How much snow is that? - How many inches of snow produced that pile? How much snow in volume is on top of the car? How much could that snow weigh? Approximation, snow/water equivalent rates (SWE) 5.MD.C, 6.RP.A, 7.RP.A, 7.EE.B, 7.G, 7.EE.A
Snowy days - Students make predictions of total snow fallen in a 23 hour period. average snow fall rates, graphing, slope analysis for a real event. 8.F.5 , 8.SP, HSF.IF.B.6 , HSF.LE.A.2 , HSS.ID.B.6
It sure is cold out ... or is it? - Correlation between place latitudes and average January temperatures is investigated. averaging, missing data for averaging, line of best fit, extrapolation 6.SP.5, 8.SP.1, 8.SP.2, 8.SP.3, HSS.ID.B.6, HSS.ID.C.7, HSA.CED.A.2, HSF.LE.A.1
How much did the temperature change in Boston - Show students the graph with the text and let them determine and discuss the temperature change as a class. How could they draw a diagram to help students see the correct increase? What other temperatures could the low and high points have been to result in the same temperature swing? 6.NS.5, 7.NS.1, 7.NS.3
Wind Chill - Students study National weather service wind chill chart. they interpolate and calculate what the wind or temperature must have been given the calculated wind chill temperature. 5.OA.3, 6.EE.1, 6.EE.2, 7.EE.3, 7.EE.4, 8.EE.7, HSA.REI.B.3, HSF.LE.A.1, HSF.LE.A.4, MP4
Weather Extremes - Use the open number line and our lists of temperature extremes to make signed number operations and absolute value sensible. integers, integer operations, subtraction of negatives, 6.NS.5, 6.NS.6, 6.NS.7, 7.NS.1, 7.SP.3, 7.SP.5
Throwing up again - When Anchorage, Alaska received more than 100 inches of snow in their winter the height of the tunnel to people's homes got hugely high. When they shoveled an area, they had to throw the snow practically straight up from their path to get the snow well into the surrounding snowbanks. Students experiment with graphing parabolas and manipulating those equations to try to establish a likely trajectory. 8.F.5, HSA.CED.2, HSA.REI, HSG.MG.3
The Vortex - Use this old current event to engage your students in integer subtraction, analysis, understanding and practice. 7.NS.1, 7.NS.3, MP2