Curated OER
Weather Reporting
Students locate a weather map on the internet and explain or predict the weather for the following day. Students interpret the information on the weather map and pick the correct clothing to wear for that day. Students chart and graph...
Curated OER
Hurricanes Are They Coming to Your Neighborhood?
Students study weather systems, hurricanes and tropical storms. They predict landfall of hurricanes and tropical storms.
Nikola Tesla documentary student worksheet
PBS documentary: Tesla - Master of Lightning; this worksheet will keep the students engaged while watching this excellent documentary about Tesla. The documentary can be found on Netflix or YouTube. It will take two class periods to...
Curated OER
Pollution in the Air and the Water Pollution Solution
Students explore air pollution. In this ecology and air pollution instructional activity, students perform an experiment in which a Vaseline coated lid is placed inside and outside the classroom. Students make predictions and then record...
Alabama Learning Exchange
The Strength of the Sun
Students explore the sun and take a "trip" to outer space.
Curated OER
Making Ice Cream
Student examine the physical changes of matter and are able to describe them. They make ice cream in plastic bags to observe the changes in matter. They describe and record the changes in the ice cream mixture as it freezes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Maps
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How meteorologists create and read weather maps.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Weather Maps
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines and gives examples of various weather symbols and descriptive words concerning weather patterns. It explains the uses of weather maps and how scientists use these to predict the...