Curated OER
Freshwater Macroinvertebrates
Students identify and count Macroinvertebrates at a Hydrology website. For this macroinvertebrates lesson students collect, sort and identify Macroinvertebrates.
Curated OER
Mapping a Refuge
Students record observations gathered while at a national wildlife refuge. For this lesson on wildlife refuges, students choose an observation spot and record seasonal changes throughout the year.
Curated OER
Tropical Atlantic Aerosols
Students analyze NASA data from the Multi-angle Imaging Spectroradiometer. In this NASA data activity, students access an assigned website to examine information from the MISR on the Terra Satellite. They determine how desert dust...
Curated OER
Introduction to Drawing Isopleths
Pupils draw isopleths based on how many pieces of "confetti snow" land in their cup.
Curated OER
Bricks Soak Up Water
Students determine whether various rocks are porous or not. They conduct an experiment to determine if a brick is porous, calculate how much water the brick soaked up, and develop a conclusion.
Curated OER
Wind
Students complete activities to study wind intensity. In this wind study lesson, students discuss wind speed and direction. Students then build a kite and windsock to help them study wind intensity. Students learn to use a wind meter for...
Curated OER
Map-Making Basics
Students study maps. In this geography and art lesson, students create their own map of the classroom.
Curated OER
It Won't Budge: Balloon
Eighth graders use the scientific method to discover why a balloon is not inflated.
Curated OER
Water Quality Monitoring
Students comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
Curated OER
Using SWMP Data
Learners are introduced to the SWMP system which tracks short-and long-term changes in water. Using this data, they plot and interpret the data on a graph to determine how human activities are lowering the water quality. They also...
Curated OER
Teaching about Diel Temperature Variation
High schoolers explore temperature variation in lakes and deal with the data.
Curated OER
Warm and Cold Air
Students examine what happens to air when it is heated or cooled. They conduct an experiment using bottles and balloons, record and discuss their observations, and write a hypothesis.
Curated OER
Twister Redux
Students pick up science knowledge as they track and examine natural disasters. They keep a daily journal of results and reflections. Students get to follow a real tornado chaser and learn thunderstorm formation. They incorporate how...
Curated OER
Create a Tornado
In creating a tornado, students create a model tornado in a two-liter soda bottle. In order to accomplish this feat, students label each of their bottles with a marker, then tape the mouths of the bottle together and fill with water....
Curated OER
Manage Soil
Students identify and classify soil ypes according to data on the soil triangle. Given examples, students identify soil conservation practices, using criterion assessment instrument. When giving a case situation involving soil...
Curated OER
Icebergs Ahead!
Students experiment with density of ice, and examine how density affects how icebergs float in water.
Curated OER
Science Word Search
In this science worksheet, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.
Curated OER
Parametric Functions and Substitutions
For this solar winds activity, students determine the strength of magnetic storms in terms of the size of the change they make in the Earth's magnetic field. This worksheet has 3 problems to solve.
Curated OER
Lawnchair Larry Flies!
Students research and experiment to discover the lifting power of helium gas.
Curated OER
Let's Think About... Change
Students observe various examples of "change." They mix paint to cereate new colors, eat bread and then toasted bread, and match baby pictures with pictures of how the same people look in the present. Finally, they watch a bouquet of...
Curated OER
Great Salt Lake Introductory lesson
Fourth graders explore the Great Salt Lake. Using the internet, they identify web sites that contain information on the Great Salt Lake. After researching the website, 4th graders answer questions and list information they collected...
Curated OER
State Your Position
Middle schoolers practice using a global positioning system. They discuss the use of celestial objects as navigation points and its problems. They list the advantages and disadvantages of GPS as well.
Curated OER
Air Pressure
Fourth graders observe a demonstration experiment showing air pressure. They explain air pressure by completing the worksheet.
Curated OER
Learning Festival
Fifth graders at this age are very interested in the adventures of knighthood and life in the past, so the unit will serve as a basis for teaching skills while maintaining high interest.
Other popular searches
- Tools Measuring Weather
- Tools for Measuring Weather
- Measuring Weather Activities
- Measuring Weather Changes
- Measuring Weather Conditions
- Measuring Weather Worksheets
- Weather, Measuring Tools