Title of Activity: Wild Weather!
Reference Section: Fisher, D.(2006) NASA: National Astronautics and Space Administration. Retrieved Oct 10, 2010, from http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/wwa/game.shtml
Grade Level: 5
Subject: Science
Brief Description of Activity:
Students, in pairs, will go to the website and play the Wild Weather Adventure found at http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/goes/wwa/game.shtml. The game plays like an interactive board game which challenges students to choose easy, medium, and hard questions. Students will use knowledge gained from studying different kinds of weather to answer questions. Working in pairs enable students to help each other out while still participating in a competitive activity. Students will play until there is a winner. If any pairs finish early they will just start the game over again in hopes they will choose more difficult questions.
General Learner Outcome:
- 5–8 Observe, describe and interpret weather phenomena; and relate weather to the heating and cooling of Earth’s surface.
Specific Learner Outcome:
- Describe evidence that air contains moisture and that dew and other forms of precipitation come from moisture in the air.
ICT Outcomes:
F.1 - Students will demonstrate an understanding of the nature of technology.
- F.3 - Students will demonstrate a moral and ethical approach to the use of technology.
- 1.2 work collaboratively to share limited resources
P.4 – Students will integrate various applications.
- 1.2 balance text and graphics for visual effect
Rationale for Computer Integration: This online activity allows students to utilize knowledge gained during a school unit working with different kinds of weather. Students will have to work in pairs to test their knowledge and even learn new things about weather not covered in the unit. This online activity is interactive and will motivate students to use knowledge gained in the classroom.
After playing a couple rounds of this game I can see that it is applicable to the to the science SLO. By playing this game i think it would be a great way for students to apply their knowledge and learn while they are having fun. One suggestion I have when playing this game is to have each pair of two rethink the question if they get it worng. The game does not tell you what the correct answer is if you guess incorrectly. Therefor, the pair could brainstorm why they got it wrong and what the right answer might be before they move onto the next question. Otherwise it looks like a great activity!
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