Atmosphere, Weather & Wind

👩‍🏫 **Teacher’s Guide**

**Objective**  
Describe the atmosphere and identify tools to measure wind and temperature.

**Vocabulary**  
<ul>
<li><span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="atmosphere"></span> — Layers of gases around Earth</li><li><span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="weather"></span> — Conditions of the air now</li><li><span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="thermometer"></span> — Measures temperature</li><li><span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="anemometer"></span> — Measures wind speed</li><li><span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="wind vane"></span> — Shows wind direction</li>
</ul>

**Teaching Notes**  
Clarify weather (now) vs. climate (long‑term). Demo a simple wind vane.

**Answer Key**  
Weather occurs in the atmosphere; anemometer measures wind speed; vane shows direction.

**Extension Ideas**  
Create a week‑long 'My Cloud Record' data table.

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🧒 **Student Worksheet**

**Concept and Helping Material**  
The air around Earth is the atmosphere. Weather is what the air is like today. We can measure wind and temperature with tools.

**Words to Learn**  
- A tool that measures wind speed is an ___.<br>- A tool that shows wind direction is a ___.<br>- Weather happens in the ___.

**Sentences to Fill In**  
- Match the cloud: stratus—flat; cumulus—puffy; cirrus—feathery.

**Hands-On Experiment — Puffy Paint Clouds**  

**What You Need**  
blue paper, shaving cream, white glue, brush

**What You Do**  
Mix puffy paint; paint three cloud types; label and describe each.

**Reflection**  
- How does wind direction help forecast weather? <span class="hidden-answer" data-answer="It shows how air masses and storms are moving."></span> (Answer may vary.)
Which cloud type can signal changing weather? (Answer may vary.)