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Clouds

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore clouds.  In this weather lesson, students identify the steps in the water cycle, define condensation and evaporation, and relate this information to cloud formation.  Students perform a cloud experiment, predict weather...
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes (Grade 4-8)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts of hurricanes and violent weather conditions. In this violent weather lesson, students access an Internet site and watch a video about how air masses behave, how a tornado forms, how hurricanes form, and...
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Excel temperature Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gather data about the weather in Nome, Alaska. In this Nome Temperature lesson, students create an excel graph to explore the weather trends in Nome.  Students will find the average weather and add a trend line to their graph.
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Going, Going, Gone!

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use the scientific method to test variables of evaporation. In this evaporation lesson plan, 6th graders test a wet handprint on a paper towel and relate this experiment to weather conditions.
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Weather Vocabulary

For Students 3rd
In this weather instructional activity, 3rd graders study words pertaining to all aspects of weather. Students respond to 19 questions, matching the vocabulary words on the left with the correct definition on the right.
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Measuring Snowfall

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict the amount of snowfall for the week and measure snowfall.  In this measuring snowfall lesson, student use a precipitation gauge to measure the week's snowfall; and analyze the data to determine whether or not...
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Teach Engineering

Air Under Pressure

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce your class to air masses and how they affect the weather with a lesson that focuses on the differences between high and low air pressure systems. The class explores actual weather data using archived weather data.
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Measuring and Observing Weather Phenomena

For Students 4th - 6th
In this weather worksheet, students take the temperature and record data over a period of time of 1 month. Students then make a spreadsheet of their data and include variables that contribute to the weather.
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Weather Wordsearch

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this science activity, students find the words that are associated with the measurement of weather changes. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
Learn the ins and outs of hurricanes through a series of lessons answering, "What is a hurricane? How does it travel? How is one formed, measured, and named?" Information is presented through informative text and images, while...
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American Museum of Natural History

What do you Know About Climate Change?

For Students 6th - 12th
Test the class's knowledge of the key components of climate change. A 10-question online quiz asks learners about weather, climate, greenhouse gases, and several other concepts related to climate change. Interactive and easy for...
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Kenan Fellows

Detecting Rise in Body Temperature in Human and Animals and its Effects on Health

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Beat the heat using sensors. Scholars research normal body temperatures for humans and a specific animal. In groups, they create sensors that monitor body temperature, as well as the weather. The goal is to reduce the occurrence of heat...
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How to Make a Wind Vane

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students measure the direction of the wind. In this Science lesson, students make their own wind vane. Students discuss the importance of wind direction and speed.
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Weather and Climate

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore all the facets about weather and analyze how weather and climate are connected through time. They consider how weather changes and the effects of weather on the present state of the Earth's climate. Alterations to our...
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Let the Weather Help You Dress

For Teachers K
Students observe weather daily for at least a month and graph the weather for one month. Then they use weather vocabulary such as sunny, windy, rainy, stormy, cold, snowy, foggy, and hot, and share their predictions about weather. ...
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Description and Measurement

For Students 6th - 7th
In this measurement worksheet, students read about two illustrated weather instruments. Students answer 5 questions about the reading.
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Weathering Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this weathering worksheet, students use limestone chips and acidic solutions of pH 2 and 7 to determine if acidic solutions contribute to the weathering of rocks. Students determine which pH weathered the rocks the most.
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Doppler Weather Radar

For Students 8th - 10th
In this Doppler weather radar worksheet, students read about radar and Doppler weather radar and answer three questions about how they work and the Doppler effect.
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Vocabulary for Weather

For Students 7th - 10th
In this weather vocabulary worksheet, students define 34 terms related to weather and climate. Terms include instruments used to measure temperature, pressure, wind and humidity as well as types of fronts, conduction, convection and...
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Daily Weather Log

For Students 7th - 9th
In this weather worksheet, students keep a log of the temperature, precipitation, air pressure, humidity and wind for a fourteen day period. They record each of these measurements twice a day.
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What is Weather?

For Students 7th - 9th
In this weather worksheet, students are given 13 statements about temperature, condensation, saturation, water vapor, humidity and snow. Students find the terms in a word search and fill in the blanks of the sentences.
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Nature of Science and Measurement Review

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nature of science and measurement worksheet, learners answer 30 questions about experimental design, pure science vs. applied science, density, metric conversions and dimensional analysis.
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Weather Instruments

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research weather instruments. In this weather lesson, students use the Global Climate DVD and take notes on weather instruments. Students answer multiple choice questions on a worksheet.
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Weather Watchers

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students engage in this weather predicting lesson. They discover instrumentation used in the meteorological science. With this knowledge, they will create their own "low-tech" versions of weather instrumentation such as thermometers,...

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