BUSHY PARK GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAM 2018 - 2019
  • Gifted Education
    • Why do we need gifted education?
    • Gifted Definitions
    • National Gifted Standards
    • Gifted Education Resources
  • GT Mathematics
    • Grade 4 >
      • Mental Math
      • Summer Math Curse
      • Problem Solving
      • Olympiads
    • Grade 5 >
      • Problem Solving
      • Olympiads
      • Ratio Relationships
      • Cartoons
  • GT Curriculum Extension Units
    • Grade 2 >
      • Archaeologists Really Dig It!
    • Grade 3 >
      • Weather
    • Grade 4 >
      • Ancient Civilizations
    • Grade 5 >
      • Oceanography >
        • Ocean Systems: The Coriolis Effect and El Nino
        • Waves and Tsunamis
  • GT Seminars
    • 4th Grade GeoBee
    • Geobee Grade 3
  • Enrichment Interactions
 

Weather & Climate
Grade 3

Students take an in-depth look into weather and climate.  We studied various climates based on latitude and altitude.  Then, we looked at tools that scientists use to study weather.  We also studies extreme weather patterns, and looked at how trade winds can create changing weather in an El Nino situation.
During the first few weeks of this unit, students worked in pairs to analyze and graph data about various cities throughout the United States.  They tracked monthly precipitation, sunshine, temperature, hours of sunshine, and snow where applicable.  Each pair created a poster showing the data they had graphed.  This information was displayed for the rest of the class to see.  Each student then had to use the data to make a decision regarding what city they would rather live in based on the weather. 
As final project, students chose different climate zones to study and then worked in groups to build climate zone friendly homes.  These are their presentations. 
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  • Gifted Education
    • Why do we need gifted education?
    • Gifted Definitions
    • National Gifted Standards
    • Gifted Education Resources
  • GT Mathematics
    • Grade 4 >
      • Mental Math
      • Summer Math Curse
      • Problem Solving
      • Olympiads
    • Grade 5 >
      • Problem Solving
      • Olympiads
      • Ratio Relationships
      • Cartoons
  • GT Curriculum Extension Units
    • Grade 2 >
      • Archaeologists Really Dig It!
    • Grade 3 >
      • Weather
    • Grade 4 >
      • Ancient Civilizations
    • Grade 5 >
      • Oceanography >
        • Ocean Systems: The Coriolis Effect and El Nino
        • Waves and Tsunamis
  • GT Seminars
    • 4th Grade GeoBee
    • Geobee Grade 3
  • Enrichment Interactions