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Seas in Motion
Students analyze wave movement. In this Science instructional activity, students use items that float to observe waves and currents. Students record and discuss their observations.
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Air and Weather
Second graders study Earth's materials. In this air and weather lesson plan, 2nd graders note changes in the weather and examine tools that help us study the weather. Students analyze how changes in the environment make changes in the...
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Weather- Online Research
In this online weather research instructional activity, students search for answers about winds, storms, clouds, and define the equinox and solstice. They use the links provided on the page to find the information.
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The Atmosphere
In this atmosphere worksheet, learners complete 20 fill in the blank questions about energy concepts, different types of winds, and air pollution.
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All Kinds of Weather
In this weather worksheet, students draw a line to match the children to the weather that matches what they are doing and wearing. There are 4 pictures of children and 4 pictures of weather.
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Clouds, Winds, and Weather
Students observe, record, and report weather conditions to learn how air mass densities determine the weather we experience daily. They demonstrate how clouds form, name clouds and predict the weather.
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Winds Go Spinning Around
Students simulate the Coriolis Effect to comprehend why winds in the Westerlies are prone to cyclonic and anti-cyclonic motion. They arrive at an explanation of processes that drive world wind patterns
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Convection
Students experiment with the cyclic process of convection and apply the principal to everyday events.
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Charting the Great Winds
Students examine winds and discover that, in ancient Greek cultures, they were named based on the direction from which they came. They, in groups, make a wind chart naming the winds and marking them on the chart.