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California Academy of Science

California's Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
The United States is a large country with many different climates. Graph and analyze temperature and rainfall data for Sacramento and Washington DC as you teach your class about the characteristics of Mediterranean climates. Discuss the...
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Colorado State University

Do Cities Affect the Weather? (Making a Cloud in a Bottle)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
The dynamics of a city can have a drastic effect on the weather. A hands-on lesson asks learners to build a model to illustrate how city pollution provides a nucleus for condensation. The greater the pollution, the greater chance for...
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Science 4 Inquiry

Fluid Streams Affecting Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
The jet stream can reach speeds of up to 250 miles per hour. Scholars learn about the jet stream and ocean currents as they rotate through stations. They answer questions leading them to understand the impact these fluid streams have on...
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How Weather Affects Our Lives

For Teachers 1st - 6th
English learners practice basic weather terms from listening to two books. They keep a daily weather record for two weeks to record the type of weather, as well as the high and low temperatures for each day. Next, they complete a simple...
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National Heart Association

Cold Weather Fitness Guide

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Don't sacrifice physical activity every time cold winter weather arrives. From walking or circuit training to warm, healthy recipes and safety reminders, this resource will help encourage learners to prioritize their fitness and stay...
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Weather Expressions

For Students 6th - 8th
¿Que tiempo hace? After introducing basic weather expressions with your beginning Spanish speakers, provide them with this practice opportunity. There are 29 questions that review weather-related vocabulary. Middle schoolers select which...
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Parenting Exchange

Snow Activities Let Children Explore the Wonders of Weather

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Just because there's snow on the ground, it doesn't mean you can't go out and play. Take full advantage of the wonderful winter weather with this collection of fun snow day activities.
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Jeopardy - weather

For Teachers 7th - 9th
By playing games to review information, your class will be able to recap their unit of study, and also clarify any snippets of information they may not have remembered.  This jeopardy game covers the main categories regarding weather and...
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Weather's Outer Limits

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students make educated guesses and explain their reasoning and compile, graph, and map weather data. They then study environmental weather extremes on earth and discover that many variables determine climate.
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Center Science Education

Weather and Climate Data Exploration

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Access local temperature data online, graph averages, and critique it. Learners listen to a scenario where weather and climate are confused, and then answer questions to differentiate the two. The lesson itself is compact, but there is a...
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Weather Enrichment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, in groups, research and record types of weather from around the world during a one-week period. They complete a chart with their observations.
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Weathering the Weather

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
A fine weather poem sets the tone for this short lesson on the natural phenomena that affects weather. Weather topics covered are, air moisture, temperature, pressure, direction/speed, and clouds.
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Let's Learn About Weather!

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a variety of activities such as listening to stories about weather, illustrating sentences about weather, etc... to become familiar with weather terms. They create their own books about weather.
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Weather and Climate Statistics

For Teachers 6th - 7th
The investigation of weather, and climate is a fascinating study. In this instructional activity, learners see how weather and climate are actually two very different areas of study. They study printouts of an areas temperature highs,...
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Weather Tools

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Ever wonder how scientists measure shifts in weather? Share the answer to this question with a clearly organized slide show depicting various weather tools. Included are images and definitions for a barometer, thermometer, rain gauge,...
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Current Weather

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A great year around activity that shows young mathematicians how the math skills they are learning are actually used in the real world. This exercise also helps learners begin to distinguish the difference between weather and climate. As...
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Weather Words Decoder (Easy)

For Students 3rd - 5th
Kids love a mystery! There are 11 sets of numbers, and each number translates to a certain letter. To find the word, learners have to record which letters are associated with which numbers. The theme is weather related vocabulary and...
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Weathering the Odds

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars explore the limitations of weather forecasting and how consumer-driven weather forecasting companies attempt to meet the demand for accurate, long-term weather forecasting. They act as meteorologists, researching the weather.
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Forecast the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students analyze different weather conditions before creating their very own first-person report from the eye of a storm. They use maps to analyze different weather conditions, record an online weather script and write a first-person...
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The Weather

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore earth science by reading articles in class. In this weather identification lesson, students analyze weather science articles on the Internet and view their own local weather patterns as well. Students define a list of...
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Weathering Agent 007

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the concept of weathering. In groups, they use the internet to research the various types of weathering agents and their effect on different materials. Using photographs, they discuss the role humans play in...
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Understanding Weathering and Erosion in the Environment

For Teachers 4th - 8th
You can use these lessons to enhance your students' understanding of weathering and erosion.
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Weather: You Like It or Not

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the importance of and flaws in weather prediction, and prepare their own weather report on a specific type of storm.
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Winter Weather Day 5: Follow Up

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in culminating activities for a winter weather unit. They discuss what they have learned about winter weather, and write a diamante poem using winter vocabulary words. Students also construct a pinwheel and explore...

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