ES-ESS2.D-1
Weather Road
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Game Info for Teachers
COMBINED RATING
4.0 Stars
TEACHERS (14)
4.3
STUDENTS (11679)
3.7
LENGTH
15 Minutes
GRADES
3
4
5
CAPABILITIES
ES
Spanish Language Support
Text-to-Speech Support
Saves Progress
Description
Show off your weather forecasting skills as you travel around the country on a hilarious road trip!
Vocabulary Words
Meteorologist
Barometer
Wind vane
Anemometer
Thermometer
Rain gauge
Weather
Wind
Cirrus
Cumulus
Cumulonimbus
Stratus
Instructions
Play through this interactive game to learn about Weather Patterns. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.
Main Concepts
Wind is the flow of air from one location to another.
Humidity is the amount of water vapor in the air.
Air pressure is due to the weight of air and is also related to its temperature.
Cumulus clouds are fluffy and white with flat bottoms; they indicate fair weather.
Properties of air masses include humidity, temperature, and air pressure.
Stratus clouds are smooth, gray clouds that cover the sky; they can produce light rain.
Cirrus clouds are feathery clouds; they indicate fair weather.
A thermometer measures temperature.
A barometer measures air pressure.
Local weather conditions in a region typically follow patterns (daily and seasonally) that can be described and predicted.
Weather is defined as the conditions of the atmosphere at a particular place and time.(ES)
Water that falls from clouds is called precipitation.
Temperature is a measure of how cold or hot something is.
Cumulo-nimbus clouds are large and darker in the bottom; they may produce thunderstorms.
Weather maps show the weather conditions in an area at a particular time, and they can show predictions for the future.
A rain gauge measures precipitation.
Some measures of weather include temperature, precipitation, and wind direction.
Meteorologists record and analyze weather patterns across different times and areas.
An anemometer measures wind speed.
Meteorologists use a variety of weather tools to collect data about local weather conditions.
Weather maps can be used to make predictions about what kind of weather might happen next.
A wind vane measures wind direction.
Discussion Questions
Before the Game
How can we predict the weather? What tools are used to do this?
After the Game
What do clouds indicate about the weather? What do the various weather tools do? What can the temperature tell us about the weather?
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Game Details
Difficulty
Content Integration
Lexile Level
505
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