Meteorology

A reading comprehension passage is illustrative for both language arts and earth science skills. Using context clues, learners find out how to predict the weather using various tools. They then answer five reading questions about what...

Young meteorologists read basic weather maps by learning about the symbols that are associated with them. This two-day activity has some excellent demonstrations and activities to get youngsters thinking about the weather in scientific...

Get your meteorologists involved in studying the weather by having them record what is happening in their own backyards! This can be done at school or at home, and requires little materials or preparation. Each learner receives a...

Here is an outstanding presentation on weather that is perfect for early-elementary learners. In it, pupils view slides that describe different types of weather, weather events, view beautiful photos of clouds, see some of the...

How would you describe that twisting, powerful, destructive, ferocious tornado? Have your scholars analyze a tornado using adjectives: students write six adjectives on a graphic organizer, and then use each in a sentence below. This...

Elementary schoolers collect and record weather data for their local area using data from newspapers, Web sites, and television reports. The read and record data daily, and groups prepare a presentation on their findings for the entire...

Pupils discover how to use a graphic organizer (Venn diagram) to visualize likeness and differences between two things. They use a graphic organizer to compare and contrast weather in two places and see how to organize data they collect

An interesting lesson plan and activity on the weather, and math is here for you. In it, young scientists keep track of the temperature on given days in a school week. They keep track of how many classmates wore a sweater, or jacket, to...

Students become meteorologists. In this weather forecasting lesson, students observe the weather and recognize different kinds of weather. They set up a meteorologist station and practice predicting the weather.

Learners react to a series of statements about the weather, then read a news article about the affect of unusual winter weather on people and animals. In this meteorology and current events activity, the teacher introduces an article...