1. The Weather CLIL project for Science (2nd cycle)
Science: The weather
The Weather CLIL project for Science (2nd cycle)
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

2. Cross-curricular link:
Science: The weather
Learning outcome:
To understand how the weather affects our lives.
Cultural focus:
Interculturality
Cross-curricular link:
Geography, Mathematics, Art
Web links:
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

3. Concha, Kasia,Susana (Cibeles)
Science: The weather
PLANNING THE LESSON
Science: The weather
Learning outcomes
Activities
Language for Learning
Resources
Thinking skills
Assessment
Know:
That weather affects our lives;
The importance of the weather forecast;
That weather is different around the world.
Be able to:
Recognize different weather types;
Compare the characteristics of different weather types;
Associate types of weather with their consequences;
Search for information about weather on the web
Interpret and represent weather information in a graph.
Be aware:
of how to listen to others;
of how to take into account other’s work or investigation.
Activating prior knowledge:
1.Differences and similarities between pictures. Weather wheel
2. We can/We can’t with a certain type of weather
Developing knowledge
3. The weather around the world. Making a graph showing temperatures
Content
Vocabulary
-weather (it’s sunny, it’s windy, it’s foggy)
Adjectives
(heavy rain, gentle wind)
Structures
This picture is similar to/ different from…. Because it’s/it’s got…..
If....
We can/We can’t
What will the weather be like in…
It will be…..
Functions
Descriptions
Comparisons
Predictions
Explanations
Language support
Pictures
Weather wheel (word bank)
Sentence structure
Weather wheel
Worksheets
Computers
Internet
World map
Classifying
Comparing
Contrasting
Reasoning
-Analyzing
Competences
Communicative
Knowing the world
Social
Digital
Mathematical
The students can:
Recognize the characteristics of different types of weather;
Compare different weather types;
Associate weather phenomena with consequences;
Interpret information about weather from a graph;
Record information about weather; 3
Concha, Kasia,Susana (Cibeles) 3

4. NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
Science: The weather
Activities
Activity 1
Activity 2
Activity 3
Look for differences and similarities related to weather seen in famous paintings and record it in a weather wheel
Associate sentences with possible activities with different types of weather.
(matching game).
Complete a woksheet.
We conclude how important the weather forecast is to plan our daily life.
Search on the web for the weather in five different cities around the world.
Make a temperature graph.
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

5. NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
Science: The weather
Activity 1:
Types of weather
Learning outcome:
To be able to recognize the different types of weather
To compare the characteristics of the different types of weather
Vocabulary: Cold, warm,, bright, dark, calmed, raining heavily, raining slightly, hot, extremely hot, strong wind, snowing, storm, thunder, lightning
Structures:
This is different from this because it is/it has got…
This is similar to this because it is / it has got…
Interaction: groups/whole group;
Cognitive skills: Types of weather.
Cross curricular links: Art.
Materials:
One set of the selected paintings for each group;
The weather wheel as shown in the slide.
Students will be given a set of paintings. They have to look for differences and similarities between the paintings.
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

6. NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
Science: The weather
Activity 1:
Types of weather
6. The weather wheel: students will analyze the differences and similarities they found, and the teacher will place each painting in one section of the weather wheel, according with the weather type shown in the picture. Whole group activity.
7. Assessment: Students can...
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

7. Activity 1. Types of weather
Learning outcome> Planning the lesson > Activities > Activity 1 > Activity 2 > Activity 3
Activity 1. Types of weather
Sounds

8. PAINTINGS Carl Larsson Sorolla Albert Cuyp Tim Parrish
Learning outcome> Planning the lesson > Activities > Activity 1 > Activity 2 > Activity 3
PAINTINGS
Carl Larsson
Sorolla
Albert Cuyp
Tim Parrish

9. Kanawaga Ando Hiroshige Hockney Hockney Monet Van Gogh
Learning outcome> Planning the lesson > Activities > Activity 1 > Activity 2 > Activity 3
Kanawaga
Ando Hiroshige
Hockney
Hockney
Monet
Van Gogh

10. NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
Science: The weather
Learning outcome> Planning the lesson > Activities > Activity 1 > Activity 2 > Activity 3
This is different from this because it`s...
This is similar to this because it ‘s...
sunny foggy stormy cloudy
snowing
windy
raining heavily
Snowing slightly
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010

11. NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010
Science: The weather
Learning outcome> Planning the lesson > Activities > Activity 1 > Activity 2 > Activity 3
WEATHER WHEEL
NILE at UEA University. CLIL project: the weather. July 2010