Edheads Weather

Edheads Weather is a Science game I found through UEN.org that helps kids understand how we predict weather and then has them practice what they have learned.

There are two ways to play - you can either create a weather report based on what you read, or you can predict the weather based on the previous day's weather.

Report Weather

Level 1 is there you teach you how to play. Warning read carefully!! I made silly mistakes because I was trying to hurry.

I really like the symbols and the fact that kids have to grab them an place them in the by the correct city.

I also like that they use both a Fahrenheit and a Celsius Thermometer when they ask you to find the correct temperature. On the harder levels it gives a range of numbers and you have to pick the correct number.

Predict Weather

The prediction map is a little different from the report map. There screen shots are from level 1. The robot up in the left corner really helped as I learned how to play the game.

You use the symbols near your city to help determine what tomorrows weather will be.

You then look at what has happened across the country to predict the next 3 days weather. You do need to know how to multiply because you use this skill to find out how close the warm and cold fronts are.

I have had a very difficult time finding good educational sites for older kids. There just aren't many out there. This one is a great educational site geared toward older kids. The math that you do to predict is multiplication so a second semester (3rd term) 3rd grader might be able to do it, 4th, 5th, and 6th graders would be able to do it with little to no explanations. This site uses a variety of skills like; map reading, geography, following simple to complex directions, understanding symbols, vocabulary and math skills. This is a great game because it doesn't "dumb down" complex information, it teaches and then uses the vocabulary that kids will hear on when they listen to the weather report on the news.

I recommend this site for late 3rd graders, 4th, 5th, and 6th.