ERIC Number: EJ887853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Apr
Pages: 3
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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Look! It Is Going to Rain
Trundle, Kathy Cabe; Sackes, Mesut
Science and Children, v47 n8 p29-31 Apr 2010
It is important to help young children make connections between events in their lives and science concepts in preschool classrooms, so introducing basic meteorology ideas offer a great opportunity to make weather connections and awaken scientific curiosity (Spiropoulou, Kostopoulos, and Jacovides 1999). Therefore, this article presents a science lesson that provides opportunities for children to make observations of clouds--about their shape, size, color, abundance in the sky, and connection to rain. (Contains 4 resources and 2 online resources.)
Descriptors: Meteorology, Science Education, Scientific Literacy, Observation, National Standards, Preschool Children, Picture Books, Science Instruction, Young Children, Physical Sciences, Earth Science, Teaching Methods
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Grade 1; Grade 2; Grade 3; Grade 4; Kindergarten
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A070068