Weather Fashion Show

Today we began a new unit of study in science entitled Seasons and the Weather.  To begin our unit, we held Weather Fashion Relay Races.  Parents helped us prepare for the unit by signing up on Sign Up Genius to send in various clothing items.  

Students were divided into teams.  Each team selected one team member to be the "fashionista" and one team member to be the "fashion model."  I showed each team a picture of what the weather looked like and each "fashionista" had one minute to select items to dress their model in clothing that was appropriate for the shown weather conditions.  

This was a great opportunity for me to assess student prior knowledge of weather terms, temperatures, and information about the seasons.  I will be using the information I collected during this formative assessment to help guide my instruction during the unit.  We will also be able to refer back to this activity during our unit.  

Below are some pictures and videos of our activity.  Special thank you to the parents who helped supply clothing and other items for our activity today. Also thank you to Morgan and Kathleen you acted as our paparazzi during our fashion show. 

Weather Fashion Show Superstar Style

Round 1

The weather condition shown

Round 2

Shown weather condition

 Fashionistas selecting clothing

Round 3

Shown weather condition

Round 4

Angel rocking his flip flops.  :)

Round 5

For this round, students were not shown a picture.  I just told them that they got out of bed and dressed without looking at the weather or checking the news or any apps to see how they should dress.  I told them they could see the weather conditions after they got dressed.  Here is what we came up with. 

And here was the weather condition

We were able to talk about how the weather impacts our clothing and activities...and when we forget to check the weather conditions, we are sometimes caught off guard.  We are looking forward to learning more about the weather and seasons during our unit.