What Effects the Patterns Of
Precipitation?

Lesson  Objectives:
Students will:

1.Identify possible weather
patterns from tracking and
recording precipitation
across the U.S.
2.Recognize differences in
intensity of precipitation by
using the key on their map
3.Evaluate  how bodies of
water and land formations
impact precipitation

Needed Materials:

Five blank U.S. maps , one
to color each day for one
week
U.S. map including bodies of
water, mountain ranges,
desert regions, etc.
Colored pencils
Group work space for
student collaboration and
discussion
Access to daily U.S. weather
(newspapers, Internet
access,etc.)

Instructional Strategies:

Where would we find daily
information on precipitation?
What might we be able to learn
from watching the weather
across the U.S.?
What types of weather does
each region on the U.S. typically
have?


Procedure:

1.Use the Internet to locate a
daily U.S. precipitation map.
2.Record the weather on a
blank U.S. map daily for one
week.
3.Encourage student discussion
about their findings and the
changes they see in the
weather.
4.Analyze the weather within
the regions of the U.S. over
the week.  What is the
land/water in each region and
what is it's weather ?
5.Draw some general
conclusions about "What
Effects The Patterns Of
Precipitation ?"

Assessments:

1.Share/ explain your data and
findings with another class.
2.Write a first person account
as snow or rain and tell of
your travels.

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