Meteorologist

The meteorologist is a job for one student per week. The student will take the thermometer outside and put symbols on the weather graph to indicate sunny, cloudy, rainy or snowy. Before the Math Meeting begins, the meteorolgist will get the thermometer from outside and read it before he/she returns to the classroom. When the student reports to the class, he/she will tell the temperature outside and also read the thermometer inside the classroom and compare the two, using the 100s number chart. We will then determine whether we will need jackets, hats, boots, etc. The teacher will pick graph symbols, choosing 2, for the student to make math sentences and a math familily. For example, if there are 4 sunny symbols and 2 cloudy symbols, the student will receive sticky notes with a "2", a "4", and a "6". Using the +, -, and = sticky notes plus the three numbers, the student will be able to make the math sentences and a math family. ( 2+4=6, 4+2=6, 6-2=4 and 6-4=2) This is a great individual assessment of reading a thermometer, making a math family, reading a graph and oral speaking skills.