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2. North Carolina Standard Course of Study: Kindergarten Science Goal 2 - The learner will make observations and build an understanding of weather concepts. OBJECTIVE 2.01: OBSERVE AND REPORT DAILY WEATHER CHANGES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OBJECTIVE 2.02: IDENTIFY DIFFERENT WEATHER FEATURES INCLUDING:  Precipitation.  Wind.  Temperature.  Cloud cover OBJECTIVE 2.03: IDENTIFY TYPES OF PRECIPITATION, CHANGES IN WIND, FORCE, DIRECTION AND SKY CONDITIONS. OBJECTIVE 2.04: OBSERVE AND DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF WEATHER ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES.

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4. Weather Make a circle map of weather words. rain snow tornado clouds sunny hurricane thunderstorm fog January blizzard wind hot sleet hail lightning desert

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6. Sunny - 6 Cloudy - 3 Rainy - 1 Windy - 0 Conversation Tools (E-pals) Shady Grove Weather Advance, NC Red Bug Weather Park, FL Winter Sunny - 4 Cloudy - 3 Rainy - 3 Windy - 1

7. A Weather Riddle What's fluffy white and floats up high, Like piles of ice cream in the sky? And when the wind blows hard and strong, What very gently flows along? What seems to have lots of fun, Peek-a-booing with the sun? When you look up in the sky, What do you see floating by? Knowledge Construction Tool

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9. What is a tornado? What makes a tornado? Dynamic Modeling Tool

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11. Regina Altieri Suzie Hecht ITC 5220 Summer 2008