GED 2002 Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans

Activity Title- Interpreting a Weather Map (National/World)

Goal/Objective

To read and process information using realia.USA Today Weather page.

Lesson Outline/Introduction

Students will learn to read and synthesize information using local, area, or national weather maps.

Activity

1. Have students divide into groups of four.
2. Provide each group with a copy of USA Today (weather page).
3. Explain vocabulary, weather symbols, and graphs.
4. Have students graph the local/area five-day forecast.
5. On second sheet of graph paper have students locate and graph the temperatures of 10 cities around the world.

Debriefing/Evaluation Activity

Have students share the varying temperatures around the globe and discuss why they vary.

Materials, Texts, Realia, Handouts

Extension Activity

Have students access weather information on the internet.

Have students plan a trip across country and determine the weather in each location. Discuss how weather could impact their trip.

ESE Accommodations

Real-Life Connection

Discuss how weather affects our personal lives, the economy and industry.

Activity Title- Interpreting a Weather Map (National/World)

Introduction

To read and process information using realia.USA Today weather page.

Main Activity

Say: Can we predict weather? How can weather affect our lives? Let's look at this weather map and see.

Write down the following vocabulary: cloudy, partly cloudy, ice, showers, thunderstorms, sun, rain, extremes, forecast. Introduce the Forecast Legend, 5-day forecast, bar graphs, National forecast and World weather.

Closure/Conclusion

• Students will be able to read a weather map using the map legend and symbols.
• Students will be able to extrapolate and synthesize data.

Follow-up lessons/Activities

Have students access weather information off the World Wide Web. An extension activity could be to plan a cross country trip and type in their destination to access the weather for their trip.