeping the streets,
Here, here, and here,
Umbrellas appear,
Red, blue, yellow, green,
They tilt and they lean
Like mushrooms, like flowers
That grow when it showers.

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How is an umbrella
like a mushroom? How
would you describe rain?

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Lesson 1

Describe
Weather

Clouds could mean a change

in the weather. What does the
weather look like here?

154 Building block lesson for 1 ES 3. Weather can be observed, measured, and described.
ENGAGE
What is today’s weather? You need
What to Do
Observe. Look outside.
What is the weather
like today?
paper
Communicate. Draw a
picture of today’s weather.
Explore More
Predict. What will
the weather be crayons
like tomorrow? Step

1 IE 4.a. Draw pictures that portray

some features of the thing being
described.

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EXPLORE
 Vocabulary What is weather?
weather You probably think about the
temperature weather every day. Weather
wind
is what the air and sky are like
each day.

sunny cloudy

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EXPLAIN
 The air might be warm or cool.
The sky might be sunny or cloudy.
The weather might be rainy,
snowy, or dry.

rainy snowy

Why is it important to know what

the weather will be?
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EXPLAIN
 How can weather change?
Weather changes from day to day.
Temperature is how cold or warm
the air is. Sometimes the air feels
cold. Sometimes the air feels warm.
The sky can change too.
Some days the sky is clear.
Some days the sky is full of clouds.

A This is a cold day. A This is a warm day.

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EXPLAIN
 Windy Day

Read a Photo
Which way is the
wind blowing?
Wind can change too.
Wind is moving air.
Sometimes wind moves slowly.
Sometimes wind moves very fast.

How does temperature affect you?

1. Make Predictions. What will the

weather be like tomorrow?
2. Write words that describe weather.

Draw a picture of something you can

wear to stay warm on a cold day.

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EVALUATE
 Predict
When you predict, you use what you
know to tell what will happen.

Learn It
Cindy looked closely at the picture
below and made a prediction. You
can record your predictions in a
chart like the one Cindy made.

What I Predict What Happens

It will rain and the
game will stop.

1 IE 4.b. Record observations and data with pictures,

160 numbers, or written statements.
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Try It
Look at the picture below.

1. What do you know about the

weather in the picture?
2. What do you think the
children will do?
3. Use a chart like Cindy’s to
predict what the weather will
be like when you go home
today. Write what happens.
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Lesson 2

The Warmth
of the Sun
vineyards, Napa Valley, California

The Sun makes your skin feel

warm. It helps plants grow.
What else do you think the
Sun does?

162 1 ES 3.c. Students know the sun warms the land, air, and water.
ENGAGE
What will the Sun do? You need
What to Do
Fill two cups with soil.
Feel the soil in both cups.
2 cups
Put one cup of soil in a
sunny place. Put the other
cup in a shady place. Wait
one hour.
soil
Compare. Feel the soil
in both cups. Draw Step
and write about what
happened.
Explore More
Predict. How might
the soil feel at night?
1 IE 4.b. Record observations and data with
pictures, numbers, or written statements.

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EXPLORE
Vocabulary What does the Sun do?
Sun Have you ever walked on a
water vapor sandy beach on a hot, sunny
Explore the day? How did the sand feel?
warmth of the
Sun with the How did the air feel?
Junior Rangers.

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EXPLAIN
The Sun is a star. Energy from the
Sun heats Earth. The energy of
the Sun warms the land, air, and Sun
water. It helps to make wind,
rain, clouds, and even snow.

When do you feel the heat

of the Sun?

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EXPLAIN
 What does the Sun do to water?
As the Sun warms water, some
water turns into water vapor.
Water vapor is water that goes
up into the air. You can not see it,
but it is there.

The Water Cycle

clouds
Sun

rain

water vapor

Read a Diagram
What falls from clouds?
Watch the water cycle
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EXPLAIN
As water vapor cools in the sky,
it turns back into drops of water
or bits of ice. Clouds are made
of both. When the water drops
or bits of ice get big, they fall to
Earth as rain or snow.

What are clouds made of?

rain falling

1. Make Predictions. Would the ground

feel hotter on a sunny day or a
cloudy day?
2. Write about what the Sun does for us.

Stand up and act out how water goes

from the land up into the air. Reach up
to the sky.

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EVALUATE
 Weather Story
Look at this picture.
What do you think happened?
What do you think the boy is feeling?
What do you think he wanted to do?

Write a Story Remember

Write a story about this boy. A story has a
Make sure to write about the clear beginning,
weather in your story. middle, and end.

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ELA W 1.2.1. Write brief narratives (e.g., fictional, autobiographical)
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Weather Graph
Anna asks her friends which activity
they like best on warm, sunny days.
She makes a bar graph to show
what she finds out.

Sunny Day Activities

Make a Graph Remember

Ask your friends which rainy A bar graph shows
day activity they like best. a picture of your
Make a bar graph to show information.
what you find out.

MA SDAP 1.1.2. Represent and compare data (e.g., largest, smallest, most often,
least often) by using pictures, bar graphs, tally charts, and picture graphs.
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Lesson 3

Measure
Weather
Death Valley National Park, California

The Sun heats air, land, and

water. Air can be very hot in
the desert. What is the
temperature here?

1 ES 3.a. Students know how to use simple tools (e.g., thermometer,

wind vane) to measure weather conditions and record changes
170 from day to day and across the seasons.
ENGAGE
What is the temperature You need
outside today?
What to Do
Observe. Look at a
thermometer.
Record Data. What is the
temperature outside?
thermometer
Explore More
Step
Predict. Do you think
the temperature outside
is higher or lower than
the temperature inside?
How could you find out?

1 IE 4.b. Record observations and data with

pictures, numbers, or written statements.

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EXPLORE
Vocabulary How can you measure
thermometer weather?
rain gauge
You can use tools to measure
wind vane
weather. There are many kinds
Explore weather
with the Junior
of tools for weather. Some tools
Rangers.
measure temperature. Other
tools measure wind and rain.

B These children are measuring

rainfall with a rain gauge.

172
EXPLAIN
A thermometer measures
the temperature of air
and water.

A rain gauge measures

how much rain falls.

A wind vane shows the

direction of the wind.

How do weather tools help us?

173
EXPLAIN
How can you learn more
about the weather?
Scientists use tools to measure
weather just like you. They use
the information they collect to
make weather reports.

Weather Report

Monday’s Weather

Sunny

High 83°

Low 62°

Wind strong A A meteorologist makes

weather reports.
Read a Chart
Tell about Monday’s weather.

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EXPLAIN
You can read weather reports in the
newspaper. You can watch weather
reports on television. You can even
find weather reports on the computer.

Why do you think people care

about the weather?

1. Make Predictions. What do you think

the temperature is outside?
2. Write a weather report about today’s
weather.

How does weather affect your community?

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EVALUATE
 You need What is the weather like
this week?
Find out if the weather changes from
craft stick
day to day.

What to Do
streamer Make a wind vane
wind vane
and a rain gauge.
Measure. Take your
tape wind vane, rain gauge,
and a thermometer
outside. Record what rain gauge
you find.
jar Step

thermometer

ruler

176 1 IE 4.b. Record observations and data with pictures, numbers, or written statements.
EXTEND
 Communicate. Make a weather
calendar. Observe and record the
weather every day for one week.
Use your weather tools.
Step

Predict. What will the weather be

like next week?

Investigate More
Compare. Record the weather for
another week. Does the weather
change from day to day?

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 A satellite is a tool that looks down
on Earth from space.
It takes pictures of the planet. The
pictures show where it is cloudy and
where it is clear. Meteorologists are
scientists who study the weather.
Satellite pictures help them predict
the weather.
The satellite pictures on the next
page show one day of
weather in California.

C a satellite
in space

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 Science, Technology, and Society

8:00 A.M.

C In the morning, a
storm is moving
over the ocean.

2:00 P.M.

C By afternoon, the
storm has moved
over the coast.

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Make Predictions. Look at the clouds
in the pictures. Where do you think
the storm will go next?
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 My Weather Book

Drip! Drop!
Rain is falling.
Will it go away?
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Splish! Splash!
The ground is wet.
Will it rain all day?
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 Look at this!
Here comes the Sun.
Let’s go out and play.
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The Sun is out.
The rain has stopped.
It is a sunny day.
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 What is this?
The ground is dry.
Where did the water go?
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It went up into the sky.
It may come back as snow!

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CHAPTER 4 Review

weather , page 156

temperature , page 158
wind , page 159
thermometer , page 173

Fill in the blanks with one of the words.

1. Sunny, rainy, cloudy, and cold are
words that describe . 1 ES 3

2. When you describe how hot or cold

the air is, you are talking
about . 1 ES 3.b

3. These trees show 4. This is a . 1 ES 3.a

. 1 ES 3

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5. Does the Sun warm the land and air?
How do you know? 1 ES 3.c

6. Predict. What do you

think will happen to the
puddle in this picture? 1 ES 3.c

7. Make Predictions. What do

you think the weather will
be like tomorrow? Why? 1 ES 3.b

What do you know about weather? 1 ES 3

8=6EI:G)

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Use a Thermometer
People use special tools to measure
the weather.

Monday Saturday
What is the What is the
temperature here? temperature here?

C Compare the temperatures.

Which is hotter?
C What would you wear on Monday?
What would you wear on Saturday?

1 ES 3.a. Students know how to use simple tools (e.g., thermometer, wind vane)
to measure weather conditions and record changes from day to day and across
188 the seasons.
1 You can measure changes in
temperature with a . 1 ES 3.a
A book
B ruler
C thermometer
D hand lens

2 Use the diagram to answer the question.

Sun clouds

rain

water vapor

What warms the land and water? 1 ES 3.c

A clouds
B water
C Sun
D rain

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