Weather Lessons | Design a Weather Forecast | Paper and Digital

Students will use their critical thinking skills to design and execute a weather forecast for a specific time and geographical area. For a few minutes of prep from the teacher, students will share everything they know about precipitation, weather patterns, and weather measurements to create a possible forecast.

This resource is included in our Grade 5 Alberta Science Bundle. It is also part of our Weather Bundle.

This project-based learning resource includes:

• mini-lesson on common forecasting symbols.
• reading passage about how meteorologists predict the weather.
• a weather prediction activity.
• tips and tricks for project-based learning in your classroom.
• options for live or video projects.
• student task pages.
• student planning pages.
• rubric and student checklists.
• group and self-assessment reflections.
• photographs of student examples.
• a digital version that uses Google Slides with loose text that can be read by assistive technology.

This resource has been classroom tested with several groups of different fifth-grade students and it is always a hit.

This resource aligns with:

• Alberta Program of Studies Grade 5 Science Weather Watch

This resource supports:

• any weather unit.