Blended Learning Lesson Plan

Lesson Title: Weather

Objectives:
Students will be able to classify the different forms/types of precipitation.
Students will be able to examine different temperatures to determine weather conditions.
State Standards:
2.E.2A.1 Analyze and interpret data from observations and measurements to describe local weather
conditions (including temperature, wind, and forms of precipitation).

Context: There are several state standards for students learning about weather under the Earth
Science unit. This lesson will be a fun introduction to what they will be learning about for the
next few days of this unit.
Data: The students will be grouped based on their previous academic performance and their
overall performance in the class. There will be the higher performing students, medium
performing, and lower performing student groups. This allows the teacher to adjust there level of
rigor for each group during the teacher small group.
Materials: Ipads, Bins, Cut out papers, Google Chrome/Safari apps, Weather.com, Whiteboard,
Youtube

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Procedures:
Introduction (10 minutes): The class will begin with students being introduced to their
new topic of learning for Earth Science: Weather. They will be given a brief overview of what
they will be learning for the next few days before moving on to a different unit. They will then
be told how each stage of the lesson will go and what to do and each section. They will be told
how much time they are allowed at each station.
Teacher Directed (10 minutes): During the teacher directed stage of this lesson, the
teacher will begin by showing the students videos of different forms of precipitation and getting
them used to describing each one of them. They will then look at videos of the effects of these
types of precipitation as well as using the whiteboard to match photos of each to its
corresponding name. They will come to end with this station after going through a few questions
about each precipitation, such as the likely precipitation at certain temperatures.
 Collaborative (10 minutes): During the collaborative stage of this lesson, students will
move to the designated section of the classroom where three bins will be set up. The three bins
will be labeled: less than 32 degrees, between 32 and 70 degrees, and greater than 70 degrees.
Pictures of thermometers reading multiple different temperatures will be laid out for the students
to work together and place them it the respective bin. There will also be pictures of different
types of clothing cut out for the students to determine which clothing type goes with the
corresponding weather. When all of the cut outs are sorted the students may lift the bin to reveal
of paper that shows which items and thermometers go in each bin.
Independent Digital (10 minutes): During the independent stage of this lesson students
will go to the designated area of the classroom to use iPads to search the internet for different
weather condition around the world. Each student must find and screenshot a place that is (at that
time) warm, cold, cool, and snowing. After taking a screenshot of each of these, the students may
submit these pictures on to the appropriate assignment on Google Classroom to be checked by
the teacher.
Closure (10 minutes): To close the lesson, the students must all work together to clean up
every different area of the classroom, returning iPads to their designated place and cleaning up
the bins and cut outs. The will be given an short exit ticket with a question based on each of the
stages, which is to be completed and turned in to the teacher. After completing their ticket, they
will have time to ask the teacher any questions they had after this lesson.

Rationale:
Youtube videos of Precipitation and Effects
This multimedia has been chosen to show and introduce the students to the different types
of precipitation they will be talking about in the next few days. The youtube videos of rain, sleet,
hail, and snow effects will show them the real world example of each of these types. They may
have not seen all types in real life depending on the climate of where they live. This makes it
easy for learners who may not be able to learn as much from reading about topics, but by getting
a real world visual.
Weather.com App on iPads
This multimedia has been chosen because it is a trusted source for accurate weather
details across the world. Students will get a hands on independent research activity and must use
their prior knowledge of different locations weather types. For students who have not travelled as
much this may seem more difficult but through the use of their iPads they can research types of
weather across the world. This also allows them to get used to an application they will likely use
in the future when planning trips and checking their own local weather.