Look and wonder
Notice, Think, Wonder
Study a strange little alien, then sort your ideas into what you notice, what you think and what you wonder.
Thinking sheet · Look and wonder
How Windy Is It?
You can’t see wind, but you can see what it does. Look for clues outside and rate the wind from calm to wild.
- Grades
- K–4
- Time
- about 15 minutes
- Topic
- Look and wonder
- Kids practice
- weather, observation, using evidence
What kids do
“Look out the window. What is the wind moving today?”
- Today the wind is:
- Wind clues I spotted:
- Draw the wind’s clues (add lines to show it moving)
- The wind felt like…
How to run it
- Stand outside for one quiet minute before filling it in.
- Hold up a ribbon or a strip of paper as a wind tester.
- Compare ratings on a calm day and a windy day.
Talk about it
- How do you know the wind is there if you can’t see it?
- Where does wind come from?
- What jobs need to know about the wind?
Take it further
Make a paper windsock and check it each day for a week.
Pairs well with
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