Directions
1 Make a copy of the reproducible for each student. Show students how to make
the Cloud Key by cutting out both circles on pages 45 and 46, cutting out and
discarding the two shaded areas on page 45, and fastening the wheels together.
Page 45 goes on top.
2 Show students how to use the key. Move the wheel until the
cloud you want appears, then read the name and weather
information in the box.
3 Have students make a chart with these five headings:
“Date/Time,” “Cloud Type,” “A.M. Weather,” “P.M. Predicted
Weather,” “Actual P.M. Weather/Time.” (See the sample
shown here.) Invite students to fill in the chart every morning
for a week, comparing their predictions to the actual
weather in the afternoon.