Weather Woes

3rd grade research lesson

Introduction (hover below for video)

Read the book Cloudy with a

Chance of Meatballs.

The Activity
Obviously, the crazy weather affected the story Cloudy
with a Chance of Meatballs. We are going to do a
research project where we look at how real life wacky
weather phenomenon.
You are going to work with a partner to research actual
weather phenomenons.
At the end of your research, you will create a slide show
using Pixie to show what you have learned.

Essential Question
Weather can be unpredictable. How and why can
weather be described as wild, wacky, and freaky?

First, read about weather on World

Book Kids
World Book Kids Weather Article

Now watch this Study Jams video on

weather.
Weather and Climate Study Jams

Use a graphic organizer to organize

your information on weather.
Take a look at the wild and wacky weather phenomenon
that are the top web sites and articles on the next page.
Then decide, do you want to find out more about
hurricanes, tornadoes, or winter storms and pick the
appropriate article and information to learn more.

Lets check out some weather

related sites and articles!
Freaky Forces of Nature
10 Freaky Facts About Weather
Bet You Didnt Know
**Whats Up with the Weather?

Choose a wacky weather to learn

more about.
Scholastic News Hurricanes
Scholastic News Winter Storms
Scholastic News - Tornadoes

Each scholastic page

has lots of
information!

Create
Now that you know more about your wacky weather,
create a Pixie slide show to show off what you know.
Your slide show should have:

A picture on each page of your weather phenomenon

2 sentences about your weather phenomenon on each page
A did you know fascinating fact on each page
Be 3 pages in length

Standards

Grade 3 Locate and Evaluate Resources and Sources

Use technology to find, record, and organize information

Identify the sections of the library media center and resources

in each section

Create a source list using a simple citation style

Identify and use a wide variety of resources

Identify the main idea of information gathered

Use the library catalog to locate sources to meet an information

need

Apply critical thinking and problem-solving strategies

Understand the arrangement of the resources in the media

center

Create new understanding from information gathered

Follow the CCPS Acceptable Use Policy and computer rules

Use safe online practices

Grade 3 Find, Generate, Record, and Organize

Data/Information

Use keywords for finding answers to questions

Use effective search strategies for collecting information

Grade 3 Interpret Recorded Data/Information

Grade 3 Share Findings/Conclusions

Use a variety of formats, including technology to share information

learned

Discuss and identify fair use, copyright, and Creative Commons

Grade 3 Literature Appreciation and Life-Long Learning

Read, listen to, view, and discuss stories that reflect human
experiences

Make connections between literature