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Hands-On Weather Data Collecting

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Fifth graders use Internet sites to complete a study of weather and atmosphere. They compare weather data from cities around the world. They use thermometers, the Beaufort wind scale, and simple weather symbols to measure weather around the school.

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the atmosphere

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atmosphere, weather, science
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5th
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Science
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