Climate of Arizona
How?
Frying an Egg on Concrete - Science Activity
collaborative maps
playback feature shows each student's contribution
Weather Journal - Science Experiment
Make It Rain - Science Experiement
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-experiments.htm
Video about Arizona climate with Think-Pair-Share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSkA8sPWKQA
Read the text about different weather and climate conditions
https://www.sciencea-z.com/main/UnitResource/unit/13/earth-space-science/grades-3-4/clouds-wind-and-storms
Content Areas
Geography
Arizona State Standards: 2.G2.1 - Explain how weather, climate, and other environmental characteristics affect people's lives in a place or region being studied.
Science
AZ State Standard: 2.E1U2.6 - Analyze patterns in weather conditions of various regions of the world and design, test, and refine solutions to protect humans from severe weather conditions.
Reading
AZ State Standard: 2.RI.3 - With prompting and support, describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in a technical procedures in a text.
5E: Lesson Plan
Evaluate: Summarize their findings in a written paragraph
Writing: B-3: complete a written summary of key events
Elaborate: Explore and research why then egg may or may not have fried on concrete
Explain: Discussion as a class; define terminology
Explore: Watch video, read article, perform activity
Listening/Speaking: B-6: following multiple step directions for classroom and other activities
Reading: LI-3: answering questions about the text
Engage: Can you really fry an egg on the sidewalk?
