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Weather and Climate:

Establishing an Orangutan Reserve

Investigation Notebook
 What Is a Scientific Argument?
1. It answers a question with a claim about the natural world.
2. It includes evidence to support the claim.
3. It uses scientific language.
4. It is written for an audience.

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Measuring Rainfall
Directions:
1. Take turns pouring water into the rain cup so it rains over Cup X and Cup Y.
2. Measure the rainfall in Cup X and Cup Y in a way that will allow you to
compare the two amounts.
3. Draw or describe your measurements for Cup X and Cup Y.

Cup X:

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Cup Y:

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Which cup had more water? __________________________________________

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Daily Written Reflection

What kind of weather do you like best? Why?

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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.

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Temperature Investigation: Cups X, Y, and Z

Directions:
1. Circle your cup (X or Y).
2. Put your pointer finger into the water in the cup.
Cup X or Y

3. Wait for 1 minute.

4. Circle the word or group of words that describe the
temperature of the water in your cup.

5. Put the same pointer finger into Cup Z for 1 minute.

Cup Z

6. Circle the word or group of words that describe the

temperature of the water in Cup Z.

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Temperature Investigation: Measuring with Thermometers

Directions:
1. Place a thermometer in each cup.
2. Wait for 1 minute.
3. Record the temperatures by shading the center area with your pencil.
4. Write the temperature in °F (Fahrenheit) below each thermometer.

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Daily Written Reflection

Why do meteorologists use tools (for example, a thermometer) to measure
weather data?

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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.

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Getting Ready to Read: Sky Notebook

Directions:
1. Before reading Sky Notebook, read the sentences below.
2. If you agree with the sentence, write an “A” on the line before the
sentence.
3. If you disagree with the sentence, write a “D” on the line before the
sentence.
4. After you read the book, see if your ideas have changed. Be ready to
explain your thinking.

________ Weather stays the same, day after day.

________ Meteorologists predict what weather will be like.

________ The only tool meteorologists use for studying weather is a

thermometer

________ We can only know what the weather is like in the place we live.

________ There are different kinds of precipitation. Rain, snow, hail, and
sleet are some examples.

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Reading Reflection: Sky Notebook

Based on your work as meteorologists and after reading Sky Notebook,
what are some different ways that meteorologists can study weather?

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What did the boy in Sky Notebook learn from making his sky notebook?

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Local Weather Data

Directions:
1. Take your notebook and a pencil outside.
2. Record weather data at about the same time each day.
• Record the temperature.
• Check the rain gauge. If it has precipitation, record the amount, dump
the water, and put the rain gauge back.
• Observe the sky and record the cloud cover description.
3. Return to the classroom and add your weather data to the class chart.

Cloud Cover
Clear = no clouds
Partly cloudy = some clouds, mostly blue sky
Mostly cloudy = many clouds, but still some blue sky
Overcast = whole sky covered with clouds
Foggy = clouds near the ground so it is hard to see clearly

Date Time Temperature Precipitation Cloud cover

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Daily Written Reflection

The boy in Sky Notebook measured the temperature and the amount
of precipitation just outside his home. How could you get data about
temperature and precipitation outside your home?

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Reflecting on Evidence
Directions:
1. List the evidence card numbers for cards with strong evidence for
comparing the weather in different places in the left column.
2. List the evidence card numbers for cards with weak evidence for
comparing the weather in different places in the right column.
3. You may list more than one card number in each box.
4. Select one card in each category to answer the questions below.

Strong evidence card numbers Weak evidence card numbers

A. Choose one piece of evidence that you think is strong. Card #: _________

Why is this strong evidence for comparing weather in different places?

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B. Choose one piece of evidence that you think is weak. Card #: __________

Why is this weak evidence for comparing weather in different places?

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Daily Written Reflection

Make a picture in your mind of what 94°F feels like. How does visualizing this
temperature help you understand it?

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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.

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Evidence Circles: Choosing an Island for Orangutans

Directions:
1. Read the question and the claims.
2. Read each evidence card carefully. Take turns explaining what each piece
of evidence means. Use the cards or the lines below to record your ideas.
3. Talk with your group about which claim is best supported by the evidence.
4. Check the box for the claim that you think is best supported by evidence.

Question: Which island’s weather is most like the weather where

orangutans live?

 Claim A: The weather on Arc Island is most like the weather where
orangutans live.
 Claim B: The weather on Blue Island is most like the weather where
orangutans live.
 Claim C: The weather on Creek Island is most like the weather where
orangutans live.

Notes:

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Scientific Language for Evidence Circles

Ways to share ideas:
• I think Claim ______ (A, B, or C) is best because ______ .
• The evidence shows that ______ .
• This means that ______ .

Ways to respond to others:

• I agree because ______ .
• I disagree because ______ .

Questions to ask during the discussion:

• What evidence supports your claim?
• Could you say more about why the evidence you shared supports
your claim?

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Chapter 1: Check Your Understanding

This is a chance for you to reflect on your learning so far. This is not a test.
Be open and truthful when you respond.
Scientists investigate in order to figure out how things work. Am I getting
closer to figuring out which island's weather is most like the weather where
orangutans live?

I understand how to measure temperature

and precipitation in such a way that I can
make comparisons. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

I understand how I can predict the temperature

of a place for the next few days. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

I understand how I can predict the temperature

and precipitation of a place in future years. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

I understand what it means for different places

to have different climates. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

I understand that I can predict future weather

events by looking at maps of past weather events. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

I understand that scientists can answer some

questions but not others and that this depends
on the kind of evidence they have. ____ Yes ____ Not yet

What are you still wondering about weather or climate?

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Daily Written Reflection

Meteorologists predict the weather for the next few days. How do you think
they do this?

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Make a drawing if it helps you explain your thinking. Label your drawing.

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