on weather prediction.
2. Read a story having to do with weather. For example, “The Cloud Book” by Tomie de Paola,
New York: Holiday House, 1975. Talk about weather prediction using clouds as indicators.
3. Share the Inupiaq information from the “Weather Prediction Chart”, Traditional
Weather Predictions, Nome B/B Program. (Website).
4. Have students brainstorm on how they could record weather for a month. List the ideas on a
chart. Then share some professional charts for weather forecasting by weather persons.
5. Share ways on Traditional weather forecasting. (NES - The class may watch a translated
show).
6. Invite an elder or a local expert to share stories on weather predictions.
7. View a video on weather forecasting using modern instruments. (Check with the Library)
8. Invite a weatherman from the Weather Station or have students go on a field trip to the.
weather station.
9. Have students record their observations on a sheet at night so they can start working on
making their presentations using Powerpoint, (Appleworks Presentation) Hyperstudio, or
Kidspiration. Give a day for students to practice how the different applications work.
10. Contact other teachers in Alaska for weather comparisons to allow students to exchange
information about weather patterns via the internet. (Keypals)
11. Have students write a report on some aspect of weather. It could be on cloud formation,
winds, fronts, storms, how instruments are used, etc. Students can decide how they will
present their reports, i.e. poster, diorama, Powerpoint (Appleworks Presentation) or
Inspiration.
12. Have students write poems on different weather conditions. For example, they can write
cinquain, haiku, simple rhyming poems.
13. Have students write weather stories. Choose different weather topics such as;
Summer/winter storms
What to do on sunny (summer/winter) days.
Rainy day ideas
What I would do in a blizzard (No school!)
Fish Camp activities
14. As a culminating activity, hold a “Weather Fair” with the younger students (K- 3). The
students can present their reports and what they learned about weather forecasting to groups
of 4- 5 students at a time. Schedule classes to rotate the students.
Assessments:
a. Chapter Six and Seven Tests from Heath Science.
b. Inupiaq and English Vocabulary knowledge on weather.
c. Present reports in class.