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Understanding Wind Direction And Making A Wind Vane

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars construct a wind vane while learning the functionality of its parts and the effects that wind has on the weather. They study the four directions and indicate them by looking at their wind vanes.
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Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students make and record observations about local weather. They write about their favorite kind of weather and what it would be like to live in a climate of their choice. They take a quiz on regional U.S. climates.
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Earth's Tilt Creates Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine how the Earth's tilt creates the seasons. In this seasons lesson, students study a diagram that shows the rotation of the earth around the sun and how it tilts during the rotation. They answer 4 discussion questions and...
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Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners name the 4 seasons, discussing the weather, plant life, animal life and and activities of each. Students read the book titled, "Hello Arctic," and and discuss changes in seasons that accompany the story. Learners complete...
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The Ups and Downs of It: Wind

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore the ways in which wind is formed and how it affects our weather.
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I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore (Grades 2-5)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students give examples of erosion and weathering processes. They determine causes of America's Dust Bowl phenomena.Students define erosion as the condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind.
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Effects of the Sun on Our Planet (Grades 2-4)

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe how the sun's rays can cause evaporation and discuss its role in the weather cycle. They discover what the sun's energy brings to plants. They examine how different types of technology can enhance the amount of solar...
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A Long Winter's Nap

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore the process of estivation, hibernation and torpor and the ways that frogs adapt to seasonal weather changes.
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American Disaster Quiz

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this weather disasters worksheet, students match words to definitions about weather disasters. Students complete 10 matches total.
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Solar System: Fantasy Planet

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own fantasy planet using computer software on KidPix. In this planets lesson plan, students also write a paragraph about their planet including the name, population, weather, and more.
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Build a Thermometer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students build a thermometer. In this weather lesson, students use red food coloring, rubber stoppers, and hard plastic tubing to build a thermometer. Students use their homemade thermometer to measure the temperature.
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I Spy Clouds in the Sky

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students search their room to learn cloud names and types. In this weather activity,  students scavenge the changing cloud scenery to memorize clouds types and facts. To add fun to the memorization the class plays I spy.
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W Is for Water

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gain appreciation of water by watching online video, "Weather Smart: The Water Cycle and Clouds," exploring how water cycle works, comparing and contrasting three states of water as solid, liquid, and gas, and discussing...
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Seasons Chart

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this science worksheet, students investigate the seasons of the year by completing a circular chart which has been divided into 4 quadrants. Students write the names of the months which belong to each season, illustrate and label the...
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Trade Winds

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this trade winds worksheet, students complete multiple choice questions on trade winds and how they affect the weather. Students complete 3 questions.
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Mittens! Mittens

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the warmth of different mittens.  In this cold weather clothes lesson, students decide which pair of mittens are the warmest. Students record and discuss their results. 
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Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the basic needs of living organisms. In this science lesson, students study ecosystems and discover that organisms have basic needs that must be met.
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Are We There Yet?

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students make their way to British museums. In this field trip opportunities lesson, students visit the The Deep, the Science of Sport, the Castle Munster, or High Beeches online on in person to experience hands-on science instruction.
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Mystery Paint

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use the scientific method to determine the properties of various kinds of paints, use collected data to identify paint samples that are not properly labeled and use proper science safety techniques while working with chemical...
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Talking About Clouds

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this weather worksheet, students read a selection about the water cycle and cloud identification. Then the students fill in the missing words in 5 sentences and write the name of 5 cloud types while describing the clouds.
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What Do We Use From the Rainforest?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students identify items we use from the rainforest. In this earth science instructional activity, students recall prior facts about the rainforest and list items we use from the rainforest. Students create "Rainforest Cookies" using...
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Eye of the Storm Scavenger Hunt

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this storms worksheet, students access the Internet to a specific website to research the answers to five short answer questions associated with a variety of different types of storms.
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Tsunami Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners can explain the causes of a tsunami and its effects.  In this tsunami lesson, students create a tsunami generator.  Learners create waves with a metal plate. students create houses and find which designs last best in a...
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Dynamic Earth

For Teachers K - 5th
Students show how earthquakes affect sea waves. In this tidal waves instructional activity students use a rubber mallet on a table to create waves in a box on top of the table. They experiment with striking the mallet in different...

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