Task 1

Materials and tools for a working group:

crayons

At the beginning the teacher discusses with the pupils about louds - their shape, color, quantity in the sky, weather and so on. Do all clouds look the same? If so, what do they have in common? If not, how do they differ? In a case pupils cannot answer the questions, the teacher can provide them with pictures of different types of clouds. Subsequently, it will be up to the pupils to find out how the clouds change during the day (they can observe for several days). Every 1–2 hours they will record the shape, color, amount of clouds in the sky.

Each category will be recorded in the worksheets. The categories of shape and color of the clouds are unambiguous (they draw the approximate shape of the cloud and the color represented by a color in the PL). In the quantity category, they notice the cloud coverage of the sky. For clearer resolution, they can use levels:

– 0 – clear – no clouds

– 1 – partly cloudy – occurrence of enclosed freestanding clouds

– 2 – partly cloudy – occurrence of a large number of freestanding clouds, which are interconnected by places

– 3 – cloudy – sky continuously covered with clouds

In addition, they can also record the current weather conditions – e.g. if it is sunny, draw the sun symbol, if it rains, draw a drop, etc.: