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Strange Winter Weather Affects Nature, People
Subjects
Arts & Humanities
--Language Arts
Mathematics
--Measurement
--Statistics
Science
--Physical Science
----Earth Science
----Environmental
Social Studies
--Current Events
--Geography
Grades
Grades 2-up
News Content
This year’s strange winter weather is affecting people and nature.
Anticipation Guide
Before reading, ask students to agree or disagree with each of the statements below. This will set a purpose for reading; as students read, they will confirm their assumptions or learn something new. You might even record the number of students who agree with each statement before and after reading. How did the results differ?
- In many parts of the world, this winters weather has been unusual.
- In the United States, 2006 was the warmest year on record.
- All parts of the United States have been experiencing warm winter.
- Warm temperatures are causing some companies to lose money.
- All scientists are certain that air pollution is the cause of the weird weather.
- 2007 will be warmer than 2006.
News Words
Next, introduce these words that appear in the News Word Box on the students printable page: temperature, average, degrees, predict, record, and usually. Ask students to identify the number of syllables in each of those words. (The correct answers, in the order the words were presented above, are 4, 3, 2, 2, 2, and 4.) Discuss the meanings of any of those words that might be unfamiliar. Then ask students to use one of those words to complete each of these sentences:
- The highest January temperature on record in Connecticut is 71 _____ Fahrenheit. (degrees)
- Don't you wish that you could _____ the future? (predict)
- We _____ have a foot of snow on the ground in December. (usually)
- Pablo broke the school _____ in the 100 yard dash. (record)
- My aunt preheated the oven to a _____ of 350 degrees. (temperature)
- I wonder if we will get higher than _____ rainfall this spring? (average)
Read the News
You might use a variety of approaches to reading the news:
- Read aloud the news story to students as they follow along.
- Students might first read the news story to themselves; then you might call on individual students to read sections of the news aloud for the class.
- Photocopy the news story onto a transparency and project it onto a screen. (Or use your classroom computer's projector to project the story.) Read the story aloud as a class, or ask students to take turns reading it.
- Arrange students into small groups. Each student in the group will read a paragraph of the story. As that student reads, others might underline important information or write notes in the margin of the story. After each student finishes reading, others in the group might say something -- a comment, a question, a clarification -- about the text.
Click for a printable version of this weeks news story Strange Winter Weather Affects Nature, People.
More Facts to Share
You might share these additional facts with students after they have read this weeks news story.
- Read aloud the news story to students as they follow along.
- Preliminary 2006 data from the National Climatic Data Center indicates that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous states was a record high. The average temperature, 55 degrees Fahrenheit, was 2.2 degrees warmer than average and 0.07 degree warmer than 1998, which is now the second warmest year on record.
- Early in December, the Center predicted that 2006 would be the third warmest year, but unusually warm temperatures later in the month helped set the all-time record.
- The Center compiles weather data from about 1,200 locations across the country.
- Five states -- Connecticut, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, and Vermont -- had their warmest Decembers ever. No state was colder than average in December.
- The warm temperatures saw people going shirtless in New York City in December. In the meantime, helicopters had to drop bales of hay to stranded cattle grazing on snow-covered fields in Kansas.
- Some scientists say the warm weather is not a cause for great alarm. They say that Earths temperatures have always fluctuated. The average U.S. and global temperatures in 2006 were both about 1 degree warmer than at the start of the 20th century, they say.
- Others are more concerned. Eight of the 12 warmest years on record have happened since 1990, according to David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist at Rutgers University. (Source: MSNBC)
- The United States is not the only place that experienced unusual weather in 2006. Great Britain had its warmest year since 1659, and Australia had its worst droughts on record. In addition, there were stronger than normal typhoons in Asia and horrible floods in some Latin American countries.
- 2007 could be another bad year. Britains Meteorological Office says there is a 60 percent chance that the average temperature for 2007 will match or break the record.
- Scientists say warm temperatures can create more violent weather. For example, warm temperatures cause more steam to be evaporated off the ocean, which can cause more violent storms.
- El Nino, a Pacific Ocean weather pattern that can occur every few years, is expected to last until May.
- The warm weather has been bad news for Bob Gilbert. He told the Hartford Courant that his five snow plows have been sitting idle most of the winter. He needs a snowstorm every week from now until April to make up for lost business. Owners of body shops have lost out on a lot of business too; they rely on repairing cars damaged by fender-benders caused by slippery road conditions that have not materialized.
- The warm temperatures have helped home owners in many parts of the country. Their heating bills have been much lower than expected. And when the temperatures warm up, the price of natural gas and heating oil usually goes down.
Comprehension Check
Revisit the Anticipation Guide at the top of this lesson; ask students to respond again to the statements in it. Have their responses changed since reading the article?
- In many parts of the world, this winters weather has been unusual. (true)
- In the United States, 2006 was the warmest year on record. (true; note this statement is true for the 48 contiguous U.S. states)
- All parts of the United States have been experiencing a warm winter. (false, some parts have been experiencing normal or worse than normal winter weather)
- Warm temperatures are causing some companies to lose money. (true)
- All scientists are certain that air pollution is the cause of the weird weather. (false, some are not sure if the weather might be caused by El Nino or by a combination of factors)
- 2007 will be warmer than 2006. (unknown; some scientists are predicting that, but the results remain to be seen)
Recalling Detail
- Was 2006 the warmest year on record around the world? (No, on a worldwide basis it was sixth warmest year.)
- In the United States, how much warmer than average was 2006? (2 degrees warmer)
- Which year is the second warmest on record in the United States? (1998)
- What is the cause of the El Nino weather pattern? (El Nino occurs when the waters of the Pacific Ocean warm up.)
- What kinds of animals can be harmed by warm weather? (Animals that are used to the ice and cold, such as polar bears and penguins.)
- What kinds of businesses have lost money as a result of the warm winter weather in some parts of the country? (companies that run ski resorts or provide snow plowing services, and even heating companies)
Think About the News
Discuss the Think About the News question that appears on the students news page. You might use the think-pair-share strategy to discuss this question. If you use this strategy - First, arrange students into pairs to discuss and list responses to the question.
- Then merge two pairs of students together to create groups of four students. Have them discuss and add to the ideas they generated in their pairs.
- Next, merge two groups of four students to form groups of eight students. Have students create a new combined list of ideas.
- Finally, bring all students together for a class discussion about ways to cut pollution.
Follow-Up Activities
Geography -- reading a color-key map. Final weather data/maps for 2006 are not yet available, but you might share this map that shows U.S. temperatures for the first six months of the year. Use a projector to display the map. Ask questions about the map, such as the following:
- How many states recorded "record warmth" during the first six months of 2006? (five states -- Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and Missouri are colored red [record warmest] on the map)
- How many states temperatures were below normal? (none)
- Did states along the U.S. west coast experience "above normal" or "much above normal" temperatures? (above normal)
- If a states temperatures were "much below normal," what color would that state be on the map? (medium blue)
- Were temperatures in the state of Maine above or below normal? (above normal)
- Did more states experience "above normal" or "much above normal" temperatures? (more states experienced "much above normal" temps; those are the states colored orange)
- How many states experienced "near normal" temperatures? (none; no states on the map are colored white)
Science -- global warming. If you would like to teach students more about global warming, you will find a variety of tools for doing that, including audio and video, at ABC News: Global Warming.
Math -- temperature range. Use a newspaper or a weather channel Web site to track temperatures in your neck of the woods in the days ahead. Record each days high and low temperatures. Have students figure out the range of temperatures for each day by subtracting the low temperature from the high temperature. At the end of each week have students determine the day with the highest temperature, the day with the lowest temperature, and the day with the largest range of temperatures.
Assessment
Use the Comprehension Check (above) as an assessment. Or have students work on their own (in their journals) or in their small groups to respond to the Think About the News question.
Lesson Plan Source
Education WorldNational Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: English
GRADES K - 12
NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for Understanding
NL-ENG.K-12.7 Evaluating Data
NL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language SkillsMATHEMATICS: Number and Operations
GRADES Pre-K - 2
NM-NUM.PK-2.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-NUM.3-5.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
GRADES 6 - 8
NM-NUM.6-8.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable Estimates
GRADES 9 - 12
NM-NUM.9-12.3 Compute Fluently and Make Reasonable EstimatesMATHEMATICS: Measurement
GRADES Pre-K - 2
NM-MEA.PK-2.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
GRADES 3 - 5
NM-MEA.3-5.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
GRADES 6 - 8
NM-MEA.6-8.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of Measurement
GRADES 9 - 12
NM-MEA.9-12.1 Understand Measurable Attributes of Objects and the Units, Systems, and Processes of MeasurementMATHEMATICS: Representation
GRADES Pre-K - 12
NM-REP.PK-12.3 Use Representations to Model and Interpret Physical, Social, and Mathematical PhenomenaSCIENCE
GRADES K - 4
NS.K-4.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.K-4.7 History and Nature of Science
GRADES 5 - 8
NS.5-8.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.5-8.7 History and Nature of Science
GRADES 9 - 12
NS.9-12.4 Earth and Space Science
NS.9-12.7 History and Nature of ScienceSOCIAL SCIENCES: Geography
GRADES K - 12
NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial TermsSee recent news stories in Education Worlds News Story of the Week Archive.
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Where Did Foods Originate?
(Foods of the New World and Old World)
Subjects
Arts & Humanities
--Language Arts
Educational Technology
Science
--Agriculture
Social Studies
--Economics
--Geography
--History
----U.S. History
----World History
--Regions/Cultures
Grade
K-2
3-5
6-8
9-12
Advanced
Brief Description
Students explore how New World explorers helped change the Old World's diet (and vice versa).
Objectives
Students will
learn about changes that occurred in the New World and Old World as a result of early exploration.
use library and Internet sources to research food origins. (Older students only.)
create a bulletin-board map illustrating the many foods that were shared as a result of exploration.
Keywords
Columbus, explorers, origin, food, timeline, plants, map, New World, Old World, colonies, colonial, crops, media literacy, products, consumer
Materials Needed:
library and/or Internet access (older students only)
outline map of the world (You might print the map on a transparency; then use an overhead projector to project and trace a large outline map of the world onto white paper on a bulletin board.)
magazines (optional)
Lesson Plan
The early explorers to the Americas were exposed to many things they had never seen before. Besides strange people and animals, they were exposed to many foods that were unknown in the Old World. In this lesson, you might post an outline map of the continents on a bulletin board. Have students use library and/or Internet resources (provided below) to research some of the edible items the first explorers saw for the first time in the New World. On the bulletin board, draw an arrow from the New World (the Americas) to the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and post around it drawings or images (from magazines or clip art) of products discovered in the New World and taken back to the Old World.
Soon, the explorers would introduce plants/foods from the Old World to the Americas. You might draw a second arrow on the board -- from the Old World to the New World -- and post appropriate drawings or images around it.
Adapt the Lesson for Younger Students
Younger students will not have the ability to research foods that originated in the New and Old World. You might adapt the lesson by sharing some of the food items in the Food Lists section below. Have students collect or draw pictures of those items for the bulletin board display.
Resources
In addition to library resources, students might use the following Internet sites as they research the geographic origins of some foods:
Curry, Spice, and All Things Nice: Food Origins
The Food Timeline
Native Foods of the Americas
A Harvest Gathered: Food in the New World
We Are What We Eat Timeline (Note: This resource is an archived resource; the original page is no longer live and updated.)
Food Lists Our research uncovered the Old and New World foods below. Students might find many of those and add them to the bulletin board display. Notice that some items appear on both lists -- beans, for example. There are many varieties of beans, some with New World origins and others with their origins in the Old World. In our research, we found sources that indicate onions originated in the New and sources that indicate onions originated in the Old World. Students might create a special question mark symbol to post next to any item for which contradictory sources can be found
Note: The Food Timeline is a resource that documents many Old World products. This resource sets up a number of contradictions. For example:
Many sources note that tomatoes originated in the New World; The Food Timeline indicates that tomatoes were introduced to the New World in 1781.
The Food Timeline indicates that strawberries and raspberries were available in the 1st century in Europe; other sources identify them as New World commodities.
Foods That Originated in the New World: artichokes, avocados, beans (kidney and lima), black walnuts, blueberries, cacao (cocoa/chocolate), cashews, cassava, chestnuts, corn (maize), crab apples, cranberries, gourds, hickory nuts, onions, papayas, peanuts, pecans, peppers (bell peppers, chili peppers), pineapples, plums, potatoes, pumpkins, raspberries, squash, strawberries, sunflowers, sweet potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, turkey, vanilla, wild cherries, wild rice.
Foods That Originated in the Old World: apples, bananas, beans (some varieties), beets, broccoli, carrots, cattle (beef), cauliflower, celery, cheese, cherries, chickens, chickpeas, cinnamon, coffee, cows, cucumbers, eggplant, garlic, ginger, grapes, honey (honey bees), lemons, lettuce, limes, mangos, oats, okra, olives, onions, oranges, pasta, peaches, pears, peas, pigs, radishes, rice, sheep, spinach, tea, watermelon, wheat, yams.
Extension Activities
Home-school connection. Have students and their parents search their food cupboards at home; ask each student to bring in two food items whose origin can be traced to a specific place (foreign if possible, domestic if not). Labels from those products will be sufficient, especially if the products are in breakable containers. Place those labels/items around a world map; use yarn to connect each label to the location of its origin on the map.
Media literacy. Because students will research many sources, have them list the sources for the information they find about each food item. Have them place an asterisk or checkmark next to the food item each time they find that item in a different source. If students find a food in multiple sources, they might consider it "verified"; those foods they find in only one source might require additional research to verify.
Assessment
Invite students to agree or disagree with the following statement:The early explorers were surprised by many of the foods they saw in the New World.
Have students write a paragraph in support of their opinion.
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Submitted By
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National Standards
LANGUAGE ARTS: EnglishGRADES K - 12NL-ENG.K-12.2 Reading for UnderstandingNL-ENG.K-12.8 Developing Research SkillsNL-ENG.K-12.9 Multicultural UnderstandingNL-ENG.K-12.12 Applying Language Skills
SOCIAL SCIENCES: EconomicsGRADES K - 4NSS-EC.K-4.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.K-4.6 Gain from TradeGRADES 5 - 8NSS-EC.5-8.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.5-8.6 Gain from TradeGRADES 9 - 12NSS-EC.9-12.1 Productive ResourcesNSS-EC.9-12.6 Gain from Trade
SOCIAL SCIENCES: GeographyGRADES K - 12NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial TermsNSS-G.K-12.2 Places and Regions
SOCIAL SCIENCES: U.S. HistoryGRADES K - 4NSS-USH.K-4.1 Living and Working together in Families and Communities, Now and Long AgoNSS-USH.K-4.3 The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political HeritageNSS-USH.K-4.4 The History of Peoples of Many Cultures Around the WorldGRADES 5 - 12NSS-USH.5-12.1 Era 1: Three Worlds Meet (Beginnings to 1620)NSS-USH.5-12.2 Era 2: Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)NSS-WH.5-12.6 Global Expansion and Encounter, 1450-1770
TECHNOLOGYGRADES K - 12NT.K-12.1 Basic Operations and ConceptsNT.K-12.5 Technology Research Tools
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