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Wet-Dry Bulb Hygrometers: Measuring Relative Humidity and Apparent Temperature
Pupils work in groups of 4 for the activity/activity part of this exercise. They know that clouds are formed by the condensation of water vapor, affect weather and climate. Also that global patterns of atmospheric movement influence...
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Bill Nye-Wind
In this science worksheet, students look for the answers to the twelve questions related to the concept of wind and how it effects our environment.
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Clouds and Precipitation Review
In this science worksheet, students review the concepts that tie the relationship of clouds and how they collect precipitation in response to changes in humidity.
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To Spread or Not to Spread
Students explore the difference between the three types of contrails. In this contrails instructional activity, students make observations of contrails and record them. Students identify the three types of contrails and complete an...
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(S-1) Sunlight and the Earth
Students discuss the solar heating of the Earth and atmosphere, its heat loss proceses, and the way these relate to weather and climate.
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Hurricanes
Eighth graders gather information on hurricanes that are affecting the world at the time of the lesson. They work together in groups to collect the data and record their information in a table. They are asked questions to finish the lesson.
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Relative Humidity of Your School
Students predict the location where the relative humidity the highest and lowest in and around their school. They use a sling psychrometer to measure the relative humidity of the various locations.
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Learning Lesson: Heavy Air
Students complete an experiment in which they discover air has weight. They use the same size balloons to explain this concept. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
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Learning Lesson: A Pressing Engagement
Pupils complete experiments in which they discover the effect of the weight of the air above them. They use different weights of paper to complete the experiment. They also examine thunderstorm safety.
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Lightning and Thunder
Students conduct an experiment. In this lightning and thunder lesson, students learn how to figure out how far away a thunderstorm is.
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Lightning
Students study lightening and the history behind how it was used for electricity. In this electricity lesson students complete several experiments on the invention of the lightning rod.
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Tsunami - Five Years On
Students explore the issues of rebuilding after the Indonesian tsunami. In this reconstruction lesson, students investigate the reconstruction that followed the devastating event.
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Lightning and Thunder
In this lesson, 5th graders begin to describe the atmosphere;describe weather conditions along with seasonal changes. Students further explain safety precautions during severe weather and go onto Describe patterns of changing weather...
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Create a Cloud in a Bottle
Learners observe an experiment showing the formation of a cloud. They write a paragraph summarizing the condition that are necessary for a cloud to form and explain the weather situations cause cloud formation.
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Physical Characteristics of the Troposphere
Pupils lexplore environmental trends in the troposphere- temperature, dew point, pressure and wind speed- by checking their hypotheses against data collected by weather balloons.
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Physical Characteristics of the Troposphere
Students examine troposphere graphs and mcompare their hypotheses with data collected by weather balloons launched from the NOAA ship, Ronald H. Brown. they write summaries about the physical properties of the troposphere.
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Travelogue of a Planet
Students randomly select a planet, including Earth. They research key features of the planet including mass, volume, density, gravity, temperature, weather, geology, atmosphere, surface features, location from sun, Earth and other...
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Environment: Climate Change
Students explore climate change and the greenhouse effect. Using provided definitions, they assess local weather conditions and analyze long term climatic data for their areas. Once they explore the concept of and connection between...
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Jupiter - King of the Planets
In this Jupiter activity, students read a passage about the environment and atmosphere of Jupiter. Students then answer several multiple choice questions about the passage.
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Clues to Climate Change
Eighth graders study topics related to global weather patterns and their local effects. They hone their research and presentation skills using online resources content specific tools, and graphing data. They create simple PowerPoint...
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Ocean Color
Students examine NASA's SeaWiFS Project Web site to explore how the SeaWiFS Project monitors environmental and climatic changes in the oceans and atmosphere. They answer questions and write a summary in support of continued funding for...
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Global Warming: The Greenhouse Effect Visualizer
Learners work in small groups to study the various aspects of global weather and discuss the possibility of a Greenhouse Effect.
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Living With Fire
Students identify effects of treatment weather on behavior of a wildland fire. They view simulation game that predicts effects of forest management on fire behavior.
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Min-Max temperatures
Learners investigate data of minimum and maximum weather temperatures over the period of one week. They answer guided questions in order to establish comprehension of interpreting the data.