SCORE Mathematics

Standards Connections

WEATHER MATH

by Jan Rottner

Grade Level: 4

Objectives:
Students will collect weather data from their own general geographical location and another city elsewhere in the U.S. They will average the forecast temperatures and compare data using number sentences, graphing, etc.

Materials:

1. Student Worksheets attached
2. Computer & Internet Access
3. Calculators for self checking of results
4. Graph Paper or program for graphing data

Internet Resources:

Weather ; Facts, forecasts and data

http://www.weather.com/

Earth Watch Weather on Demand

http://www.earthwatch.com/

Procedure:

1) Have students do worksheet #1 (html) / worksheet #1 (pdf) attached. This can be done at a one computer station as a Literacy Center activity.
2) Have students follow the student directions page while completing the student worksheet.
3) Have the students find averages using their weather data.
4) Select any extensions for the students do to.

Evaluation:

Data collection and graphing will be evaluated using a 3 or 4 point rubric.
Computation skills will be graded on accuracy.

Extensions:

Use a graphing software program like "The Graph Club" by Tom Snyder have the students create computer graphs of their data they collected.

Some related suggestions

Weather in Action by National Geographic A web related interactive project

http://___________________________

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California's Mathematics Academic Standards

Grade 4:
Number Sense
2.0 Students extend their use and understanding of whole numbers to the addition and subtraction of simple decimals.
2.1 estimate and compute the sum or difference of whole numbers and positive decimals to two places
2.2 round two-place decimals to one decimal or the nearest whole number and judge the reasonableness of the rounded answer

3.0 Students solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers and understand the relationships among the operations.

3.1 demonstrate an understanding of, and the ability to use, standard algorithms for addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers
3.4 solve problems involving division of multi-digit numbers by one-digit numbers

Weather ; Facts, forecasts and data	http://www.weather.com/
Earth Watch Weather on Demand	http://www.earthwatch.com/