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...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Analyze: Forecast the Weather
Choose a weather-related topic, view the map, then make your own weather forecast.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Recording the Weather Around Us Using a Science Notebook in Second Grade
In this investigation, students will observe the weather and use weather terminology to document data in a science notebook. They will continue to observe and record their weather data throughout the year, looking for changes due to...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Weather and Seasonal Cycles
For this activity, students conduct ongoing observations of the weather and seasonal changes, and record them in their weather journals.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Phenology Weekly
A long-term project lesson plan where students observe seasonal changes by recording observations and data of the weather conditions. Students will understand how to use a light meter, thermometer, anemometer, and rain gauge with this...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What's the Temperature?
Students track the temperature outside and the types of clouds over the course of a week. They will learn to identify different cloud types and what they indicate about the weather.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: How Do Living Things Change With the Seasons?
Through inquiry, young scholars compare how different kinds of fabrics keep objects warmer or colder. Upon completion students will infer and record in their science notebook which fabric would be good to wear in cold weather, and why.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Schoolyard Bio Blitz
For this activity, students visit a small section of the schoolyard and record observations in a scientific journal. They will observe different things as the school year progresses, including ecological relationships, human impact on...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Measuring and Comparing Temperatures
Using thermometers, students will compare differences in the temperature of various materials and locations. They will record and chart the data that was collected and present the graphs to their classmates.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Model Solutions
What would be the ideal weather conditions for breaking the world record in the shot put? This activity encourages A-level mechanics students (grades 10, 11, and 12) to explore and discuss modelling assumptions.
Extreme Science
Extreme Science
Explore the science behind the "extremes" in our world. Organized into sections on earth science, the animal kingdom, technology, and space science, this site opens your eyes to giant creatures, amazing technological advances, vast...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Through the Years With a Tree
Students explore, observe, and record the life and nature in their adopted "one small square" throughout the school year. As they collect data, they make predictions and inquiries in regards to weather, temperature, and phenology.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Project Sky Math
Teachers will be interested to explore the SkyMath module, and the 16 classroom activities at this site. In this program, students will collect and record real-time weather data to analyze. Data analysis, graphing, number relationship,...