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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Spy Clouds in the Sky

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students search their room to learn cloud names and types. In this weather lesson,  students scavenge the changing cloud scenery to memorize clouds types and facts. To add fun to the memorization the class plays I spy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sprinkles

For Students 4th - 5th
In this weather worksheet, students participate in 8 general weather-related activities. Students also answer 5 yes/no questions about weather.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Begin your research on extreme weather conditions. View links to other weather related websites and articles.
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Activity
Other

Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: How's the Weather? [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students make their own weather station by using homemade version of real weather measurement equipment and use their equipment to make observations and predictions about the local weather.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Gather Data: Experiment With Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Simple guidelines for building several weather-related tools: anemometer, wind vane, barometer, rain gauge, snow gauge, and thermometer. After building your tools, follow experiment steps and record your findings on the Scholastic...
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Handout
Other

American Meteorological Society: Data Streme Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive amount of weather information. Includes current information, forecasting, and historic weather related events. Weather map symbols and terminology explained.
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Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Analyze: Forecast the Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose a weather-related topic, view the map, then make your own weather forecast.
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Website
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Winds

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about wind and jet streams and the tools that measure them.
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Lesson Plan
Other

Cwec: Setting Up a Weather Station (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the weather and set up their own weather station in this mini-unit.
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Website
NASA

Scijinks: Clouds, Water, and Ice

For Students 3rd - 8th
Classroom activities, photographs, and printable posters featuring clouds, water, and ice.
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Activity
NASA

Scijinks: It's All About Weather

For Students 3rd - 8th
Scijinks offers interactive activities covering weather. Find out how weathermen predict the weather, write a fun book about weather, pick a science project, and much more.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Ready, Set, Research!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students will have the opportunity to do research on a weather topic in which they are interested. This lesson will teach the students how to use dictionaries, encyclopedias, resource books and the Internet to find facts about the...
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Air Out There

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Cooperative learning activity in which students will create a windmill and a weather vane. Students will find the direction of wind and the speed relative to the spinning windmill. Great for K-2.
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New York Times

New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Weather

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive and printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is weather.