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Three Clouds Activity
Students understand how clouds are formed. In this cloud lesson, students participate in three experiments to make clouds. Students complete activity sheets for each experiment.
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Introduction to Drawing Isopleths
Middle schoolers draw isopleths based on how many pieces of "confetti snow" land in their cup.
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Other Aspects of Aqueous Equilibria
In this aqueous equilbria worksheet, students write the solubility product expressions for the given salts. Students determine what affects the solubility of salts. Students calculate the pH of a buffer solution. This worksheet has 14...
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Quiz: Weather Terminology #2
In this science worksheet, 3rd graders focus on the weather. Students respond to ten fill in the blank questions regarding weather terminology.
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Picnic Possibilities
Fourth graders plan a picnic using weather data. Using accumulated weather data from various sources, they create a graph of the weather conditions in their region for a given period of time. Students interpret this data to predict the...
Project SMART
Travel the World Via the "Net"
Middle schoolers work together to create a travel brochure of a foreign country of their choice. They use the Internet to research their information. They create graphics showing interesting locations. They write in their journals at the...
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Quiz: Weather Prediction
For this science worksheet, 3rd graders will focus on the weather. Students will respond to ten fill in the blank questions regarding weather prediction.
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How Does Climate Affect Plant Growth?
First graders compare plant samples obtained from two different sites to explore how climate affects plants.
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Three Clouds Activity
Students explore how clouds are produced through three different age-appropriate hands-on experiments.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Researching Hurricanes with Technology
Students explain the components that make up a hurricane.
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Selecting Soil For a Sports Field
In this science worksheet, learners take part in a laboratory exploration looking at different types of soil. The soil is evaluated in order to fill the role of becoming a sports field.
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Water, Water Everywhere
In this water worksheet, students complete a five question multiple choice online interactive quiz about water. This is a more advanced quiz that includes chemistry questions.
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Water World Story
Fourth graders write a story about how a drop of water may have traveled to school. They design a presentation on the water cycle.
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Chasing El Nino
In this El Nino worksheet, students review this specific change in the climate cycle by completing 20 short answer questions.
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River Study
Young scholars study physical features of a local stream. They study how to identify water features on topographic maps.
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Changes Close To Home
Students interview the senior citizens in their community. While interviewing them, they identify perceptions they have about the local climate. Using the internet, the compare the results of the interview to those of public thirty...
Climate Literacy
Clean: Climographs: Temperature, Precipitation, and the Human Condition
A lesson where students learn how to read, analyze, and construct climographs which display monthly average temperature and precipitation. Students also practice matching climographs to various locations and summarize global-scale...
NASA
Sci Jinks: Precipitation Simulator
Manipulate the dew points and temperature points in the activity to create different forms of precipitation.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Maple Syrup: For Pancakes, Waffles, and Crystal Candy?
Maple syrup is deliciously gooey and great on breakfast foods like pancakes and waffles. But it has another amazing property. It can form crystals under the right circumstances, and the crystals change in size and shape, depending on...
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Weather and Climate
In this amazingly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn how factors such as ocean currents, topography, and air currents affect weather patterns. You will also learn the similarities and differences between weather and climate.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Climate and Weather
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore climate and weather. Inquiry-based investigations include observing weather, weather reporting, weather maps, weather satellites, causes of weather, and climate change.
NOAA
Noaa: Regional Climate Maps: Mexico
This homepage provides links to precipitation and temperature maps of Mexico.
Other
University of Wisconsin Marathon County: Koppen's Classification Map
Keeping vegetation in mind, Koppen's Climate Classification Map is the most widely used system of measuring the combination of precipitation and temperature. This map identifies areas and labels them variations of tropical, dry,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...