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Air Pressure

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners participate in a series of demonstrations about Bernoulli's principle. They explain how air pressure varies with air speed. They write a detailed lab report about the activity. This is a great way to explore this concept.
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Fifth Grade Science

For Students 5th
In this science worksheet, 5th graders answer multiple choice questions about the ocean, animals, rocks, and more. Students complete 25 questions.
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Vocabulary Practice: Little House on the Prairie

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students learn ten words in a list. Students then answer 11 short answer questions about the meaning of the words. This worksheet appears to be related to the book Little House on the Prairie.
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Severe Weather

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders investigate the cause and effect of severe weather. In this Earth Science lesson, 9th graders use a learning contract and a rubric to develop a presentation about severe weather.
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Threatened, Endangered & Extinct Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the basic needs of living organisms. In this science instructional activity, students study ecosystems and discover that organisms have basic needs that must be met.
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Vocabulary Review #85

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary review #85 worksheet, students interactively select the correct word to complete 10 sentences with immediate online feedback.
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Earth Science - Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build an understanding of the dynamics and composition of the atmosphere and its local and global processes influencing climate and air quality. They analyze air masses and the life cycle of weather systems.
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Volunteering For Others

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the kind of volunteer options for teens in their area. They estimate the number of teens who do volunteer by conducting a simple survey. Students display findings in a paper and in charts.
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Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers K - 2nd
The classic book, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs lesson, is used to help readers compare and contrast the weather in Chewandswallow to their own town. Students write their own fantasy weather story. This lesson is intended to be an...
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Geography Quiz 22

For Students 7th - 12th
In this geography worksheet, students answer short answer geography questions about landmarks around the world. Students complete 10 questions.
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Picking Up the Pieces

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students recall and write about a time in which they felt helpless, focusing on how they coped with the situation then and now.
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Weather Internet Scavenger Hunt

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students visit the weather sites listed to answer the weather questions on the sheet. They define super cell and complete the paragraph. Students also name and sketch three types of snowflakes.
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How Heating and Convection Contributes to Natural Disasters

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students study the basics of heating and cooling and how it pertains to the earth.  In this global lesson students read the Magic Tree House book then create a chart of their findings.
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Write Picture Captions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students notice and investigate a large range of devices for presenting texts-captions. Students write original captions for several audiences. Students write a fictional news story based around a certain caption.
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Eye on the Storm

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discover the way geologists collect information about past hurricanes to determine patterns that may help with storm prediction. They then research the history of natural disasters in different regions of the United States and...
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Hurricane Frequency and Intensity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine hurricanes. In this web-based meteorology lesson, students study the relationship between ocean temperature and hurricane intensity. They differentiate between intensity and frequency of hurricanes.
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In Harm's Way: Natural Disasters in My Community

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research and debate natural disasters that have occurred in their community. They assess whether these natural disasters were avoidable or were accidents. They investigate the extent of insurance coverage for disasters.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Activities

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs", in its book or movie form, rains down lesson possibilities.
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Storm Chasing, Inc.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers use the internet to research storm chasing. They develop their own lesson plan and present it to the class. They create a visual for their lesson as well.
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Review For Weather Quiz

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, young scholars review the concepts that were previously covered related to weather fronts and other types of systems.
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At the Crossroads

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore where South Africa is and then research details about the country to fully assess the background to the book, "At the Crossroads." They receive a map of Africa and color in the country of South Africa and list five...
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Science Quizzes: Weather Quiz

For Students 5th - 10th
In this weather science quiz worksheet, students respond to 20 short answer and true or false questions regarding weather and extreme weather.
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Rolecards Sheet 1

For Students 4th - 12th
In this science and environment worksheet, learners answer short answer questions about different science and environment topics on these role cards. Students complete 16 questions.
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Teaching English: The Weather

For Students 5th - 7th
For this weather worksheet, students discuss differences in sets of weather related words, match the phonemic pronunciation of beginnings of words with endings, match adjectives to form collocations, and complete short answer questions.