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Lesson Plans for Winter

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students participate in several winter-themed lessons. In this seasonal lesson, students study penguins and polar bears by animal masks for dramatic play. Additionally, students construct winter calendars and celebrate the season of...
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Groundhog Day Challenge

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this Groundhog Day worksheet, students complete 10 multiple choice questions about Groundhog Day. Worksheet has no information about Groundhog Day, questions only. 
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Melts in Your Bag, Not in Your Hands

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners study how the sun transfers heat to the earth through radiation. They examine how animals absorb energy from the sun to warm their bodies by experiment with chocolate melting. They examine sun safety.
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Does Santa Claus use the Coriolis Force to Travel East?

For Teachers K - 9th
Learners are given a visual demonstration of the Coriolis Force in the Northern Hemisphere. They are encouraged to find locations around the globe and try to predict what the weather circulation patterns might be like.
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A Funny Taste

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students participate in a demonstration that illustrates the relative amounts of salt in various bodies of water including the Dead Sea, Sallt Lake, Ocean water and distilled water. They taste and compare various mixtures.
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Weighing air

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this weighing air worksheet, students complete an experiment where they use balloons, string, a balance, a stick, and more in order to weigh air. Students also answer 7 questions.
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Keeping Paper Dry Under Water

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this keeping paper dry activity, students follow directions on how to use cups, paper towels, and water to keep the paper dry even under water. Students also answer 4 questions.
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Squirting Bottles

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this squirting bottle worksheet, students observe what happens when water and air pressure are released through a hole in the bottle. Students answer 5 questions.
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Hot and Cold Air

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this hot and cold water learning exercise, students use hot and cold water to experiment and see what happens when the two mix together. Students also answer 7 questions.
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Temperature and Color Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this temperature and color experiment worksheet, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment to measure the temperature of black and white paper in the sun.
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Make a thermometer

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this thermometer worksheet, students make a thermometer out of a straw, juice bottle, food coloring and more. Students also answer 3 questions about it.
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Make a wind vane

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this wind vane learning exercise, students follow directions to use a straw, index card, tape, and a pin to make a wind vane. Students follow 4 sets of directions.
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Evaporation

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this evaporation activity, students follow direction to complete an evaporation experiment with paint, water, and a paper towel. Students follow 5 directions and answer 3 questions.
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Dew and Frost

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this dew and frost worksheet, students complete an activity including water, ice cubes, rock salt and more to see the difference between dew and frost. Students also answer 3 questions.
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Precipitation Experiment

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this precipitation experiment, students follow the procedures to set up an experiment with hot and cold water in a jar, record their observations and write a conclusion.
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The Greenhouse Effect

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this greenhouse effect worksheet, students experiment with how the greenhouse effect affects the Earth's temperature by using thermometers, a plastic bag, cans, and water. Students also answer 4 questions.
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Everyone Knows It's Windy

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create an anemometer, an instrument that measures wind speed.
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Climate in Our Back Yard

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students construct a "A Year in Pennsylvania" poster on which they creatively describe at least three examples of how the climate they live in shapes their lives during every season of the year.
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Clouds

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read a book on clouds and use the Internet to research how they are formed and the different formations. They also do an experiment.
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Three Clouds Activity

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore how clouds are produced through three different age-appropriate hands-on experiments.
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Blowin' In The Wind

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars predict and hypothesize the reasons for wind movement. After viewing a video, they describe the effects of a high and low pressure system and what makes the wind blow. In groups, they construct instruments that measure...
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The Sky and the Dichotomous Key

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners use a dichotomous key to distinguish between different types of clouds
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Hurricane

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students use children's literature in order to investigate the concept of hurricanes and how they occur. The metaphor is used to describe a play area that is magical. They use their imaginations and write about their favorite places to...
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Water Cycle Boogie

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the water cycle. They learn the "Water Cycle Boogie." Students create hats to represent the different parts of the cycle and learn hand motions to go with the words of the song. Students practice singing the song and the...

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