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Weather Around the World
Students learn a few key weather terminology and a variety of climates through examining and recording weather characteristics in a variety of communities around the world.
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Weather Predictions
Fourth graders explore meteorologists. They explore symbols on a weather map and make five day forecasts.
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Understanding Cloud Formation
Students read and relate the poem, "Clouds" by Aileen Fisher to a demonstration on cloud formation. They create clouds in jars using ice water and matches then discuss the ways clouds can be used to predict weather.
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Surface Meteorological Observation System (SMOS)
Middle schoolers monitor local surface weather conditions for at least 30 days. They interpret the data by graphing it and detemining percentages.
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Precipitation
Students write their own newspaper article about a weather story using newspapers and a weather records worksheet.
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Weather Myths
Fourth graders relate myths to weather phenomenon. They write and illustrated a weather myth and present it to the class.
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Weather Records
Young scholars write newspaper articles using a "weather record" worksheet and information they find in newspapers.
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Extreme Heat
Students, in groups, investigage and demonstrate the science behind the development and characteristics of extreme heat.
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Precipitation
Fourth graders identify the conditions that create rain. They read and discuss weather records, and write a news article that includes factual information fom one of the listed weather records.
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The Weather
Fourth graders investigate how weather conditions and phenomena occur and how they can be predicted. They complete an internet search. Students create a weather fact sheet over a selected weather phenomenon.
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FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
Identify agricultural products grown in each region of the country.
Discuss how geography affects what is grown or raised in a particular area.1. Hand out a copy of the two activity sheets "Food From Sea to Shining Sea" to each student....
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Rain Making - Understanding the Formation of Rain
Young scholars read and conduct and experiment to learn about rain formation. In this water forms lesson, students read about the formation of rain and its purposes. Young scholars then complete a rain experiment activity.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Clouds in the Air: Why Are They There?
An experiment that demonstrates why there are clouds in the sky. Start with air, invisible water vapor, particles we call condensation nuclei, and air pressure...the cloud comes later!
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Observing the Effect of Temperature on Change of State and Gas Pressure
This lab serves as a short introduction to both changes in state and air pressure/the gas laws. The students will heat a small amount of water in an aluminum can. They will then invert it in a bucket of cold water and crush the can using...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring Atmospheric Pressure by Making a Barometer
Students create their own barometer, calibrate it with the actual air pressure data, and compare that data with the boiling temperature of their water. They learn from this that atmospheric pressure affects the boiling points of liquid....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Temperature Volume Relationship of a Gas
A lab activity where students investigate the relationship between temperature and volume using a plastic syringe with a stopper. The syringe, filled with trapped air, is placed in a hot and a cold water bath, and temperature and volume...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Weather Watchers
Students are introduced to some essential meteorology concepts so they more fully understand the impact of meteorological activity on air pollution control and prevention. First, they develop an understanding of the magnitude and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: I'm So Crushed
In this activity, learners will have an opportunity to solve a mystery. They will discover why a soda can collapses during a demonstration due to the effects of changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure. Students will gain further...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Aspects of Weather
A detailed weather lesson plan written for the primary, intermediate, and junior high level. Topics covered are weather symbols, thermometer, graphing temperature results, clouds, moisture and air pressure.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Weather Basics
Students are introduced to the basics of the Earth's weather. Concepts include fundamental causes of common weather phenomena such as temperature changes, wind, clouds, rain and snow. The different factors that affect the weather and the...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Weather Maps
This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of students will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for more...