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Poetry in Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify clouds outdoors using a cloud chart and then draw the types they observe. They read the poem, "Fog" by Carl Sandburg and then compose their own cloud poem using various styles of poetry.
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Cold Fronts And Warm Fronts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students simulate the movement of cold and warm fronts as they listen to a story about the weather and Mr. Sun. They brainstorm the characteristics of each type of front then write about which front they would prefer if they were a...
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Defining Drought

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the hydrologic impacts of drought. They look at drought from a variety of prespectives. Students first focus on the scientific definition of drought, including weather patterns, water cycles, water requirements by plants...
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Weather Watch

For Teachers K - 8th
Students complete a series of lessons in which they study daily weather patterns and examine extreme weather conditions. They complete activities that range from visual observation of daily weather to building a weather station and...
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EWOC2006-Make your own weather forecast - WEST

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore making their own weather forecast. They view and discuss a forecasting PowerPoint presentation. Students analyze radar and satellite imagery. They compile many ways to observe clouds.
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Be a Weather Reporter

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners pretend they are a weather reporter and write out a script that they would use to tell about today's weather including their name, the date, and what the weather is like today. They then make a prediction about what the weather...
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Science: What Is a Barometer?

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover how barometers help to predict the weather. Using newspapers, they examine the weather forecast and determine the meaning of high and low as they pertain to pressure. After making cluster diagrams, 4th graders...
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Dryline Characteristics

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students view animations of several atmospheric variables (e.g., temperature, rainfall) during a cold front passage and locate the dryline, determine its direction of movement, and list at least two weather conditions associated with the...
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Weather Patterns II

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, learners use the diagram shown to explain what kinds of clouds form along the different types of air fronts. Then they describe what happens to the temperature when a particular front passes through. Students...
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Forecasting Weather

For Students 7th - 8th
In this weather instructional activity, students conduct an experiment where they record the weather observations for a week. Then they determine the air pressure using an aneroid barometer and estimate the amount of sky covered by...
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Forecasting Weather

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, learners use a weather map to determine which station has the lowest and highest pressure. Then they describe the various types of fronts that can come through a location. Students also explain the difference...
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Weather Prediction

For Students 9th - 12th
In this weather worksheet, learners review vocabulary words and concepts associated with predicting the weather. Students understand what a meteorologist studies. This worksheet has 7 matching, 10 fill in the blank, and 5 short answer...
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Weather Tracking

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this weather tracking worksheet, students track their local weather for 4 days. First, they track their local weather for a few days. Then, students record the forecast for a few days to see how close the actual weather conditions...
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What to Wear?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this decision making worksheet, students complete 5 problems in which clues to the daily weather are read and appropriate clothing is chosen. Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit.
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Observing Weather Chart

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this weather worksheet, students are given a chart to complete when observing the weather. Included is the date, the temperature, the pressure, the humidity, the wind speed and direction, the visibility, the cloud type and cover, the...
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Wild Weather Word Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this weather worksheet, young scholars and their families search for weather news in the newspaper, media or Internet. Students record a list of weather words. Young scholars then research and write down a one week forecast for their...
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Writing a Weather Report or Weather Forecast

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine their geography skills. In this weather forecasting lesson plan, students select a location and research it. Students write a weather report or forecast for the chosen location based on their research.
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students study hurricanes and their patterns. In this hurricane instructional activity, students watch a video clip tracing Hurricane's Ivan's path in Alabama. Students discuss hurricanes and watch a 3-D video of Hurricane Ivan. Students...
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Creating a Mathematical Model Using Weather Data

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students explore the concept of mathematical models. In this mathematical model lesson, students create a mathematical model from data from 4 cities over 15 months. Students are told they are working for a weather station. Students...
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Weather Watch

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine weather patterns. In this weather activity, students examine daily weather maps, identify weather patterns, and forecast weather based on the patterns they note.
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Creating Weather Journals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create weather journals. For this weather science lesson, students use digital cameras to record the daily weather and write a paragraph in a weather journal.
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Create a Tornado

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars study weather patterns and conditions by making their own tornado. In this tornado lesson, students create a tornado in a bottle to study weather conditions.
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Jupiter's Weather Forecast

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read information about Jupiter and the planet's weather. In this Jupiter weather lesson plan, students read information about Jupiter's weather. Students study a chart about the weather on Earth and Jupiter. Students read a...
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Weather Forecasting

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students describe how weather forecasting has evolved.  In this forecasting instructional activity students study the different types and ways that people forecast weather. 

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