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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese Real Time Data Projects:collecting Weather Data and Keeping a Weather Log

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Over a period of two weeks students will use their class-made instruments to measure and record weather data. Students will also compare their data to online weather data. The final activity involves analyzing the collected data to look...
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Extreme Science

Extreme Science: Extreme Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
Extreme Science takes a look at the "extreme weather" around the world. Look at cyclonic storms, blizzards, and other weather records.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: What's the Weather?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
In this lesson, daily weather observations are recorded and then summarized at the end of the week.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Gather Data: Experiment With Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Simple guidelines for building several weather-related tools: anemometer, wind vane, barometer, rain gauge, snow gauge, and thermometer. After building your tools, follow experiment steps and record your findings on the Scholastic...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Calendar & Weather Book

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will record and track weather patterns through the year.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson

For Students K - 1st
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Exploring Weather One, Two, Three, Forecast!

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will use weather data they collect to predict future weather. Included in this instructional activity are a weather forecasting recording sheet and an example of a student's completed work.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Weather Detectives

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This is an introductory lesson to a second grade weather unit. The students will be observing the weather each day for one week and recording their observations in a chart. The students will be integrating information from the Internet...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Analyze: Forecast the Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Choose a weather-related topic, view the map, then make your own weather forecast.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Weather Graph Data

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret weather data, as well as answer questions about the data they have recorded. Student worksheets and recording sheet are included.
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Other

Bright Hub: Types of Weather Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
There are a number of types of weather instruments located on the grounds of a weather station and used by meteorologists to predict the weather. These include the instruments that have been on the go for over a century with only the...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Charting the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson, students will gather data from temperature and water gauges set up on the playground to learn about weather patterns. Then students will build a spreadsheet with data related to temperature, wind direction and amount...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Recording Local Weather

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders will measure, record, graph and report changes in local weather utilizing Navajo, Ute, and Spanish words.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: What's Up With the Weather: Graphs

For Students 9th - 10th
Examine this graph from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "What's Up with the Weather?" Web site to see dramatic increases in three greenhouse gases over the last two hundred years.
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Other

Met Link International Project

For Students 9th - 10th
People from all over the world exchange information about weather observation using a variety of instruments.
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Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Recording Daily Weather

For Students 6th - 9th
Learn about weather forecasting, the different gadgets used to predict the weather, and other interesting facts.
Activity
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Step by Step Weather Observations

For Students 4th - 8th
Students act as citizen scientists and take and record the local temperature, and compare it with national readings.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Recording the Weather Around Us Using a Science Notebook in Second Grade

For Teachers K - 1st
In this investigation, students will observe the weather and use weather terminology to document data in a science notebook. They will continue to observe and record their weather data throughout the year, looking for changes due to...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Tracking and Predicting the Weather

For Teachers K - 1st
Students track barometric pressure, wind direction, temperature, and clouds. The class records daily readings in these for areas and attempt to formulate patterns to use in forecasting the weather based on these elements.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Investigating the Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
During this lesson plan, students will study, record, and predict weather. Students will work in groups to create a weather word wall, research and make a barometer, and create a video about weather. Students will also use the Internet...
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: The Who/what/where/when Game: Wild Weather Sentences

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
In this instructional activity, Teaching Grammar in Context by Constance Weaver provides foundational information for this instructional activity. Brave Irene, written by William Steig, is used as the mentor text of this instructional...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Glaciers, Water and Wind, Oh My!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This hands-on activity explores five different forms of erosion (chemical, water, wind, glacier and temperature). Students rotate through stations and model each type of erosion on rocks, soils and minerals. The students record their...
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Weather and Seasonal Cycles

For Teachers K - 1st
For this activity, students conduct ongoing observations of the weather and seasonal changes, and record them in their weather journals.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Predictable!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students follow weather forecasts to gauge their accuracy and produce a weather report for the class. They develop skills of observation, recording and reporting.

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