LessonPlan
Catching the Wind - What is Wind?
Grade Level: 2
Essential Question
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Whatevidenceshowsthatairhasmassandvolume?
Standard
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SC.2.E.7.4-Investigatethatairisallaroundusandthatmovingairiswind.
Student Objective
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Investigateandprovethatairisallaroundus,hasmassandtakesupspace.
Materials
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CloudChart:
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CloudJournalActivitySheet
Pencil/Marker
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/downloads/cloudchart.pdf
Key Terms
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Air
Mass
Volume
Engage
AskthestudentstolistentoapoembyJamesReeves.Basedonthepoemstudentsare
askedtoinferwhatthepoemisabout.Askstudentstoprovideevidencefromthepoemof
theirinference.
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LessonPlan
Poem:
Icangetthroughadoorwaywithoutanykey,
Andstriptheleavesfromthegreatoaktree.
Icandrivestorm-cloudsandshaketalltowers,
Orstealthroughagardenandnotwaketheflowers.
SeasIcanmoveandshipsIcansink;
Icancarryahouse-toporthescentofapink.
WhenIamangryIcanraveandriot;AndwhenIamspent,
Iliequietasquiet.
Explore: What is air?
GuidedInquiry-Theairaroundus:Askstudentstothinkaboutwhatweneedtolive?
Possibleanswersmayincludefood,water,shelter.Ask:doweneedairtolive?Weneedair
toliveandbreath.
Inquiryquestions:
• Whatisair?
• Howdoweknowitisthere?
Optionsforstudentinvestigations:
Studentinvestigation#1:Canweprovethatairisallaroundus?Giveeachstudenta
balloon.Askthemtoblowitup.Whatistheballoonfilledwith?Nowaskstudentstoletgo
oftheirballoon.Airisnowcomingoutoftheballoon.
Studentinvestigation#2:Giveeachstudentaglassofwaterandastraw.Askthemtoblow
throughthestrawintothewater.Oncecompletedaskthem:
• Whatdidyouobserveaboutthewaterwhenyoublewthroughthestraw?
• Whatwasbeingblownthroughthestraw?
• Whatwashappeningtothewaterwhenyouwereblowingthroughthestraw?
Explain
“AirtheFacts”:
• Ouratmosphereismadeupofair.
• Airisamixtureofgases.
• Thesegasesareaformofmatter.Matterissomethingthathasmassandtakesup
space(volume).
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LessonPlan
• Unlikeasolidoraliquid,airisinvisible.
InvestigationQuestions:
• Sohowcanweprovethatairismatter?
• Howcanweprovethatairhasmassandtakesupspace(volume)?
Extend
ExperimentOptions:TheFollowinglabscanbefoundunder“experiments”onyour
WeatherSTEMdomainpage.
• Doesairtakeupspace(volume)?
• Doesairhavemass?
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