Future public health advocates read a case study of a combination of water pollutants that may be linked to autism. The class is split into three groups, one to research each of the suspected chemicals. The look at how each one affects...

Students create and analyze a weather-related data table and a thematic map based upon information provided.

Middle schoolers research weather proverbs and determine the scientific validity of 3 weather proverbs. They write an essay presenting their reasoning. They interview elderly people to graph the most frequently heard proverbs and...

Pupils create a cloud in a bottle.

Students perform an experiment to show that water level is affected by air pressure.

Pupils construct a Frequency Distribution.

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...

Fourth graders define cold and warm fronts, explain how they are formed and they ways that they affect the weather.

Eighth graders research and present to the class information about cloud categories. They observe clouds and describe the characteristics of their cloud observations. They take a cloud identification quiz.

Young scholars perform an experiment to find the dew point at ground level and then make a chart to determine where a cloud would form.

Students create a book about clouds after the teacher reads the book, "It Looked Like Split Milk".

Students use the S'COOL data base to create a bar graph.

Students use temperature, cloud cover and other weather data from the S'COOL website to statistically analyze weather around the country. They use computers to calculate and graph standard deviations, means and modes of the weather...