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Students record weather observations and research online weather data. For this weather observations lesson, students study the cloud cover for several days and record their observations in a chart. Students identify the cloud types and research weather data online.

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cloud types, clouds

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cloud types, clouds, forecasting weather, science
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K - 3rd
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Science
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