Weather Watch
Be the person who knows what the weather did all week.
1 week🔬 Science🔢 Math✏️ Writing
What you need
- a window
- paper
- a cup left outside if it rains
Nothing to buy and nothing to print — if you do not have one of these, swap it for whatever you do have.
The steps
Day 1
Make the chart
Draw five boxes and label them with the days.
🎨 Draw it
Day 2
Same time every day
At the same time each day, look outside and draw a symbol: sun, cloud, rain, wind.
🎨 Draw it
Say this: “Same time each day, or we are not comparing the same thing.”
Day 3
Warmer or colder
Is today warmer or colder than yesterday? How can you tell without a thermometer?
Day 4
Catch the rain
If it rains, leave a straight-sided cup outside and see how deep the water gets.
🔢 Write the number down
Day 5
What kind of week
Say one sentence about the whole week. Was it a rainy week or a sunny week?
✍️ Write a few sentences
How to score it
You score this, not us. Pick the description that actually matches what they did.
Consistency
- 1. Looked once
- 2. Looked most days
- 3. Looked every day
- 4. Looked every day at the same time
Recording
- 1. No record
- 2. Some days recorded
- 3. All days recorded
- 4. All days recorded clearly enough for someone else to read
Concluding
- 1. No conclusion
- 2. Said one thing
- 3. Described the week
- 4. Described the week and used the chart as evidence
What goes in the portfolio
A five-day weather chart with a symbol for each day and one sentence about the week.