CHANGING THE WEATHER

Students compare seasonal changes. In this seasonal change lesson, students examine seasonal change, determine what the equinoxes mean, and identify their own birth dates. They make a books using pictures of the different seasons.

Students investigate global issues by answering study questions. In this world hunger lesson, students define a list of vocabulary terms associated with starvation and food scarcity. Students read an assigned text which details the food...

Students examine the weather in Nebraska. Using this information, they describe the cause and effect relationships in the environment based on these changes in weather. They write various types of poems with weather themes and share them...

Students explore how weather affects a variety of jobs. Through a series of activity sheets, they determine what occupations create more or less activity because of weather conditions.

Students explore changes and how to adapt to them. They discuss the seasons, changes in the weather, and different stages of matter. Students write a poem about change. Additional cross curriculum activities are listed.

This Groundhog Day add a bit of rhythm and rhyme with 23 songs and poems that put a spotlight on the holiday's shining star, the groundhog.  

Students fill jars with dried beans and water, cover the jars, and wait to see what happens in this excellent Science experiment ideal for Earth Day (April 22nd). Emphasis is placed on discovering the reactions of seeds to water.

Students investigate a week in spring and report their observations to the class. They look for changes in weather, animals,landscape, clothing, and sports. They role-play as radio or television reporters or they write newspaper articles...

Third graders locate and identify the continent and the area that Egypt is located. They describe the physical geography of Egypt and identify the geography on a map of Egypt. Students describe the climate and weather of Egypt and...