Curated OER
A Cultural Palette
High schoolers examine pieces of music and art that represent who they are. They study Haitian culture and traditions by performing the musical production "Once on the Island." They watch and discuss the film "The Nature of Music."
Curated OER
Algebra, Multiplication, and Division of Fractions
Students gain knowledge by measuring time and distance for solving unknowns in an equation. They also will design an airplane and chance to communicate mathematically by writing essays.
Curated OER
State Your Position
Students practice using a global positioning system. They discuss the use of celestial objects as navigation points and its problems. They list the advantages and disadvantages of GPS as well.
Curated OER
Introduction to the Barnegat Bay Estuary
Students research estuaries. For this estuaries lesson, students discuss the differences in a bay and an ocean. Students watch a PowerPoint of the properties of the estuaries and geography of Barnegat Bay. Students complete a worksheet...
Curated OER
Gopher, Part 2: Gopherin'
Students explore how to access a gopher site using a root menu. Several options are presented with their definitions and the fastest routes examined in this lesson plan. The lesson plan is designed for librarians with little or no net...
Curated OER
Cloud Shadows
Young scholars classify clouds as transparent, translucent or opaque. They conduct an experiment to determine the visual opacity of several classroom objects and then conduct further observations of clouds.
Curated OER
Careers in Science
Stuents explore the current job market for scientists. They explore types of jobs, salary range and job requirements. Students write a letter of application for a particular job.
Curated OER
Using Solar Energy
Students experiment to determine the effect of solar energy on the temperature of water. In this renewable resources lesson, students measure the temperature of water in a flask that is exposed to sunlight. They relate their results...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Gather Data: Experiment With Weather
Simple guidelines for building several weather-related tools: anemometer, wind vane, barometer, rain gauge, snow gauge, and thermometer. After building your tools, follow experiment steps and record your findings on the Scholastic...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 6 Collecting Weather Data
Students will Collect data, then make weather predictions from the weather patterns.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 7 Interpreting Weather Data
After collecting weather data, 4th graders will interpret it.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects:collecting Weather Data and Keeping a Weather Log
Over a period of two weeks students will use their class-made instruments to measure and record weather data. Students will also compare their data to online weather data. The final activity involves analyzing the collected data to look...
Other
Bright Hub: Technology Used to Collect Weather Data
Technology used to collect weather data employs a number of devices such as satellites and weather balloons to perform a very important function to our daily living; forecasting the weather.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Collecting Weather Data Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on collecting weather data. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Collecting Weather Data
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various instruments that scientists use to collect weather data.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Weather Scope: A Study of Weather and Climate
Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with students around the world.
NASA
Nasa: Precipitation Towers: Modeling Weather Data
This lesson uses stacking cubes as a way to graph precipitation data, comparing the precipitation averages and seasonal patterns for several locations. Variations on the lesson can accommodate various ages and ability levels. Students...
Other
Science4 Us: Weather
The Weather module allows students to explore Earth's ordinary and extreme weather in safety. Activities include using the weather information to decide what an online character should wear and learning about how to stay safe during...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Collecting Weather Data
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various instruments that scientists use to collect weather data.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Collecting Weather Data
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various instruments that scientists use to measure weather conditions, including advanced tools like satellites and radar.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Weather Graph Data
The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret weather data, as well as answer questions about the data they have recorded. Student worksheets and recording sheet are included.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Satellites and Weather Teaching Box
Help your middle school student learn how satellites help make weather forecasts more accurate and how the COSMIC satellites collect data about the atmosphere by measuring bending radio waves.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Collaborative Projects
Using a variety of science topics, these projects link your class with classes around the world in data collection and analysis. There are projects recommended for all grade levels. Begin dates and end dates are listed to help in...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Daily and Seasonal Weather: Interactive Lesson
Students investigate the relationship between daily weather and seasonal weather. Students will read about how weather data is collected, then interpret examples of weekly and monthly weather data to find seasonal patterns. Visual...