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Tornado in a Bottle

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students learn about the causes and properties of tornados. Students create a simulation of a tornado and observe its characteristics.
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Water Cycle - A SiteMaker Presentation

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Have your young scientists explore a single element of the water cycle and write a report to explain findings. Your class can take their writing through all the steps of the writing process and publish it using a Web-based multimedia...
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Review For Weather Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students review the concepts that were previously covered related to weather fronts and other types of systems.
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How’s the Weather?

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this weather instructional activity, students unscramble weather words that describe features of the weather. An answer key and website reference for additional resources are included.
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Making Thunderstorms

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the causes of thunderstorms and create the sounds of a thunderstorm.
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Weather Forecasting Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study weather concepts, mapping, characteristics in this series of lessons.
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Be a Weather Reporter!

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make a weather turtle puppet and use it to respond to weather-related questions. They manipulate the turtle to show basic weather vocabulary such as: sunny, windy, rainy, snowy, etc.
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Weather Words

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this weather words learning exercise, students complete a word search, crossword, fill in the blanks to sentences, and more using weather words. Students complete 4 activities.
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Finding the Main Idea: The Storm

For Students 1st - 2nd
Readers analyze a brief excerpt describing a storm, then choose the most applicable from four main ideas. They jot down three details from the story in three boxes. The excerpt isn't anything special; however, for a quick practice with...
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Weather Facts Internet Hunt

For Students 5th - 10th
In this weather instructional activity, students click on the links in the questions about weather to find the answers to the questions and then come back and answer the questions. Students answer 17 questions total.
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The Hurricane

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this weather worksheet, learners read a realistic story about a family's experience during a hurricane. Factual information about hurricanes is given. Students then answer 6 questions.
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Scan It

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this reading strategies worksheet, students will learn how to scan for information. Then students will scan a non-fiction passage about weather and complete 4 short answer questions.
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Meet Meteorology

For Teachers 4th
Students explore meteorology, discuss Earth's atmosphere, create drawings of the water cycle, create meteorology journals, and role play forecasters. Nine lessons on one page; includes unit test.
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What is Weather?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify different types of weather and explore the weather for each season of the year. They complete a class seasonal weather chart, listen to the book "Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?," and create a magazine...
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Forces of Nature Vocabulary Quiz

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students draw lines to match 13 words pertaining to forces of nature to their definitions in another column. Example: tornado, tide, erosion, pressure.
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Weather Crossword Puzzle Worksheet

For Students 5th - 6th
In this weather vocabulary worksheet, students read 20 clues pertaining to storms and weather science. Students fit answers in a crossword puzzle. There is no word bank.
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Weather Vocabulary Exercise

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English vocabulary skills worksheet, students answer 12 multiple choice and 10 fill in the blank questions regarding weather-related terms.
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Weather

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, students find the words that are related to the weather and the answers are found when clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Rainy Weather Word List

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this vocabulary worksheet, students explore 25 words pertaining to rainy weather. Students read these words and use them in their writing.
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The Perfect Storm

For Students 6th - 10th
In this weather worksheet, students read about the mechanics of a hurricane and then complete 4 short answer questions based on the reading.
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Climate Change

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students brainstorm types of weather present threats to the world, specifically climate change and the environment. In this climate change instructional activity, students complete and discuss a set of worksheets about "going green,"...
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Static Cling

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders examine the principles of static electricity and positive and negative charges. They observe and then perform experiments with static electricity. They record examples in their journals.
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ESOL Safety and Security

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students discuss preparation and procedures for natural disasters. They discuss safety procedures for each natural disaster and then share their own personal experiences with natural disasters.
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Kidstorm: Lightning

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about lightning formation and lightning safety with this detailed webpage.