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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Classroom Phenology: The Environment a Source of Data and Observations

For Teachers 1st - 5th
A unit where students record daily temperatures, precipitation amounts, observations of weather patterns, shadow length of a set object, and other observations. In addition, they will complete a season-long weekly observation of a...
Website
NOAA

Noaa: National Climatic Data Center: Groundhog Day

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find background about Groundhog Day and the folklore involved. Look through the charts that show how closely Punxsutawney Phil's predicitions align with the actual weather.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Be a Citizen Weather Reporter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Report the local weather to your community after deciding which data to collect and reading some of the National Weather Service's forecasting tips for amateur weather reporters.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Navigational Vectors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this project, students use real time data to learn how pilots navigate when they fly. Students go through a series of lessons on vectors, weather maps and flight tracking, then take a pilot's test where they apply what they have...
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Daily and Seasonal Weather: Interactive Lesson

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students investigate the relationship between daily weather and seasonal weather. Students will read about how weather data is collected, then interpret examples of weekly and monthly weather data to find seasonal patterns. Visual...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Begin your research on extreme weather conditions. View links to other weather related websites and articles.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Build Your Own Weather Station [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Build six different instruments to collect meteorological data for the weather in your area.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: Outflux: City Climate Comparisons

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive comparable climate data tool where the user chooses from a list of United States cities and several weather factors. The immediate result is a graph or graphs of historical US city data.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Differences Between Climate and Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
In this activity, students collect weather data over several days or weeks, graph temperature data, and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
Activity
Other

Rutgers: c.o.o.l. Class: Earth Science Project: Create an Ocean Weather Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
Want to learn how to forecast ocean weather? This c.o.o.l. project lists each of the steps in the scientific process, and has you work through each in this earth science based project.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Weather Walks

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this multi-day, students will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different types of...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Get the Picture Severe Weather

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students review graphs and charts of severe weather data then answer "True and False" questions about the content conveyed.
Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 8 Weather Forecasts

For Teachers 4th
Learn how to predict and evaluate weather forecasts.
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Other

Unisys: Hurricanes/tropical Data

For Students 9th - 10th
There is a table that has links to hurricanes in the Atlantic from 1995, East Pacific from 1997, West Pacific from 1996, South Pacific from 2000, and South India from 2000. This page has a satellite map and the Saffir-Simpson Scale.
Unit Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds, Weather, and Climate Teaching Box

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Teaching Box combines hands-on activities, data analysis, and discussion that help high school students consider how weather can affect cloud types and how cloud types can affect climate.
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University of Wisconsin

Ssec: Real Time Imagery and Data: Satellite Images of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out real-time satellite photos of the earth to study weather patterns.

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