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Naming the Clouds

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Fourth graders examine how water condenses into clouds and identify the different types of clouds using the same system devised over 200 years ago. They listen to a book about clouds, and create a Cloud Key. Next, they record their cloud observations into their science journals for a one week period.

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cloud formation, clouds, weather patterns, weather, meteorology

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4th
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