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Overview:
As part of a unit on weather, discuss the attributes of various
types of clouds. Students will recreate each type of cloud then
complete the Kidspiration activity, Cloud Sort.
Standards:
Physical Sciences, Grade One, Nature of Matter
#1 Classify objects according to the materials they are made of
and their physical properties.
Preparation:
- Gather
books about clouds
- Load
the cloud sort template on your computers
- Gather
materials:
- 9
by 12 inch blue construction paper (2
sheets per student)
- 9 by 12 inch
gray construction paper (1 sheet per student),
- 10 cotton
balls per student,
- one 2 by
12 inch piece of cotton batting for each student
Activity/Steps:
- Read books about
clouds
- Discuss the various
types of clouds: cirrus, cumulus and stratus
- Watch the sky
for examples of various types of clouds
- Make pictures
of each type of cloud
- For cirrus
clouds, give each student one sheet of blue paper and
one cotton ball. Have student break cotton ball into several
pieces and stretch each piece very thin. Glue these to
the upper part of the paper (sky) and draw a scene that
would take place on a day that has cirrus clouds in the
sky.
- For cumulus
clouds, give each student one sheet of blue construction
paper and nine cotton balls. Have students group the cotton
balls on the upper part of the paper (sky) and glue them
in place. Draw a scene that would take place on a day
that has cumulus clouds in the sky.
-
For stratus clouds, give each student one piece of batting
and one sheet of gray construction paper. Glue the batting
on the upper part of the paper (sky) and draw a scene
that would take place on a day that has stratus clouds
in the sky.
- Explain the cloud
sort activity to the students.Each
student will complete the activity by sorting the cloud pictures
into the appropriate boxes.Print each student’s work.
Assessment:
Student must correctly place 12 clouds (75%) in the proper box.
