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Weather: Like It or Not!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate daily weather changes. In this earth science instructional activity, 2nd graders identify the different terms used to describe weather. They use the outdoor thermometer to record data.
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Tracking Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore how technology and science are used to identify, measure, and track powerful tropical storms to better warn and secure people from their impact. They research hurricanes online by tracking the storms on a hurricane website.
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Weather: It Works, or Not?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students discover the techniques meteorologists use to examine the atmosphere. In groups, they build their own weather station and observe the various weather conditions. They identify the types of weather patterns that allow the...
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Sky Observations Sky & Cloud Windows

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students observe the sky and weather to gather data. They conduct experiments to answer questions about the sky and weather phenomena. They measure, analyze and present data. They create sky windows by gluing sky colored paint chips...
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Hurricanes and Hot Towers with TRMM

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Take cover because a wild presentation on hurricanes is about to make landfall in your classroom! An outstanding PowerPoint presentation is the centerpiece of this instructional activity. Not only does it provide information and...
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I Speak for the Polar Bears!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Climate change and weather extremes impact every species, but this lesson plan focuses on how these changes effect polar bears. After learning about the animal, scholars create maps of snow-ice coverage and examine the yearly variability...
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Keeping a Daily Weather Log

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create their own daily log books for recording and keeping track of the weather.
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Weather Watchers

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students practice using objective and quantitative means to describe and compare the weather. They compile weather conditions and create a spreadsheet to record their findings.
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Recording Local Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders measure, record, graph, and report changes in local weather using Navajo, Ute, and Spanish words for weather conditions. They record the weather results on a graph, and create drawings of weather conditions.
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Weather

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore weather. They distinguish between different types of weather and choose their favorite type of weather. Students draw a picture of their favorite type of weather. They draw a picture of what they could do in their...
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Weather Journal

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders keep a weather journal. In this weather instructional activity, 5th graders define types of weather, summarize types of weather, and keep a weather journal.
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Weather Awareness

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate weather. In this weather lesson, 2nd graders discover how to read a temperature gauge, keep track of the weather, and find out how the weather affects their day. They work individually and in partners to make...
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Egyptian Weather Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils chart temperatures in Egypt on spreadsheet to determine how weather conditions affect lifestyles.
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Spring Weather Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this spring weather activity learning exercise, students use the 24 clues to identify the words needed to complete the crossword puzzle
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Building a Barometer

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Forget your local meteorologist — build your own barometer and keep track of the weather with an activity that provides directions to build a barometer out of a narrow necked bottle, a glass, and some water. Using their barometer,...
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Calendar & Weather Book

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders track weather patterns through the school year. They take daily readings and record them in a weather book.
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How Can Storms Be Tracked?

For Students 5th - 6th
In this storm worksheet, students will brainstorms what meteorologists track, why they track them, and how they track them. The students will write their ideas into a chart.
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Weather Bug

WeatherBug

For Students 1st - 12th
Exploring the weather has never been more intriguing! Whether you are looking for a quick glance at the 10-day forecast, trying to figure out if lightning is heading your way, or wondering what the pollen count is, you will find out...
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Travis the Train and the Sunny Day

For Students 1st - 6th
Get your special-needs students thinking about weather appropriate clothing choices with this sunny day social story. Print this resource or use as a slide-show to show children what people wear when its a hot and sunny day. Tip: Use...
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Tracking the Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use satellite imagery and forecasting maps as a storm moves through the United States.  In this weather lesson students track storm systems and chart the systems on a map. 
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Tracking the Weather

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe weather patterns. In this weather instructional activity, students track weather trends and predict what the weather might be like in the upcoming forecast.  Students learn to apply concepts of barometric pressure...
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Weather Alert

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Every time a bell rings ... there is lightning in the area. The activity provides directions to build a model of a lightning detection system. Similar to a system designed by Benjamin Franklin, the system uses static...
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Tracking the Salt Front

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using the Hudson River as the focus, learners discuss the difference between salt water and fresh water environments, analyze maps and graphs, and complete addition and subtraction problems. This lesson comes with a wealth of...
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Weather Chart

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students select at least 6 cities from around the world to keep track of their high and low temperatures over a period of time.

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