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Curated OER

Outdoor Observation

For Teachers K
Students examine their outside environment. They use their senses to make observations of the four seasons. They keep a chart of all of the data they have collected.
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Curated OER

Air Pressure

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe a demonstration experiment showing air pressure. They explain air pressure by completing the worksheet.
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Curated OER

Tennis Ball Prints

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students experiment using abstract art techniques, tennis balls, and tempera paint in this excellent, outdoor art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The resulting art prints can be displayed predominantly in the classroom.
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Curated OER

Water Quality Monitoring

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils comprehend the four parameters of water quality. They perform tests for salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH and clarity or turbidity. Students comprehend why scientists and environmental managers monitor water uality and aquatic...
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Curated OER

Let's Build a Truck

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the basics of trucks and transportation vehicles. In this transportation vehicles activity, students study pictures of basic key truck components and recognize differences between various product transportation vehicles....
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Curated OER

Using Imported Data in Excel

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students import atmospheric data from the internet. For this earth science lesson, students graph the data they collected. They complete the worksheet after the activity.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Building and Using Weather Instruments

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this instructional activity students will build and learn how to use three weather. They will use these instruments to collect weather data over a period of two weeks.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weather Instruments for Sale

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will use knowledge they have learned about weather instruments to create a catalog advertisement. Students will use descriptive writing to advertise the use of the weather instrument. They will also use...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Graphing the Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders take weather readings using simple weather instruments and predict the weather.
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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

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with students around the world.
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Satellites and Weather Teaching Box

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Wonderful World of Weather Project

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
If you're studying the weather, this is an excellent project for students to develop their understanding of how weather is measured. They will use real time data from their location as well as from around the world to learn about weather...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Weather Scope: An Investigative Study of Weather and Climate

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The activities in this comprehensive weather unit are designed for Grade 6 and up. Students will use real time data from around the world to conduct an investigation about weather and climate.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Weather Watchers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use weather instruments and the Internet to monitor the weather for a week. They will make graphs that compare weather factors analyze their relationships.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Weather Tools of the Trade

For Teachers 4th
Learn all about the basic meteorological instruments.
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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

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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...
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NASA

Nasa: Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson plan allows students to learn about the layers of the atmosphere and to learn how to graph real atmospheric data.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Look Up! Observing Weather

For Teachers K - 1st
To get a better idea of how meteorologists make weather predictions, students will begin their own weather journals and make rain gauges.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What Is a Barometer?

For Teachers 4th
Learn about the barometer and how it helps to predict the weather.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Investigating the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, learners will study, record, and predict weather. Students will work in groups to create a weather word wall, research and make a barometer, and create a video about weather. Learners will also use the Internet to...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Wonderful World of Weather: Whichever Way the Wind Blows

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use the Engineering Design Process to create a windosck that can determine which way the wind is blowing.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Weather Basics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students are introduced to the basics of the Earth's weather. Concepts include fundamental causes of common weather phenomena such as temperature changes, wind, clouds, rain and snow. The different factors that affect the weather and the...
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TryEngineering

Try Engineering: Making Sense of Sensors

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson explore sensors focusing on ones that measure humidity. Students work in teams to design, build, test, and evaluate a hygrometer which was made out of everyday materials to measure humidity levels.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Sounds of Storms [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the sounds of weather. They create an instrument that mimics rain, wind, or thunder, then use them for sound effects during an interactive story called Gracey Goose.

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