Nature Journal Instruc- Tions: Cut the Pocket on This Page on the Solid Lines

Forecast Actual

Cloud Cover Precipitation

Wind Temperature

Forecast Actual Cloud Cover My Weather Precipitation Forecasts Wind Temperature

My Weather Forecast Instructions: Cut the triangular pocket on the solid lines. Fold under on the dashed lines. Glue or tape the folded flaps to lapbook to form a pocket. Cut the five forecast slips around the outside edge. (There are two on this page and three on page 2.) Place the slips in the pocket. For one week predict the next day’s weather. Will there be cloud cover? Will there be precipitation? Will there be wind? What do you think the temperature will be? Record your forecast and then the actual weather.

Nature Journal Instruc- tions: Cut the pocket on this page on the solid lines. Fold Nature Journal under on the dashed lines. Glue or tape the flaps to the lapbook to form a pocket.

To make the journal cut pages 3 and 4 on the solid lines. Hole punch the circles. Stack the pages with the cover on the top. (The order of the other pages does not matter.) Thread the ribbon through the holes and tie a knot at the front to hold the pages together. Place in the pocket.

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Fillinthehighandlow Snow Wind temperaturesforeachday. Clouds DarkClouds Hail Sun Recordtheweatherusing Rain thesymbolstotheleft. Lightning

Weather Record Instructions: Cut around the box on the solid line. Fold in half widthwise with the calendar to the inside. Glue or tape one of the outsides to the lapbook. Glue or tape on label (below). Fill in the name of the month on the line above the calendar grid and the dates on the Forecast Actual calendar for the month you will be recording temperatures. You can find the high and low temperatures in a newspaper or online. Or record Cloud Cover the temperature at the same time each day. Precipitation

Wind My Weather Record Temperature

Forecast Actual Forecast Actual Cloud Cover Cloud Cover Precipitation Precipitation Wind Wind Temperature Temperature © 2007 Amanda McCoy 2 Date Temperature Precipitation Wind Clouds Nature Journal Winter 2007

Draw an evergreen tree.

Date Date Temperature Temperature Precipitation Precipitation Wind Wind Clouds Clouds

Draw a scene out your window. Draw the winter sky.

Identify and draw a winter bird. Draw a seed pod, cone or berry.

Date Date Temperature Temperature Precipitation Precipitation Wind Wind Clouds Clouds

Identify and draw a winter grass or plant. Draw an animal or tracks from an animal. © 2007 Amanda McCoy 4 Moon Log Moon Log Instructions: Cut around the eight pages on the solid 1 2 lines. Stack the pages in order. Staple on the sides. Write the moon phase on the dashed lines. Check the boxes on the pages after you have seen that moon phase.

1. New Moon 2. Waxing Crescent 3. First Quarter 3 4 4. Waxing Gibbous 5. Full Moon 6. Waning Gibbous 7. Last Quarter 8. Waning Crescent

Place Moon Log in pocket in lapbook. (The pocket is on page 7.)

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I High wispy ice clouds. Often seen in clear skies and mean good weather. N 1 D S Flat layer of low clouds. Light rain likely. 2 O F Thick blue-gray blanket-like clouds. Rain or snow likely. 3 C L Fluffy low couds that often “grow” during sunny days. O Usually mean fair weather. 4 U D Giant thunderhead clouds. Thunderstorms with heavy rain, S hail and winds are on the way. 5

CIRRUS Kinds of Clouds Instructions: Cut on the solid lines. Fold the dashed 1 lines. Cut the cloud labels and paste under the corresponding flaps. STRATUS Color the cloud images on the front flaps. Check the box on the flap if you observe that type of cloud. 2 CUMULONIMBUS NIMBOSTRATUS CUMULUS 5 3 4 © 2007 Amanda McCoy 6 Hail Rain

Weather Sleet Words Snow Precipitation:

Mist Freezing Rain

Weather Words Instructions: Cut on the solid Moon Phases Pocket Instructions: Cut lines. Fold the sides into the middle on the dashed the pocket on this page on the solid lines. lines and then in half on the dashed lines with Fold under on the dashed lines. Glue or “Weather Words” on the top. Write the definition for tape the flaps to the lapbook. Place the precipitation on the cover and the definitions of the Moon Log book (page 5) in the pocket. weather words under the corresponding flap. Precipitation - Generalnameforwaterinanyformfalling fromclouds. Hail - Amixtureofliquidandfrozenprecipitation.Hail- Moon stonesarecomposedoflayersofice.Astheymovearound insidethecloudtheycollidewithraindrops,addinglayers andgrowingbeforetheyfalltoearth. Phases Sleet - Solidprecipitationintheformoficepelletsform whenraindropsfreezeastheyfallthroughsubfreezingair nearthesurfaceoftheEarth. Mist -Waterdropletssosmallthattheyarefloatinginthe air.Becausemistdropletsdonotfall,mistisatypeoffog. Rain - Liquidprecipitationintheformofwaterdropsthat fallsfromclouds. Snow - Precipitationthatiscomposedofwhiteicecrystals thatfallfromclouds.Snowmaysticktogethertoform snowflakes,whichhaveahexagonalorsix-sidedshape. Freezing Rain -Rainthatfallsinliquidformbutfreezes uponimpacttoformacoatingofglazeonthegroundand onexposedobjects. © 2007 Amanda McCoy 7 WeatherPoem Beaufort Wind Scale

0: calm Smoke rises vertically.

1: light air Wind direction shown by smoke- drift, but not by wind vanes.

2: light breeze Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; ordinary vanes moved by wind. 3: gentle breeze Leaves, twigs in constant motion; wind extends light flag.

4: moderate breeze Raises dust and loose paper; small branches are moved. 5: fresh breeze Small trees begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters. 6: strong breeze Large branches in motion; whis- tling heard in telephone wires, umbrellas hard to use. 7: near gale Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind. 8: gale Breaks twigs off trees; generally impedes progress. 9: strong gale Weather Poem Slight structural damage occurs (roof tiles are removed) Beaufort Wind Scale Instructions: Cut on the 10: storm solid lines. Accordian fold on the dashed lines Seldom experienced inland; trees keeping the top flap with the title on the top. uprooted; considerable structural Glue or tape the back of the bottom flap to the damage occurs. lapbook. Weather Poem Instructions: Cut on the solid 11: violent storm outside lines. Fold in half on the dashed line with Very rarely experienced on land; the lines to the inside. Cut out the label on the accompanied by widespread solid lines and glue or tape to the outside of the damage. flap. Glue or tape to the lapbook. Find a weather poem or write your own and copy it onto the 12: cyclone/hurricane lines. © 2007 Amanda McCoy 8 Name: ______

Weather

Open the folder. Fold the edges to meet in the middle, as shown.

To make the cover. First color the cover picture (Page 9). Cut out on the outer solid line. Place the right side of the cover picture under the right flap of the lapbook folder. Center it vertically. Align it horizontally so that the whole word “Weather” sticks out on the left side. Trace the outline of the right flap onto the cover picture. Cut on that line and glue both sides to the folder.

Follow the directions for folding each lapbook element. Glue or tape in position. Refer to the chart below for placement.

Weather MyWeather Words: NatureJournal: Record: Page7 Kindsof Pocket:Page1 Calendar:Page2 Clouds: Journal:Pages3-4 Label:Page2

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BeaufortWind Scale: Page8

MoonPhases: My WeatherPoem: Forecasts: Pocket:Page7 RuledFlap:Page8 Booklet:Page5 Pocket:Page1 Label:Page8 Slips:Pages1-2