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Poetry in Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students identify various types of clouds and write poetry about the weather.
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The Science of Weather: Humidity makes air feel even hotter.

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students examine the effects of heat and humidity. In this weather lesson, students read a chart to determine the effects heat and humidity can have on the human body. This lesson includes an optional extension activity using a newspaper.
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Water Supply

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore weather patterns by completing an Internet project. For this water cycle lesson, 4th graders read assigned text including a Magic School Bus book about precipitation and water. Students complete a water science...
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Birdland: Weather Report

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students compare and contrast the Weather Report jazz recording, Birdland, with other songs they have reviewed. They write in their journals how they think charlie Parker might have reacted to the song.
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Tracking the Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use satellite imagery and forecasting maps as a storm moves through the United States.  For this weather lesson students track storm systems and chart the systems on a map. 
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Snowboarding! Join the U.S. Team: Olympics, Math, Weather

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students make weather predictions and observations, research the cost of snowboarding equipment, and use their math skills to plot the course of a Giant Slalom Snowboarding event.
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Weather

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students track wind speed and direction, barometric pressure, air temperature, and precipitation for a month using a newspaper. They chart the data over a months time.
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The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Young scholars discuss the seasons and what the weather is like during each. In this seasons and weather lesson, students discuss what activities take place during each season. Next, young scholars learn the song What Shall We Do and...
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Horrific Hurricanes

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study hurricanes and how scientists predict them.  In this hurricane lesson students read an article on hurricanes, complete an activity and take a quiz.
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Cloud Formation

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the weather and cloud formation. They rotate, in groups, through various activity stations set up in the room. Stations include activities such as researching types of clouds, drawing pictures of the water cycle,...
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Feeling Hot, Cold, and Wet: Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the sun through a variety of fine arts activities. In this weather lesson, students pantomime sunny day activities as a flashlight is used to represent the sunlight. A bibliography of related books and songs is included.
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What Do You Want To Do? #2

For Teachers Higher Ed
In this ESL weather worksheet, students will focus on words associated with activities. Students will complete 9 matching questions, by looking at the pictures in one column and matching them with the correct terminology and vocabulary...
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It Looked Like...

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders listen to a read aloud of Charles Shaw's, It Looked Like Spilt Milk. They complete an art activity in which they spill white paint on blue paper and fold it to make a design. They write about their design following the...
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Understanding Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners complete activities to identify the different seasons. In this seasons lesson, students match seasons with pictures and complete a related worksheet.
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Make A Rain Gauge

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore mathematics by participating in a nature measurement activity. In this rain lesson, students discuss the appropriate methods used in order to measure rain downpour. Students utilize a plastic bottle, tape, stones...
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Weather Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the types of tools that scientists use t o study weater,
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Weather Instrument Use and Application

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure temperature, wind speed and pressure using Skymaster SM-28. In this earth science lesson plan, 8th graders collect data and record observations taken from outdoors. They explain why numerical values are different...
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Environment: Wild Wind Direction

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the different types of wind patterns. Using common materials, they construct weather vanes to measure and record wind direction over a two-week period. After analyzing the data, they draw conclusions about the...
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It's Really Heating Up in Here!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create and observe a greenhouse effect model and discuss the implications of global warming theory for engineers, themselves and the Earth. They discover that Global warming is becoming an increasing concern as we learn more...
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Mira: Activity 12

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review clothing and climate words in Spanish. They choose a Spanish-speaking country, and on a piece of paper folded in half or in quarters, they draw the seasons of their country with people dressed accordingly for each...
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Chasing El Niño

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students view a video clip about the effects of El Nino. They work together to develop a question about weather folklore. They participate in an experiment that tests their hypothesis.
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Engineering For The 3 Little Pigs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students engage in a instructional activity which demonstrates the importance of rocks, soils and minerals in engineering and how using the right material for the right job is important. The students build three different sand castles...
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Making a Cave

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students discuss caves. In this science lesson, students experiment with how dissolution, a chemical weathering process, leads to the formation of caves. Once the cave is finsihed students draw a picture or describe in writing what it...
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Vocabulary Activity: Lara's Blog

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, learners read a "blog" from the internet, then answer a set of 14 questions regarding the meaning of words in the passage, filling in the blanks.

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