What Is Wind?
Know that wind is moving air, that it can be gentle (a breeze) or very strong (a gale), and that wind can move things like leaves, kites, flags, and even push people
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“What Is Wind? means defining wind as moving air from breeze to gale that can move leaves, kites, flags, and people. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.”
Bring to the table
- Wind strength cards: breeze / gale
- Moveable things cards: leaves, kite, flag
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Wind is moving air. A breeze is gentle; a gale is strong. Wind can move leaves, kites, and flags.
Optional challenge. For What Is Wind?, name breeze vs gale.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: definition; strength; support used. This session samples wind, not mastery of atmosphere science.
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What Is Wind? means defining wind as moving air from breeze to gale that can move leaves, kites, flags, and people. We will practise once together, then check a fresh example.
Spend about 12 minutes defining wind, sorting strengths, matching what wind moves, then checking one fresh card.
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Start practiceWhat Is Wind? practice
Choose wind definition and strength facts.
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Learning resources
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NASA Climate Kids · Practice link — not the full lesson
Weather and Climate
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Weather and Climate supports What Is Wind?. An adult previews and guides; this is a learning page, not a scored quiz.
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Before you openAsk the learner one fact they learned and one question they still have.
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Public NASA Climate Kids page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
NASA Climate Kids. “Weather and Climate.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Define wind as air that is moving
- Describe the difference between a gentle breeze and a strong wind
- Give examples of things that wind can move or affect
“On a windy day, can your child explain that wind is air moving, point out things being blown around, and describe whether it's a gentle breeze or a strong gust?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Weather & Climate
- Age range
- Ages 5–8
Standards