BLAST Elementary Thematic Program

Weather & Inventors

(January and February 2008)

Wacky Weather K-2
Who Made That? Prominent Inventors in History 3-5

Wacky Weather

Explore weather phenomena in this exciting program about weather patterns found around the world. Learn about hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, sandstorms, and other weather woes in this informative program. Students will have the opportunity to discover wacky weather through stories, songs, informational text, photographs and a hands-on activity.

Recommended for grades K-2

Fiction Books:

One Stormy Night
by Yuichi Kimura

The Wind Blew

by Pat Hutchins

The Storm

by Kathy Henderson

Informational Books:

	I Face the Wind by Vicki Cobb
	My First Pocket Guide: Weather by Patricia Daniels
	It's Science! Weather by Sally Hewitt
	The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole

Pennsylvania Academic Standards:

1.6. A&B. - Speaking and Listening

Web Sites:

http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

http://www.theweatherchannelkids.com/

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/weather/

http://wildwildweather.com/

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Who Made That? Prominent Inventors in History

Have you ever wondered who invented peanut butter or the Barbie doll? Learn about these inventions and many more in this informative forum of inventors. Prominent inventors throughout history will be explored through an interactive game, stories, informational text, and a hands-on activity.

Recommended for grades 3-5

Fiction Books:

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip
by Gaylia Taylor

Marvelous Mattie: How Margaret E. Knight Became an Inventor

by Emily Arnold McCully

Informational Books:

	Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones
	Five Notable Inventors by Wade Hudson
	So You Want To Be An Inventor? by Judith St. George
	Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin by Gene Barretta