Reading Weather Maps
Overview
Overview: I created this Lesson Plan to help students learn about how to read weather maps. Weather maps give basic information about fronts, systems, and weather measurements. Weather maps illustrate the weather conditions for an area at a given time. SOL 6.7f states that students are expected to interpret basic weather maps, including the identification of warm and cold fronts. Also, students are to map the movement of cold and warm fronts and interpret their effects on observable weather conditions.
Prior to this lesson, students should have already been introduced to weather tools, cloud types and types of weather.
I created this Lesson Plan to help students learn about how to read weather maps. Weather maps give basic information about fronts, systems, and weather measurements. Weather maps illustrate the weather conditions for an area at a given time. SOL 6.7f states that students are expected to interpret basic weather maps, including the identification of warm and cold fronts. Also, students are to map the movement of cold and warm fronts and interpret their effects on observable weather conditions.
Prior to this lesson, students should have already been introduced to weather tools, cloud types and types of weather
Materials:
Handout
Instructions:
Introduce students to a weather map and the symbols used on weather maps
**Google Images
Weather Map Symbols
https://ocean.weather.gov/product_description/keyterm.php
Show this video which includes the different air masses, fronts and Low/High pressure by clicking on this video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHt5XL2W6Qw&ab_channel=KraciukScience
**Stop the video and discuss each part with students
Have the students to work in pairs and complete the worksheet on reading weather maps. One map that may be used. (You will need to create a separate account at this site)