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Collect the Weather Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the weather. In this weather spreadsheet lesson, students keep track of weather patterns as they use instruments and resources to chart the data the collect in spreadsheet form.
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Weather-Air Temperature

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students complete activities to learn about changing air temperature. In this air temperature instructional activity, students study various ways to measure air temperature and learn factors that influence temperature. Students study the...
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Weather "Whys"

For Teachers K
Students complete activities to explore fall weather. In this weather lesson, students use the given links to examine weather forecasts. Students complete a weather graph activity and watch Internet field trips. Students complete fall...
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Weather "Whys"

For Teachers K
Students explore the weather. In this weather data activity, students collect weather data from Internet and media sources. Students graph the collected data discuss it as well as the seasons of the year.
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Becoming a Meteorologist

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify the job of a meteorologist. In this meteorologist lesson, students read Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and view clips of weather forecasts. Students visit the Weather Channel website and sing a weather song. Students...
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Weather Research

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students compare and contrast weather conditions. In this weather lesson, students conduct online research to identify the weather conditions for the city they have chosen. Students compare and contrast the similarities and differences...
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Horrific Hurricanes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study hurricanes and how scientists predict them.  In this hurricane activity students read an article on hurricanes, complete an activity and take a quiz.
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Weathervanes in the Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students investigate wind and weather by creating a weathervane.  In this environment lesson, students identify the purpose of a weathervane and observe weathervanes in action on their campus.  Students create a weathervane and...
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Weather Forecasting: From Then to Now

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders review the history of weather forecasting. In this earth science lesson, 8th graders identify the different tools used in forecasting weather. They explain why it's important to know the weather.
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Heat Waves

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students explore weather patterns by conducting an experiment in class. In this heatwaves lesson plan, students identify how weather raises to an unhealthy degree and the effect it can have on people and their environment. Students...
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The Weather Page: Comparing Data

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners analyze data from maps. In this comparing data lesson, students use comparative and superlative statements to draw comparisons among the weather in different American cities based on USA Today weather maps.
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Weather Report Chart

For Teachers K - 4th
Students complete a weather report chart after studying weather patterns for a period of time. In this weather report lesson, students measure temperature, precipitation, cloud cover, wind speed, and wind direction for a month. Students...
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Traditional Weather Observations

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore traditional methods of weather observation. In this weather lesson, students interview grown-ups regarding wind. Students learn how winds can help forecast weather.
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Elders Predict Snow

For Teachers K - 4th
Students interview Native Indians to learn their ways for predicting and measuring snowfall. In this weather measurement lesson plan, students invite a Native Elder to their classroom to tell them about how they predicted weather....
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Measuring Snowfall

For Teachers K - 4th
Students predict the amount of snowfall for the week and measure snowfall.  In this measuring snowfall instructional activity, student use a precipitation gauge to measure the week's snowfall; and analyze the data to determine...
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Measuring Wind Speed

For Teachers K - 5th
Students study wind speed and collect wind speed data. In this wind speed lesson, students visit a website to learn about the local wind speed forecast for their week. Students discuss wind and wind speed. Students collect wind speed...
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Blowing in the Wind

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify and interpret maps, graphs, charts, tables and political cartoons. Students identify what a compass rose is and review its meaning in relation to standard directions. Students design their own weathervanes. Students...
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Forecast Fever

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate what high-tech tools are used to gather weather data and make weather forecasts. They view a video and a PowerPoint presentation, and conduct research on a cloud chart website. Students make local weather...
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Weather Predictions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore meteorologists. They explore symbols on a weather map and make five day forecasts.
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"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an hands-on construction of an instrument to measure wind speed.
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"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work in groups to make an instrument the Meteorologists use to measure the speed of the wind after the teacher reads them a poem about the wind. Students then review vocabulary that they studied from their lesson.
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Persistence Forecasting

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Learners study weather forecasting. In this weather instructional activity, students explore forecasting weather methods and do a forecast. Learners study weather reports and discuss the elements of a forecast. Students study the method...
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Dateline: El Niño

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore El Nino and take the role of a reporter gathering the facts for a news story. Reports are presented orally, like a newscast, written or in whatever form the teacher prefers.
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars listen to a transcript of an interview about an upswing in hurricanes with Stanley Goldenberg, a researcher with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration. students participate in a series of discussion...

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