Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Make a wind sock to measure wind direction.
• Observe and record wind direction over time and notice patterns between rainfall and wind, and changes in direction.
• Use the scientific vocabulary: wind, direction, gauge, patterns and data.

Activities

1. Understand that wind direction is measured using a wind sock.
2. Observe the wind direction over time and notice any patterns between rainfall and wind.
3. Consider if the time of day has an effect on the wind direction.

Investigation - observing over time, pattern seeking
Make a windsock to measure wind direction and a wind vane to measure the direction of the wind.

Vocabulary
Weather, rainfall, precipitation, data, wind, direction, gauge, patterns