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Sustainability Lesson Clearinghouse
How Wind Works
Lesson Description:
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to:- describe air as a mixture of invisible gases that surrounds us.
- identify wind as air that is in motion.
- explain that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth.
Lesson Type:
- Discussion
- Project
Sustainability Topic:
- Energy
GEF Program Category:
- Green Energy Challenge
Time Needed:
50 minutes
50 minutes
Standards Addressed:
- language arts standard 6: use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary text.
- benchmark # 1: use reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of familiar literary passages and texts (e.g., picture books, predictable books).
- benchmark # 5: relate stories to personal experiences.
- science standard 9: understand the sources and properties of energy.
- benchmark # 1: know that the sun supplies heat and light to the earth.
- science standard 10: understand force and motion.
- benchmark # 1: know the effects of forces (e.g., wind) in nature.
- language arts standard 6: use reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of literary text.
- benchmark # 1: use reading skills and strategies to understand a variety of familiar literary passages and texts (e.g., picture books, predictable books).
- benchmark # 5: relate stories to personal experiences.
Materials Needed:
- writing and drawing instruments
- paper
- a copy or multiple copies of "i face the wind" by vicki cobb
- "how wind works"
Submitted By:
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Green Education Foundation (gef)
School or Group:
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Green Education Foundation (gef)
Contact Email:
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Service@greeneducationfoundation.org
Located in: Language Arts | Science
