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Students pull from their research, conversations, and everyday lives to determine whether or not an area is safe enough from severe weather to make a home. They are challenged to form an opinion, and justify their ideas to others. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students research the effects of day-to-day weather on animal migrations, plant growth and other seasonal events. They consult maps, observe and record local conditions, keep journals and use their collected data check hypotheses. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students conduct research about an assigned weather topic and create an interactive project/presentation that can be used to teach classmates about a weather topic. They work with a partner or group to teach classmates about the selected weather topic Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 12th
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Students examine traditional Native American weather/climate knowledge. They keep a weather journal and research cloud cover. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students discuss the weather and generate a list of concepts associated with the weather. They construct an anemometer. They use a rain guage, barometer, anemometer and a hygrometer to measure and record data for 5 days. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students discover and explore different agents of weathering. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students monitor weather forecasts for four weeks. They assess the accuracy of predictions and determine whether local weather reflects the impact of global warming. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students record observations of air pressure changes related to weather by observing the changes in the level of the straw on the classroom barometer. They use the barometric pressure observations to predict weather. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students who are struggling to adjust to life in America due to language and cultural differences participate in a lesson about the worldwide concept of weather. They examine weather types, season, temperature, and holidays both in America and their homelands. They focus on the language associate with seasons and holidays. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students are introduced to the concept of weathering. In groups, they use the internet to research the various types of weathering agents and their effect on different materials. Using photographs, they discuss the role humans play in weathering as well. Full Review »