Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Talk about what wind is like and what happens when the wind is very strong.
• Make a bottle wind spiral and spinner to explore the strength of the wind in the playground. Discuss results together as a class (Yr1).
• Discuss which is better for measuring wind strength - the wind spinner or the spiral? Why? (Yr2).
• Explore the idea of measuring the wind using the spinners.

Activities

1. Talk about what wind is like and what happens when the wind is very strong.
2. Make a bottle wind spiral and spinner to explore the strength of the wind in the playground.
3. Understand that the spinner is best for measuring wind strength and explore the idea of recording the results.

Investigation
Talk about what wind is like and what happens when the wind is very strong. Explore the idea of measuring the wind using the spinners.
Year 1 - Make a bottle wind spiral and spinner to explore wind strength.
Year 2 - Discuss which is better for measuring wind strength and why.

Vocabulary
Wind, strength, direction, forecast, summer, autumn, winter, spring, seasons