Global Project: Same Day in March

As is so often the case, I found a wonderful global project via Twitter! 

The global project is called Same Day in March! 

This collaborative project is a fabulous way to learn about weather, geography, technology, and culture. Thanks to Mrs. Ladd and Ms. Stefopoulou for creating and facilitating this project! Follow the project on Twitter using the hashtag #sdim18.

Today was day 1, but you can join at any time during the month of March. To kick off the project, we went outside with some weather tools. 

Photo by Mrs. Yollis

We used thermometers for measuring the air temperature and set up a rain gauge to measure the forecasted rain on Friday. 

Photo by Mrs. Yollis  

Learning how to read the thermometer was one of the first lessons we learned. 

Photo by Mrs. Yollis 

 From the NOAA National Weather Service, we learned that it will definitely be raining tomorrow! Good thing we have our rain gauge out to see how many inches of rain we receive. 

Don't forget your umbrella tomorrow! 

Photo by Mr. Seliskar 

UPDATE:

Although rain was predicted throughout the day, we only received .3 of an inch from 8:00 until 2:00. 

We used Google Earth to "visit" the communities that are in the project. As we zoomed out, we tried to classify each community. Is it an urban community, a suburban community, or a rural community? Some students took a screenshot and uploaded the information to Seesaw and added it to our "Same Day in March" folder. 

We also placed sticky notes on the locations. What do you notice about the classes that joined from the United States?

Are there any classes in the project that live in a place that is new to you? Because of their location, will their weather be similar to ours?

What are the names of some clouds we might see? What do they look like?  

February 2 :: Groundhog Day!

Tomorrow, February 2, is Groundhog Day in America! 

Many people believe that Punxsutawney Phil can predict the weather on this day. On the morning of February 2, the famous Punxsutawney Phil comes out of his burrow at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania.

Tradition says that: 

If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, then winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

If Punxsutawney Phil does NOT see his shadow, then spring weather will come soon.

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Here is the official Punxsutawney Phil website! 

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What will happen tomorrow? 

Will Punxsutawney Phil SEE his shadow or not?

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What do you think of the Groundhog Day tradition?

Do you believe Punxsutawney Phil?


Do you know of any other silly traditions? 

Happy Groundhog Day!

Today, February 2, is Groundhog Day in America! 

Many people believe that Punxsutawney Phil can predict the weather on this day. This morning, the famous Punxsutawney Phil came out of his burrow at Gobbler's Knob in Pennsylvania.

Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

Tradition says that if Punxsutawney Phil:

sees his shadow... 

then winter weather will continue for six more weeks.

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 does NOT see his shadow... then spring weather will come soon

Official Punxsutawney Phil Link

Today, Punxsutawney Phil SAW his shadow! 

:-( 

Six more weeks of winter weather will ensue. 

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What do you think of the Groundhog Day tradition?

Do you believe Punxsutawney Phil?


Do you know of any other silly traditions? 

Terrific Twitter Time

Today we had a terrific time on Twitter!

The entire adventure started with a weather tweet from one of Mrs. Yollis' blogging friends in Northwestern Ontario, Canada.

Here is that tweet: 




That got me thinking about our weather. So, I got out the thermometer and took a reading. What was the outdoor temperature in Fahrenheit (F)? Celsius (C)?

On a whim, I tweeted out a question to my PLN. (A PLN is a Personal Learning Network. These are my friends and colleagues on Twitter. We enjoy learning and sharing together.)


Here is my tweet:

Notice my tweet ends with Pls RT. That means I asked my PLN to retweet, or send my tweet out to their followers on Twitter. My hope was to spread our tweet out to as many people as possible so we might get a few responses about the weather in different locations. 

Southern California has mild winters. I wanted my students to see that weather varies quite a bit depending on location.

I can't thank my PLN enough for the learning opportunities they provided my students. Have a look!

Here is one from Nebraska!

It was so cold in Nebraska, the students stayed indoors for recess!

Here is the weather report in Reefton, New Zealand.

(Celsius)

Here is the weather report in Reefton, New Zealand.

(Fahrenheit)

Reefton, New Zealand

School is out for summer!

At the end of the day, Mrs. Jessen sent us a photo of her daughters vaporizing boiling water. 

 Here is a Vine from Mrs. Rose. (A Vine is a short, repeating movie file.) It was so cold in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, that they could vaporize boiling water too!

 

What did you learn from this experience? 

What were some of the location that we looked up in our atlases?

What are some follow up questions that you'd like to ask? 

Winter in Southern California

Mrs. Yollis saw a tweet from Mrs. Moore about Michigan weather. The post looked very interesting. 

We will be looking at the Techie Kids' post tomorrow and leaving comments, but we thought we'd share a few current photos from California. Here in southern California the winter temperatures are mild. February is the rainiest month, but as you can see from the clothing students are wearing, it is not very cold today!

Although the deciduous (də • sid • u • us ) trees are still bare, some are starting to sprout and shows signs of spring. Because the air temperatures are so mild, many people play outside and go for hikes on the weekends.

According to the National Weather Service (NOAA), the current temperature for Thursday, February 21, is: 

 Here is the forecast for the week. (Click to enlarge.) 

Head over to the Techie Kids blog and leave them a comment about your weather! 

Michigan's winter climate is very different than ours!

Internet Weather Day!

Mrs. Yollis' and Mrs. Ranney's classes joined a fabulous Internet Weather Project sponsored by Switlik Elementary School in New Jersey.

Internet Weather Day ~ February 23, 2010 on PhotoPeach

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Participants were asked to check and record weather conditions at noon on
February 23, 2010. We checked to see if it was hot or cold, cloudy or clear, calm or windy, and wet or dry. The slide show that you viewed above shows how we did this.


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We will send our results to Switlik Elementary School in New Jersey. Then they will post the results they receive from all the participants.

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You can see that the participants are from all over the United States and the World.

We can't wait to find out about the weather in each of these places!

What did you enjoy about weather day?

What new weather facts did you learn?

What kind of weather do you enjoy most?

Join: Internet Weather Day Project!

February 23, 2010 is Internet Weather Day!

Sign up and be a part of it!

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Last February, Mrs. Yollis' class was part of a fabulous Internet Weather Project sponsored by Switlik Elementary School in New Jersey.

We learned a lot about weather and geography from the experience.

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FUN WEATHER LINKS on Mrs. Yollis' Websiste!

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Here is some information about our experience on February 17, 2009.

The class went outside and gathered data about the weather at noon.

 

Students paired up to read their thermometers. The temperature was between 64˚ and 65˚F.

Although the air seemed still, we were able to get a reading on the wind meter.

The white ball registered approximately 2.5 m.p.h.

Switlik teachers collected and shared the information. It was interesting to compare the weather and learn about new places!

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Weather Day is February  23, 2010

Here is some information from Switlik School about how to participate.

 At noon on February 23, 2010, record the following: 

• temperature (indicate Celsius or Fahrenheit), 
• precipitation (rain, snow, or none), 
• sky conditions (sunny, cloudy, partly sunny) 
• snow depth (how many inches or none). 

• You are welcome to send pictures (jpeg format preferred) and comments about your weather. Please send the results by February 26, 2010. 
• The final results along with comments and pictures will be posted on our website. 
• We will email an Excel spreadsheet to everyone by March 2, 2010. 
• On our website: Switlik Elementary  you can click Weather Day February 23, 2010, for a list of participants. You can also check our website: http://switlik.jacksonsd.org  and click Weather Projects on the left to view our previous weather projects. 

If you are interested in participating please email: 

by Wednesday, February 17, 2010, with the following information:

Name of School:

Grade/Class:

City, State, Country:

Contact person:

email address:

We're looking forward to February 23, 2010!