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- Grade Range
- 6th - 10th
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Students investigate the four elements of weather. They conduct research, create a HyperStudio stack to present to the class, construct measuring devices to measure, record, and analyze the weather, and forecast the weather. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students use observations, graphs, Internet research and a student-manned weather station to analyze collected weather data. They discuss their analysis and make weather predictions based on their observations. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 1st - 2nd
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Students discuss weather and how it is forcast on the news. They set up a "news room" and create their own sentences with a forecast and advice for those watching based on the forecast. These sentences are used as students role play weather Full Review »
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- 4th - 5th
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Students investigate weather. They record local weather daily to post onto a website, create a flyer about severe weather and weather safety, and develop a slideshow presentation about things in the sky and the seasons. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students research weather patterns, the duties of meteorologists and the information they study to make a forecast. They study one of six types of severe weather and create a mock weather report. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 6th
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Students examine the science of predicting the weather. They observe and describe weather changes, construct a Sling Psychrometer to measure relative humidity or dew point temperatures, and make predictions using a web-based weather simulator. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 7th - 10th
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Students, in groups, build measuring instruments for a class weather station. They collect data using the instruments and actual data from a real weather station. They compare and contrast their data to that collected at a real weather station. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students use Internet sites to complete a study of weather and atmosphere. They compare weather data from cities around the world. They use thermometers, the Beaufort wind scale, and simple weather symbols to measure weather around the school. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students collect and chart weather data over the course of the school year either using tools at school or media resources. They agree on weather terms to use in their observations and write them on the assigned sheet. Finally, they graph monthly observations using the appropriate graphing techniques including stem and leaf charts, and line graphs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students, by making and using weather instruments, measure and record weather data. They research the interaction of sun, water, and atmosphere and how it "creates" our day to day weather. Students analyze how weather forecasts are made. Full Review »
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