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Elementary Science
Science Focus LessonSC.5.E.7.3Weather
Polk County Public Schools
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SC.5.E.7.3Benchmark: Recognize how air
temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation determine the weather in a particular place and time.
Essential Question:How does temperature, air pressure,
humidity, wind speed and direction, and precipitation determine the weather in a particular place and time?
Vocabulary:temperature humidityair pressure wind speedhail sleet
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WHAT IS WEATHER?Weather is the condition of the
atmosphere at a place for a short period of time.
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How is weather described?
Weather is described by using air temperatureair pressure (barometric pressure)
humiditywind speed and direction precipitation
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Air Temperature Air Temperature is how hot or cold the air
is.A thermometer measures the temperature
of the air in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. The higher the
temperature the warmer the weather.
The lower the temperature the colder the weather.
The temperature falls as the altitude rises.The temperature of land near a large body
of water is often moderate because it usually takes longer for the water to cool or heat which keeps the land next to it cooler or warmer.
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Air Pressure
•Air Pressure is also called Barometric Pressure.
•Air pressure is the weight of air pressing on everything around it.
•Air pressure is measured by using a barometer.
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• Three conditions affect air pressure• Water Vapor makes air moist. Moister air has a lower air
pressure- drier air has higher air pressure• Temperature – when air gets warmer the pressure goes
down and when it gets cooler the pressure goes up.• Altitude – Air at pressure goes down at higher altitudes
because the air is thinner.
• When the air pressure changes you can tell the weather will change. Rising air pressure means clearer weather is coming. Falling air pressure means unsettled or wet weather is coming.
Conditions affecting Air Pressure
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Summarizing1. Partner A to B: Define weather
and terms used to describe weather conditions
2. Partner B to A: What happens to the weather when the temperature rises?
3. Partner A to B: Describe air pressure.
4. Partner B to A: What weather condition is predicted when air pressure rises?
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Humidity• Water vapor in the air is called humidity.• On very humid days the air is holding a lot of water
vapor and your skin may feel damp.• Relative humidity is the amount of water vapor that the
air is holding compared with the amount that it could hold at that temperature.
• Relative humidity is measured with a hygrometer.
Fun Fact!
Some hygrometers use hair to
determine the humidity because
hair on your head and in the
hygrometer shrinks and lengthens
based on how much water vapor
is in the air
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Wind Speed and Direction• Wind is moving air. Air moves because the
surface of the Earth is not heated evenly.• Wind speed is measured with an anemometer.• Wind direction is measured by a wind vane.• Land near a large body of water often has a sea
breeze or a land breeze.
Wind Vane Anemometer
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Precipitation• Water that falls to Earth’s surface is called precipitation.
Rain – Liquid drops
Measured with a rain gaugeRain falls at
above freezing temperatures.
Snow – ice in the form of six sided crystals - Measured with a snow gauge Snow may fall
when temperature
reaches freezing.
Hail- chunks or balls of ice
Hail can fall at above freezing temperatures.
Sleet-small pellets of ice Sleet falls at
below freezing temperatures.
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Clouds
Cirrus clouds may be followed by rain or snow
in a few hours.
Cumulonimbus clouds produce
thunderstorms- they are also called thunderheads
Each kind of cloud tends to go with a different kind of weather
Cumulus clouds are “fair-weather” clouds
Stratus clouds can bring light rain.
Clouds prevent direct sunlight from reaching Earth so on
cloudy days the temperature does not raise much!
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Summarizing
What characteristic of weather would explain why your skin feels damp during the summer months in Florida?
Talk with your partner to answer the following question
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Guided Instruction:
Which tool is used to measure how much rain falls during a storm?A. B.
C. D.
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The answer is BA rain gauge is used to
measure the amount of rain fall.
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Guided Instruction:
Grace's class measured the temperature outside four times a day for four days in a row. Their results are shown below.
Which two days were most likely cloudy based on the results?
A. Day1 & Day 2B. Day 2 & Day 3C.Day 3 & Day 4D.Day 4 & Day 1
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The two days are Day 2 and 3 because the temperature does not increase much during the day.
When clouds are present there is less direct sun light which does not allow for much heating of the air.
The answer is B
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Guided Instruction
Jenny measures the outside temperature as 16 degrees Celsius, 61 degrees Fahrenheit. She observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a solid form. What type of precipitation is Jenny most likely observing?
A. hail B. rain C. sleet D. snow
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The answer is AHail is solid precipitation that forms high in the atmosphere where the temperature is below freezing even though the surface temperature is above freezing.
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Guided Instruction:
Which tool is used to measure the winds speed?A. B.
C. D.
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The answer is DAnemometer is used to measure the speed of the wind.
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Summarizing
Essential Question:
How can clouds help us to make predictions about changes in the weather?
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1. Which tool is used to measure wind direction?A. B.
C. D.
Check Your Understanding
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Check Your Understanding2. Alexis measures the outside temperature as 16
degrees Celsius, 61 degrees Fahrenheit. She observes precipitation falling from the clouds in a liquid form. What type of precipitation is Jenny most likely observing?
A. hail B. rain C. sleet D. snow
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3. Grace's class measured the temperature outside four times a day for four days in a row. Their results are shown below.
Which two days were most likely sunny based on the results?
A. Day1 & Day 2B. Day 2 & Day 3C.Day 3 & Day 4D.Day 4 & Day 1
Check Your Understanding
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Check Your Understanding4. Philip measured the temperature on the top of the Grand
Teton mountains in Wyoming and the temperature at the lowest point in the valley below. Which of the following descriptions would best describe the temperatures that Philip measured?
A. The temperature on the top of the mountain much higher than the temperature in the valley.
B. The temperature on the top of the mountain was cooler than the temperature in the valley.
C. The temperature on the top of the mountain was a little higher than the temperature in the valley.
D. The temperature on the top of the mountain was the same as the temperature in the valley.
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Check Your Answers
1. C. Wind Vane2. B. Rain3. D. Day 4 and Day 1
4. B. The temperature on the top of the mountain was cooler than the temperature in the valley.
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With your shoulder partner, list the characteristics of weather that are reported on by a meteorologist.
Summary Question