Kindergarten • Science & Discovery
Weather Watchers — Build & Prepare
Use a weather forecast to choose useful clothing and actions, then build and test a simple shade structure for an ice cube.
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Prepare for the Forecast
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Build a Shade
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Learning focus
- Use weather information to discuss how people can prepare for changing or severe weather.
- Build, test, and observe a simple structure intended to reduce warming from sunlight.
Resource details
- Grade
- Kindergarten
- Subject
- Science & Discovery
- Topic
- Weather & Seasons
- Skills
- Weather Solutions
- Pages
- 2
For adults
Talk through why each forecast choice helps before your child circles it. For the shade test, use matching ice cubes and trays in the same area, change only whether a cube is shaded, and record the real outcome even when the first design does not work as expected.