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Introduction to Weather

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- Weather tells us what the sky and air around us are like on any given day.
- The weather can be sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, stormy or snowing.
- Scientists can predict the weather by understanding patterns.
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Discussion Questions
- Before VideoHow can you learn about the weather on a particular day? ANSWER
You can look outside, listen to the weather forecast on the news or check online.
You may have experienced stormy, sunny, rainy, windy and snowy weather.
Your favorite might be sunny, so you can play outside. Snowy weather might give you a snow day, so there will be no school.
Weather forecasters look at temperature, wind, clouds and air pressure.
Thunderstorms, tornadoes and hurricanes are examples of severe weather.
It can help people make decisions about what clothes to wear and if it is safe to go somewhere. It can help keep us safe.
- After VideoWhat kinds of things can we see if we look at the sky? ANSWER
You might see clouds, sun, rain, airplanes, kites, snow, lightning and more.
Clouds are made up of tiny droplets of water.
Scientists use patterns to make predictions about the weather. For example if they know that weather almost always moves from west to east, they can predict which way a thunderstorm will move.
So that we can stay safe and get inside.
When it is cold outside, rain can freeze into a solid. Snow is just frozen water.
It provides plants with water so that plants can grow. It can provide people with water to drink.
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Vocabulary
- Weather DEFINE
What’s happening in the Earth’s atmosphere on any given day.
- Cloudy DEFINE
When clouds are in the sky. Clouds can block sunlight.
- Sunny DEFINE
When the sun shines brightly with no clouds blocking it.
- Rain DEFINE
When drops of water fall from clouds in the sky.
- Snow DEFINE
When rain freezes into a solid while it’s falling from the sky.
- Wind DEFINE
When air around us moves quickly.
- Thunderstorms DEFINE
When dark clouds make thunder and lightning and usually a lot of rain.
- Air DEFINE
A gas that is all around us.
- Atmosphere DEFINE
The sky and air around the Earth.
- Weather DEFINE
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