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Extreme Weather!
Pupils develop an awareness of basic meteorology and related earth science topics. They reinforce geographical knowledge and build analytical and communications skills through class presentations. Students research exciting weather sites...
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Learning Lesson: Analyzing a Weather Map
Pupils use weather maps to locate warm and cold fronts. They discover the different types of weather associated with these fronts. They also observe the weather in their local area.
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Weather Wordsearch
In this science worksheet, students find the words that are associated with the measurement of weather changes. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Weather v. Climate
Ninth graders discuss the differences between climate and weather as a class. Using data they collected, they create a graph of the data to share with the class over a specific time period. They compare and contrast this data with...
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Explorit's Weather Quiz
In this weather learning exercise, students complete questions to a quiz about the weather. Students complete 5 questions in the weather quiz.
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Shedding Light on the Weather with Relative Humidity
Learners study weather using a graphing calculator in this lesson. They collect data for temperature and relative humidity for every hour over a day from the newspaper, then place the data in their handheld calculator and examine it for...
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Earth's Energy Budget - Seasonal Cycles in Net Radiative Flux
Young scholars attempt to understand seasonal variation by viewing images of the energy received by the earth. In this weather lesson, students view images from NASA of the influx of energy from the sun and make predictions about...
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Is Grandpa Right, Were Winters Colder When He Was a Boy?
Middle schoolers compare current weather data to historic data to see if there is a temperature change. In this weather activity students complete a lab activity and determine average changes in temperature, precipitation and cloud...
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Our Poetic Planet - Writing Poems about the Earth
As a way to combine language arts and science, try this lesson on writing cloud poetry. Begin by showing a PowerPoint presentation and images of cloud types. Take meteorology masters outdoors to explore the sky using the provided "Cloud...
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Weather Predictions
Students record weather data and create a five day forecast. Students investigate the roles of meteorologists and identify symbols used on a weather map. After gathering weather data for a week, students will create a five day forecast...
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Wild Weather Multiple Choice Definitions Worksheet
In this weather worksheet, students choose the correct definitions for the weather vocabulary word given to them. Students complete 15 multiple choice questions.
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Clouds and Your Weather
Seventh graders identify clouds and the weather associated with them. They use informational articles and personal weather observations to learn about the relationships between weather fronts and clouds.
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What's Up? Clouds and Your Weather
Seventh graders identify clouds and the weather that is associated with them. For this weather lesson students work in groups and design their own weather map.
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Severe Weather
Ninth graders investigate the cause and effect of severe weather. In this Earth Science lesson, 9th graders use a learning contract and a rubric to develop a presentation about severe weather.
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Extreme Weather!
Learners create a web page explaining a specfic type of extreme weather and identify recent examples of the weather occurance. They form small groups to research the weather type and build an HTML word document to share with classmates...
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Weather Patterns
Fourth graders collect and chart weather data over the course of the school year either using tools at school or media resources. They agree on weather terms to use in their observations and write them on the assigned sheet. Finally,...
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When Disaster Strikes! Rocks, Minerals, Erosion and Weather
Learners pretend the area they live in is subject to wind, waves and rain. In groups, they pretend they are a groups of meteorologists or geologists and are to report on the weather and damage that could occur there. Each group develops...
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Our Eye in the Sky: The TIROS Weather Satellite
Students investigate the political context of the creation of a weather satellite. In this technology and society activity, students explore the historical, technological, and political context of the TIROS weather satellite. They write...
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Weather and Wind
Students study wind and its effect on weather. In this investigative lesson students write a report on wind and weather and create a movement sequence.
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Oceans and Weather
Pupils analyze the impact the ocean and its currents have on weather. In this oceans and weather lesson, students analyze data comparing inland and coastal weather, and analyze satellite data for evidence of El Nino.
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Kinds of Weather and What to Wear
Students explore how temperature and wind contribute to types of weather. In this weather lesson plan, students observe an experiment in which ice, steam, and an electric fan are manipulated to produce results that simulate how fog and...
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Wild Weather Vocabulary Decoder Worksheet
In this weather vocabulary learning exercise, students match the letters next to the word to the number that represents its definition. Students complete this for 15 words.
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Wild Weather Spelling
In this wild weather spelling worksheet, students read definitions related to weather, then fill in missing letters to form the matching word. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Bellwork for Week 15-Climate
In this bellwork learning exercise, students answer questions about the layers of the atmosphere, the composition of the atmosphere and the weather and the climate.