Weather Lesson | Wind Speed and Direction | Paper and Digital

Your students will learn about how wind is measured so they can use the information to prepare an imaginary evacuation map for a city. It only takes minutes to prep these activities which will keep your students learning for days.

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

This engaging resource includes:

• detailed lesson plan with tasks for direct teaching, guided practice, reading passages, drawing, independent practice, and extension activities.
• basic background information for teachers and students about wind speed and direction and how they are measured.
• the Beaufort Scale.
• wind measuring instruments for speed and direction.
• student pages and templates.
• answer keys and suggested answers.
• photographs of student examples.
• a critical thinking task to practice what students have learned.
• a scoring guide for the critical thinking task.
• a digital version with loose text that can be read by assistive technology.
• metric and customary measurements.
• Canadian/British and American spellings.

This resource aligns with:

• Alberta Program of Studies Grade 5 Science Weather Watch

This resource supports:

• any weather unit.