4.6A EARTH SCIENCE ENGAGE

Cold Front, Meet Warm Front

An interactive skit involving the interaction of warm and cold fronts.

Students need to…

Identify patterns of change, such as in weather

The Activity

Six student volunteers will role play a skit about warm and cold fronts.

There will be two teams of characters, a warm front team and a cold front team, that are about to meet for a matchup in the sky.

Gather the Materials

Copy of Weather Skit Character SymbolsPrinted copy of Weather Script (optional)UmbrellaTwo ThermometersWinter Hat

Prep the Materials

1. Cut out the character symbols and assign them to six students. The warm front team will be composed of boys and the cold front team will be composed of girls.

2. Give the umbrella to the Rain Shower Dude.3. Give the thermometers to the Cold

Temperature Guy and the Warm Temperature Girl.

4. Give the winter hat to the Cold Temperature Girl.

5. Print a copy of the script for each actor or actress (optional).

The Cast

The Cast

Scene 1: The Warm Front Team

Scene 1: The Warm Front Team

Scene 1: The Warm Front Team

Scene 2: The Cold Front Team

Scene 2: The Cold Front Team

Scene 2: The Cold Front Team

Scene 2: The Cold Front Team

END OF SCENE 2

Questions for the Group

Ask:

What are some things that can happen when a warm front approaches a cold front?

Questions for the Group

Ask:

What are some things that can happen when a cold front approaches?

Can you only have a cold front in winter and a warm front in summer?

SUMMARIZE AND HAVE STUDENTS DESCRIBE WHAT THEY OBSERVED ABOUT THE INTERACTION OF COLD AND

WARM FRONTS

Cold Front, Meet Warm Front