Lesson Plan
NASA

How Does a Hurricane Form?

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young meteorologists examine the formation of a hurricane in a resource focused on severe weather conditions. Once they learn that a hurricane is also a tropical cyclone, and detail the different levels associated...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Hurricane Impact: Storm Surges and Elevation Transitions

For Students 6th - 9th
For this hurricane worksheet, student answer 6 multiple choice questions and 8 short answer questions about hurricanes. They color the map to show flooded areas.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

West Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read an internet article about hurricanes. In this hurricane instructional activity, students explain how they form and the damage they bring. They analyze the article and answer questions about it.
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K12 Reader

What’s the Forecast?

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
A reading comprehension passage is illustrative for both language arts and earth science skills. Using context clues, learners find out how to predict the weather using various tools. They then answer five reading questions about what...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Where Do Hurricanes Happen?

For Students 6th - 12th
In this hurricanes worksheet, students label the 6 different regions that hurricanes and tropical cyclones occur around the world.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Storms and Extreme Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore hurricanes and tornadoes by conducting an experiment. In this weather pattern lesson, students define many extreme weather vocabulary terms and discuss the relationship with static electricity. Students utilize plastic...
Worksheet
K5 Learning

Why Does the Ocean have Waves?

For Students 4th Standards
Six short answer questions challenge scholars to show what they know after reading an informational text that examines waves—what they are, what causes them, and how different Earth factors affect their size and strength.   
Worksheet
Curated OER

Word Search: Weather

For Students 2nd
In this Earth Science word search activity, 2nd graders locate 16 "weather words" in the word puzzle. No answer key is provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Buildings Have Lives, Too: Disasters and Their Effect on People

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research natural disasters and their lasting effect on both people and the environment. In this environmental science lesson, students complete a group project on a natural disaster of their choosing. Students examine multiple...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Countdown to Disaster

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners discover the potential dangers of weather in their hometown.  In this environmental lesson, students research Hurricane Hugo and the devastation it caused South Carolina in 1989.  Learners record weather data from...
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TLS Books

Jupiter

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Young astronomers read an informational text on the gas giant, Jupiter. Then they answer four multiple choice questions based on what they read.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather Anomalies

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders participate in a simulation of a select scientific team from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
PPT
Curated OER

Sunken Millions: 3rd Grade

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this PowerPoint, students participate in a game with a quiz show format in which they answer questions about water. Topics include the water cycle, bodies of water, characteristics of water, and how water relates to weather...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

BOUNCING INFORMATION AROUND

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students examine how satellite signals are sent and duplicate it with a mirror, flashlight and black paper.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Reading Comprehension: Weather

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this comprehension worksheet, students read a selection on the weather, then complete 3 short answer questions related to the selection.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wild, Wild Weather: Severe Storms

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research dangerous weather and how they can stay safe. In this environment lesson, 2nd graders view video clips and research the Internet to identify the different types of severe weather storms. Students complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A World of Myths

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and write myths. In this world mythology instructional activity, students read and analyze myths from various cultures and then recognize their attributes as they write their own myths to explain natural phenomena.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Earth Science Hurricanes

For Teachers 4th - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares information about tropical storms and hurricanes. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Stormy Weather

For Teachers 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about hurricanes and how they form. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Storm Chasers

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a scientist who chases storms to study them. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.