Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Predicting the Weather
Here's a good way to get yourself on TV. This science fair project will help you learn how to predict the weather. So who knows, maybe you'll be more accurate than your local meteorologist.
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Gpb Blogs: Students Ask: How Do Meteorologists Predict the Weather?
Today's post is a continuation of my communication with Ms. Jordan's 6th Grade Science Class at South Central Middle School! South Central MS is located in Emerson, Georgia, in Bartow County. They are very curious to know how...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Titanic Shipwreck: How Can We Predict the Weather?
Join Tim on the Titanic Shipwreck to understand about weather predictions. Learn about weather forecasts and different instruments that help determine what the weather will be. Win stars for every correct answer and earn a certificate at...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Graphing the Weather
Fourth graders take weather readings using simple weather instruments and predict the weather.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Tracking and Predicting the Weather
Students track barometric pressure, wind direction, temperature, and clouds. The class records daily readings in these for areas and attempt to formulate patterns to use in forecasting the weather based on these elements.
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Siemens Science Day: Earth Science: How's the Weather? [Pdf]
Students make their own weather station by using homemade version of real weather measurement equipment and use their equipment to make observations and predictions about the local weather.
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Amazing Kids! Magazine: Predicting the Weather
Learn about how weather predictions can be made by different instruments in this article.
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Weather Channel
The Weather Channel website not only contains the weather at any place in the United States but also around the globe. Find photos, videos, weather outlook for different activities and travel, and weather news.
NASA
Nasa: Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch
This lesson plan allows students to learn about the layers of the atmosphere and to learn how to graph real atmospheric data.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: What Is Weather?
Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere. Learn how weather events are controlled by air pressure, how Meteorologists predict the weather and the difference between weather and climate.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye the Science Guy Answers: What Is the Doppler Effect?
The Doppler Effect is used to determine the size of the universe as well as predict the weather. Watch this video to get an idea of just what is happening when we experience this scientific phenomenon. [1 min, 03 sec]
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 6 Collecting Weather Data
Students will Collect data, then make weather predictions from the weather patterns.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Backyard Weather Station
In this hands-on activity, students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and to predict what it might do next. After gaining a basic understanding of weather patterns, students will become state park engineers and build...
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U.s. Search and Rescue Task Force: Predicting Weather
Information on what weather is to begin with, then progresses to how scientists can predict the weather. Common ways to predict weather are also included such as use of a barometer and rain gauge.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Weather Detectives
This is an introductory lesson to a second grade weather unit. The young scholars will be observing the weather each day for one week and recording their observations in a chart. The students will be integrating information from the...
NASA
Scijinks: It's All About Weather
Scijinks offers interactive activities covering weather. Find out how weathermen predict the weather, write a fun book about weather, pick a science project, and much more.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Third Grade Science: Earth Science: Weather Forecasting
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read about how meteorologists predict the weather and how technology and computers are used to forecast the weather. Also discusses what weather maps show us.
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Bright Hub: Types of Weather Instruments
There are a number of types of weather instruments located on the grounds of a weather station and used by meteorologists to predict the weather. These include the instruments that have been on the go for over a century with only the...
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: Weather Instruments
A short article providing a break down of instruments used for predicting the weather.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Predicting Weather
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how meteorologists predict the weather.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Are Weather Observations?
Find out why meteorologists need weather observations to accurately measure and predict the weather.
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Accu weather.com: Precipitation Maps
A comprehensive site of precipitation maps for the entire U.S., regions of the U.S., individual states, and areas around the world. Includes maps showing predicted precipitation, actual precipitation, and accumulated precipitation. It...
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Is a Barometer?
Learn about the barometer and how it helps to predict the weather.