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Severe Winter Weather

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, investigate and demonstrate the science behind the development and characteristics of winter storms by creating a weather report.
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Collect the Weather Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students explore the weather. In this weather spreadsheet lesson, students keep track of weather patterns as they use instruments and resources to chart the data the collect in spreadsheet form.
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Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Process

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students explore Earth science by completing a could identification activity. In this weather lesson, students discuss the different forms of measurement for the weather of Earth. Students discuss global warming and examine a list of...
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The Effects of Weather on People

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students discover the causes of different types of weather and it's effect on society.  In this environmental lesson, students utilize the Internet to examine cloud types, normal weather conditions and the type of weather considered...
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Weather Watchers - Interdisciplinary

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners investigate weather and climate through a variety of interdisciplinary activities.
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Creating Weather Journals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create weather journals. In this weather science lesson, students use digital cameras to record the daily weather and write a paragraph in a weather journal.
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Radiation Comparison Before and After 9-11

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Using the NASA website, class members try to determine if changes could be detected in cloud cover, temperature, and/or radiation measurements due to the lack of contrails that resulted from the halt in air traffic after the attacks...
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Weather Forecasting Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study weather concepts, mapping, characteristics in this series of lessons.
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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore weather. In this weather lesson, 2nd graders read Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs and participate in four supplemental science activities. Students participate in Internet research, create weather maps,...
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Cloud Database

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research information on the types of clouds. They create a database and use a formula. They create various reports and access electronic information to obtain accurate pressure and temperature readings from the National Weather...
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Thunderstorms and Lightning

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, investigate and demonstrate the science behind the development of lightning and thunderstorms.
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Cloud Databases

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students complete a unit on clouds and a report about one type of cloud. They collect data through observation about different types of cloud cover and then create a spreadsheet to reflect their observations over a 2 week period.
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Weather and the D-Day Invasion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars study the weather that occurred during the invasion of Normandy. They research using the Internet to locate information about the invasion and the meteorologists who helped during the war effort. They
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Weather Conditions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils list and name various kinds of weather conditions occurring in their city. Using the newspaper as a resource, students answer questions relating to written weather reports. This instructional activity is intended for pupils...
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Tornadoes (Safeside)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate and demonstrate the science behind the development of tornadoes.