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Curated OER

Dry Season and 'Green' Season in Costa Rica

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the seasonal changes in Costa Rica.  In this dry season lesson students use the Internet to locate science data then generate data for precipitation. 
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Curated OER

Cold, Clouds, and Snowflakes

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students explore satellite data and graphing. In this weather data analysis math and science lesson, students analyze NASA satellite data to draw conclusions about geographical areas where precipitation might have happened. Students...
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Curated OER

The Properties of Water: "Dead Or Alive"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study the water cycle and create a booklet entitled: "Discover the Wonder of Water" They observe and record data regarding evaporation, condensation, and precipitation and how water moves from a solid to a liquid to a gas. They...
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Curated OER

Water Cycle Reading and Writing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
After listening to a story about the water cycle, learners create their own versions of this tale. This is a great way to have your class review the concepts of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and runoff.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Weather or Not

For Students 6th - 9th
Hypothetical meteorologists' quotes help young earth scientists become acclimated to weather vocabulary. The terms are all related to air masses and forms of precipitation. This is a fun way to discover if your learners are truly...
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Curated OER

Understanding the Water Cycle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Investigate the water cycle and how water moves from the land to the air and back to the land. Create a terrarium and observe the water cycle at work. Define weather terms including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
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American Chemical Society

Forming a Precipitate

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Can you mix two liquids to make a solid that is insoluble? Yes, you can, and pupils see this as the lesson uses more than one combination of liquids to form a solid. Through two teacher demonstrations and a hands-on activity, scholars...
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Curated OER

How Much Water is Available in the Atmosphere for Precipitation?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the relationship between the amount of water in the atmosphere available for precipitation and the actual precipitation observed by satellite. They examine seasonal changes in precipitation. They practice using Internet...
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Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

Lead Compounds: Precipitation Reactions and Pigments—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Colorful lead compounds never fail to impress! Solubility scholars examine a series of double replacement reactions involving lead nitrate and record their observations. The second part of the experiment illustrates the differences...
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Curated OER

Daily Weather Calendar

For Teachers 3rd
Young learners will love this fun weather activity that incorporates math, science and writing. Each member of your class gets a turn becoming a meteorologist! At the end of recess, the two chosen meteorologists met the teacher at a...
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Curated OER

Water Cycle

For Teachers 2nd
Young scientists take in this nicely-designed presentation on the water cycle. Students are introduced to terms such as: "precipitation," "condensation," and "evaporation." Additionally, the words to a very cute song called "The Water...
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Curated OER

Water Cycling in the Wilderness: Alaska quarter reverse

For Teachers K - 1st
The Alaskan wilderness contains every imaginable element of the water cycle: it has flowing streams, cool spring rain, and frozen glaciers. Pupils use a series of worksheets to identify and define evaporation, condensation, and...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Water Cycle: The Water Process

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Its time to introduce the water cycle! This presentation describes the water cycle in terms of condensation, evaporation, and precipitation. Five straightforward comprehension questions and easy to understand concept definitions make for...
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NOAA

Climographs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In the second lesson of a five-part series, young climatologists use provided temperature and precipitation data to create climographs of three different cities. They then analyze these climographs to develop a general understanding of...
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Curated OER

Precipitation Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students monitor the pH level of the precipitation in their local area for one month. In this hands-on activity, students use lab equipment to measure the pH levels and an online tool to track their findings. Ultimately, students seek to...
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Curated OER

Build a Precipitation Gauge

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils build a precipitation gauge. In this weather activity, students follow step-by-step directions to build a precipitation gauge that can be used to measure snowfall.
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Curated OER

Clouds and Precipitation Review

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In this science worksheet, students review the concepts that tie the relationship of clouds and how they collect precipitation in response to changes in humidity.
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Curated OER

Splish Splash

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars study drinking water. In this environment lesson plan, students draw the path of drinking water from the place of precipitation to the tap after researching a map and information from the United States Geological Survey...
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Curated OER

The Rain Game

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
It's raining, it's pouring! Simulate the precipitation process with rope or hula hoop and assorted colored construction paper. This simple game should give young students a better understanding of how rain falls.
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Curated OER

The Water Cycle - Main Components

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Present the water cycle to your middle schoolers with this lesson. After an anticipatory set, they participate in a Q & A session about the terms associated with the water cycle: evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and...
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Curated OER

Learning Lesson: The Rain Man

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners participate in a demonstration showing the concept of precipitation. They view the hydrologic cycle and identify its stages, and discuss flash flood safety at the end the lesson.
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PPT
Curated OER

The Happy Game: The Water Cycle

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Make your students 'happy' about understanding the water cycle with The Happy Game; where young learners put their knowledge to the test to answer questions about evaporation, condensation, and precipitation. Tip: Use this game prior to...
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Beyond Benign

Green"er" Precipitation Reaction

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
All sodium carbonate may not have the same amount of carbonate, but it should have the same percent. Learners write and balance an equation to predict the chemical reaction between sodium carbonate and zinc acetate. Through the lab...
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Activity
Royal Society of Chemistry

Some Reactions of Carbon Dioxide—Microscale Chemistry

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Precipitation reactions are always interesting. How about one that forms a precipitate using a gas? Chemists of any age will enjoy this twist on a standard solubility lab. Partners observe the lack of interaction between sodium hydroxide...

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