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Dangerous Atmosphere

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss dangerous weather. In this science lesson, students decide on which state they want to research and check the Internet for the dangerous weather in that state. Students determine which weather hazard was the most...
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Keeping Soil in Its Place

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate erosion. In this Science instructional activity, 4th graders explore the role of weathering and plant growth related to erosion. Students define the components of soil. Students explore the history of the Dust...
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Erosion

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine soil erosion and what causes it.  For this soil lesson students complete several experiments on soil erosion and the weathering process. 
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What to Wear?

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this decision making worksheet, learners complete 5 problems in which clues to the daily weather are read and appropriate clothing is chosen. Temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit.
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Mean, Median and Mode

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders describe weather data using the mean, median and mode. In this mean, median and mode lesson, 4th graders understand how to calculate data using mean, median and mode and why they would use each one.
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The Big Blow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify and explain factors that contribute to extreme storms in the Great Lakes.  In this investigative lesson plan students study the weather systems in the Great Lakes and compare cyclones to tropical storms. 
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Winds of Change

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate extreme weather patterns. In this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to study hurricanes and their causes. Students write reports on their findings.
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Dark Days

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the impacts of erosion. In this Science lesson, 4th graders determine connections between plants and soil erosion. Students examine the historical implications of erosion.
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West Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners read an internet article about hurricanes. In this hurricane lesson, students explain how they form and the damage they bring. They analyze the article and answer questions about it.
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Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are introduced to the concepts of weathering and erosion. In groups, they rotate between different stations to discover how each process effects different landforms. To end the lesson plan, they discuss each change in the...
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Hurricanes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Learners study hurricanes and their patterns. In this hurricane lesson, students watch a video clip tracing Hurricane's Ivan's path in Alabama. Learners discuss hurricanes and watch a 3-D video of Hurricane Ivan. Students visit a website...
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Rock Abrasion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students discover how abrasion works on rocks. In this science lesson, students experiment by showing how abrasion works by using sugar cubes.
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Making Clouds: Aerosol-Cloud Interactions in a Beaker

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe a teacher demo on how clouds form. In this earth science lesson, students discover how cloudiness affects relative humidity. They explain the scattering of light by clouds.
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Strawberry Girl: Life on the Frontier

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore geographic changes by researching the state of Florida. In this Florida history instructional activity, students identify the storms and disasters that have created sinkholes in portions of Florida. Students read the...
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Professions in My Village

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students construct oral sentences including what they did  "before" and "after" the tsunami. In this ESL vocabulary development and verb tense practice activity, students orally state what is illustrated on a flash card using proper...
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Naming the Clouds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine how water condenses into clouds and identify the different types of clouds using the same system devised over 200 years ago. They listen to a book about clouds, and create a Cloud Key. Next, they record their...
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Watch the Sky: Observing Clouds and Patterns

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students observe clouds outside of the classroom. In this weather lesson, students investigate and record the clouds above their classroom everyday for three weeks. The students then analyze their data and discuss what causes specific...
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Regolith Formation

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Learners study what regolith is and how it contrasts with weathering on Earth.  In this weathering lesson students divide into groups, hypothesize and confirm their guesses. 
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Buildings Have Lives, Too: Disasters and Their Effect on People

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students research natural disasters and their lasting effect on both people and the environment. In this environmental science lesson, students complete a group project on a natural disaster of their choosing. Students examine multiple...
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The Great Wave

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars investigate tsunamis and how they are caused.  In this natural disaster lesson, students discuss earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides and other causes of tsunamis.  Young scholars conduct an experiment in which...
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Tsunami Survival

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners can explain the causes of a tsunami and its effects.  In this tsunami instructional activity, students create a tsunami generator.  Learners create waves with a metal plate. students create houses and find which...
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Dynamic Earth

For Teachers K - 5th
Students show how earthquakes affect sea waves. In this tidal waves lesson students use a rubber mallet on a table to create waves in a box on top of the table. They experiment with striking the mallet in different locations on the...
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Tsunami

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners examine the impact of tsunamis. In this tsunami lesson, students read clues and use critical thinking skills to determine why the HMS Chatham was diverted from Dubai in 2004. Learners also research tsunamis and create...
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Aspects of Weather

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars recognize and observe weather phenomena. In this four part weather instructional activity, students are introduced to weather symbols through a story, then use a thermometer to measure water temperature. Next, young...

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