1. Animated Guide: Hurricanes
http://sciencenetlinks.com/tools/animated-guide-hurricanes/
I found this link by clicking the AAAS Science NetLinks resource provided for us. I then clicked typed in climate and weather, and filtered from 3-5 grade. I found this was perfect because one of the weather conditions given is a hurricane, therefore the students could use the weather map and this resource to find all the information they could about hurricanes. This resource covers the standards 3-ESS3-1: make a claim about the merit of a design solution that reduces the impact of a weather-related hazard
NETS-S.3.A: use
technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity and promote
creativity
2. WNCT 9 on your side
http://wnct.com/category/weather/
I found this on twitter on the "first alert 9" twitter page. One of the tweets was giving a weather report and said for further information to click on the link. I decided it would be great for my students to explore a weather channel page and be able to figure out the terminology used, and be able to watch a forecast live on the website. The standard this resource covers is
NETS-S.3.A: use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity and promote creativity
3. WunderMap
https://www.wunderground.com/wundermap
I found this by typing into google "virtual weather map." This was a really cool website that the students could click on different weather conditions, and see what is coming and where they would be located. The students would be able to zoom in and out to see the entire world, or certain parts of the country. The standards that this resource covers are
3-ESS2-2: obtain
and combine information to describe climates in different regions of the world
NETS-S.3.A: use
technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity and promote
creativity
I like all of the resources you have found! They all seem very creditable and of high quality. I like the visuals that the animated hurricane guide provides. I do think this resource might be a little difficult for students who have cognitive disorders or are still developing in their reading abilities. How would you assist these students in using this resources?
ReplyDeleteIt seems as though the same learners might need added assistance with the second resource will you modify the use of this resource in the same way as the first one? I do think the videos in the second resource would make this resource more useful for a larger population of students than the first one.
Finally, the last resource seems to be a bit advanced for third graders with all of the added information. I can see students getting distracted by all of the words, and things to click on. How do you plan to make this more accessible to them?
I was thinking that as well, and there are many other maps that are not interactive that the students could use instead. I would have a list of different resources for the students to pick from that were either interactive (the one that was shown) or non interactive, for the students whom have trouble with the stimulation aspect.
ReplyDeleteThe second resource was more for the students to just watch how the weather forecasters make their forecast. I feel like the students whom do have cognitive disorders would be able to watch the video. If not, they could listen to the video or they could simply look at pictures of what the set looks like and read a description of the weather on the site that has all of the terms that would be used in a forecast.
Finally the third one would be set up for them with the boxes that needed to be clicked. Therefore the students would simply have to zoom in and out and see what is going on and what places on earth would be affected.
So the first resource I really liked & found interesting. There's not too much information being thrown at you at one time, so you can really take a moment to look at the visual and the info for as long as you need before clicking the next button. I especially like the last portion where students can change the wind speed to see the effects. The only real struggle with this resource that I see is I wish the animation video was larger... maybe that's something that could be zoomed in on?
ReplyDeleteThe second resource I think could be a good idea to allow students to explore what weather forecasts fully entail. I would definitely make sure to tell students what they can/cannot click on with this site because it's not solely a weather website. I'm curious if there are other weather websites out there that are geared more towards kids & education that could work better.
And the 3rd resource actually wouldn't load for me after I tried opening it a few times. My computer security was giving me a red flag... so that's something to be wary of & I can't really comment on that resource.
I agree, it is very small but if you do zoom in the screen, which is easy to do on an iPad, it would be easier for the students to see it. They can still interact with it when it is zoomed as well. Thanks for pointing that out!
ReplyDeleteThat is a great idea for the second website I did not even think of that, I was more gearing towards having them watch a weather forecast to have them see what it is all about, but I will definitely do more research into that!
Well, that is something that I would also need to look into as well with the third resource, if it is not working something could be wrong with it. It was a big interactive map that the students could click different boxes to see different weather conditions all over the world. However, I would have them checked for the students previously because the site was a little intense, and could be difficult to navigate.
One of the things to always consider is how a digital resource works on various platforms and devices. What might work on your laptop at home while you're planning may not work as well on students' tablets.
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