**Lesson Plan: Our Weather**
**Grade Level:** Primary 6
**Subject Area:** Basic Science and Technology
**Duration:** 60 minutes
### **Objective:**
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Understand what weather is and identify different types of weather.
2. Recognize the factors that influence weather.
3. Describe how weather affects our daily lives.
4. Identify common weather instruments and their uses.
### **Materials Needed:**
- Whiteboard and markers
- Projector and laptop for weather videos
- Weather chart or posters
- Flashcards with different weather types (sunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy, etc.)
- Thermometer, anemometer, barometer, and rain gauge (or pictures of them)
- Worksheets for weather observation
- Colored pencils or crayons
### **Introduction: (10 minutes)**
1. **Greeting and Settling Down:** Greet the students and let them settle down.
2. **Warm-Up Discussion:** Ask questions to engage students:
- "What is weather?"
- "Can anyone describe today’s weather?"
- "How does the weather affect your mood or activities?"
3. **Objective of the Lesson:** Briefly explain that they'll be learning about different types of weather, how we measure weather, and how it impacts our daily lives.
### **Direct Instruction: (20 minutes)**
1. **What is Weather?**: Explain that weather is the condition of the atmosphere at a particular place and time, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind speed, etc.
2. **Types of Weather:**
- Show flashcards with different types of weather.
- Describe each type briefly (sunny, rainy, cloudy, stormy, snowy, windy).
- Show a short video clip illustrating different types of weather.
3. **Factors Influencing Weather:**
- Discuss factors like temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind, and precipitation.
- Use a weather chart to show how these factors can change daily.
4. **Weather Instruments:**
- Introduce common weather instruments: thermometer (measures temperature), anemometer (measures wind speed), barometer (measures air pressure), and rain gauge (measures precipitation).
- Show actual instruments or pictures and explain how each one is used.
### **Guided Practice: (10 minutes)**
1. **Interactive Weather Chart:**
- Display a large weather chart in the classroom.
- Ask students to come up and place flashcards of today’s observed weather on the chart.
- Encourage students to explain why they chose that particular type of weather.
2. **Identify Instruments:**
- Distribute pictures of weather instruments.
- Let students match pictures with their names and uses on the whiteboard.
### **Independent Practice: (15 minutes)**
1. **Weather Observation Worksheet:**
- Hand out worksheets with drawing sections and questions (e.g., "Draw today’s weather," "Which instrument would you use to measure today’s temperature?").
- Allow students to use colored pencils or crayons to draw and answer the questions.
2. **Writing Exercise:**
- Ask students to write a short paragraph about how today's weather affects their day. For example, "Today is sunny, so I will play outside."
### **Closure: (5 minutes)**
1. **Review Key Points:**
- Quickly review the key points of the lesson by asking students to name types of weather and instruments.
2. **Weather Forecast Activity:**
- Assign a fun weather forecast activity where students will act as weather reporters for the next class. This will help reinforce learning and build speaking skills.
3. **Homework:**
- Provide a simple homework task where students observe the weather over the next three days and record it using their own homemade weather chart.
### **Assessment:**
- Evaluate students’ participation during discussions and activities.
- Review weather observation worksheets and writing paragraphs for understanding.
- Conduct a quick oral quiz or ask students to identify weather instruments in the next class.
### **Reflection:**
After the lesson, reflect on what went well and areas for improvement. Note whether students were engaged and if they demonstrated understanding of the concepts taught. Adjust future lessons based on this reflection.