Weather (Weather flag for kindergarten/1st grade)

Launch- Survey Chart and discussion leading into focus questions/ investigation.

Focus Question: What is weather? What is the weather like today? How do you know/can you sense when the wind is blowing?

Planning: Felt, cardboard strips, staples

Data: Children will take their flags outside and use the chart below to decide how hard and if at all the wind is blowing. 

NO Wind 0	Some Wind 1	Strong Wind 2
Flag doesn't move	Flag moves slightly	Flag moves a lot

-Students will then draw a picture of their flag and what happened when they took it outside. 

Claims & Evidence: We can tell the wind is moving because we can see our flag moving. 

Conclusion: We learned that wind can be seen and heard. We learned we can feel the wind. 

Questions: What kind of storms produce very strong winds? (Hurricanes & Tornadoes). How do we know what to wear everyday or when we need an umbrella?