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ESL- Words That Describe Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this ESL weather words activity, students look at 7 clip art pictures of weather scenes. They write words, in the space next to each number, that describe the weather shown in the picture.
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What Is the Weather Like Today?

For Students 1st - Higher Ed
In this word/picture association activity, students read 9 sentences that describe a weather condition. Students then match each statement with a picture of that kind of weather. This is intended for ESL use.
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ESL Weather Matching Worksheet

For Students 4th - 5th
In this ESL weather word matching worksheet, students match 10 clip art pictures that show things associated with weather to their names. They match pictures to words such as snowy, cold, stormy, and hot.
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Weather

For Students K - Higher Ed
In this word/picture matching worksheet, students examine 5 pictures and select the phrase that tells what the weather condition is. This is intended for ESL students but is usable for younger children as well.
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Weather: The Climate

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe the weather each day and record what he or she sees. They can record his or her data in any appropriate manner, from drawing pictures of a sunny sky to recording the temperature and rain fall on a chart.
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Basic Word

For Teachers K - 4th
Students create a poster of a weather-related word.  In this weather instructional activity, students randomly choose a weather word, define it, and draw a picture of it. They also use Word Art to create the title of their poster.
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What Do I Wear in the Winter?

For Teachers K
Students identify the appropriate clothing to wear in the winter. In this seasonal weather lesson plan, students discuss what warm and cold weather feels like and what clothing is necessary during the specific seasons. Students explore...
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How Oceans Affect Climate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw conclusions about how the ocean affects temperature. In this weather lesson, students use the Internet to gather data to help them come to a conclusion about how the climate in a certain region is directly affected by the...
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Tornado!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners create tornado proof buildings.  In this weather activity, students review tornadoes, discuss creation of tornado proof buildings, and learn about the Fujita Scale of Tornado Intensity.  Learners research tornado proof...
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What's Your Temperature?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners take a look at the local newspaper and focus on the weather section. They get into small groups, and each one looks at the same map, but of a different part of the country. They must prepare a presentation that shows how...
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The Magic School bus Inside A Hurricane

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students investigate the concept of a hurricane by using the cartoon series "The Magic Schoolbus" to simulate the fantasy of traveling through a hurricane. The instructional activity uses a KWL graphic organizer in order to guide student...
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University of Southern California

Wave Erosion Lab

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Using a stream table, erosion enthusiasts examine how the density of sediment and how the slope of land contribute to the amount moved by waves. You will not be able to use this entire resource as is; there are teachers' names and...
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Winter Weather Wonders

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars are taught that precipitation comes in many different forms such as rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. They research when and why different forms of precipitation fall in temperate climates. Students demonstrate...
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Weather Instruments

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students research weather instruments. In this weather lesson plan, students use the Global Climate DVD and take notes on weather instruments. Students answer multiple choice questions on a worksheet.
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Presentation to Class and School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
How's the weather today? Elementary and middle schoolers plan severe weather awareness day in this lesson on research presentations. They present their research reports, along with their action plan and any other associated products...
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Settlement Exploration: Then and Now

For Teachers 6th - 8th
NASA has crafted an imaginative and memorable series of lessons, "NASA and Jamestown Education Module." This lesson is one of the five components. In it, middle schoolers connect history and science by comparing the settlement of...
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The Search for El Nino

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders complete an El Nino scavenger hunt. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders describe the conditions that create El Nino and compare it to normal condition. They discuss how this phenomenon affects marine ecosystem.
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Is It Getting Hot in Here, or Is It Just Me?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Currently, only 2.1% of global warming is felt on continents, while over 93% is felt in the oceans. The fourth lesson in the series of 21 on global warming is composed of three activities that build off one another. In the first...
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When It Rains It Pours More Drought and More Heavy Rainfall

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Which is worse — drought or flooding? Neither is helpful to the environment, and both are increasing due to climate change. The 16th lesson in a series of 21 covers the average precipitation trends for two different climates within the...
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Climate Solutions – A Call to Action!

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The final lesson in the 21-part series on climate change focuses on energy solutions to the consumption problem. Using data specific to their school, pupils make recommendations, follow up on actions, and carefully track progress....
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Why All The Wiggling on the Way Up?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Some of the CO2 emitted by burning fossil fuels is removed from the atmosphere by natural sinks, such as the ocean. The fifth engaging lesson in the series of 21 examines the CO2 data from three very different locations. It then makes a...
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Discovery Education

Sonar & Echolocation

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
A well-designed, comprehensive, and attractive slide show supports direct instruction on how sonar and echolocation work. Contained within the slides are links to interactive websites and instructions for using apps on a mobile device to...
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Ghost Town

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Around 93 percent of the reefs on Australia's Great Barrier Reef have been bleached, and almost one quarter of them are now dead. Scholars research the sea temperatures, especially around the areas with coral reefs, to make connections...
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The Tide is High, but I’m Holding On… Using ICESat Data to Investigate Sea Level Rise

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Based on the rate of melting observed from 2003-2007 in Greenland, it would take less than 10 minutes to fill the Dallas Cowboys' Stadium. The 17th lesson in a series of 21 has scholars use the ICESat data to understand the ice mass...

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