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Compare and Contrast

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Students learn about similarities and differences between different types of weather patterns.  In this weather lesson, students read Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Weather.  Students create a word search puzzle, complete a Venn Diagram, learn about patterns of weather and write a descriptive paragraph about one type of weather.

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compare and contrast, hail, hurricanes, rain, snow

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compare and contrast, hail, hurricane, rain, snow, weather, science
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Grade
2nd - 4th
Subjects
Science
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1 day
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