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Weather & Climate; Knowledge Quiz

For Students 5th - 7th
In this weather and climate quiz worksheet, students complete a set of 10 multiple choice questions covering a variety of concepts related to climate and weather.
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Determining the Amount of Transpiration from a Schoolyard Tree

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars calculate the amount of water transpired by a single leaf and estimate that transpired by an entire rainforest.
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Around the Water Cycle--A Reader's Theater

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners read aloud a play script in a group to research the water cycle. They take the parts of raindrops. The amount of raindrops can be adjusted to fit group size.
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Thunderstorm Outflow

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students list at least three physical characteristics of a thunderstorm outflow. They explain what physical process occurs in a thunderstorm to create the storm's outflow, and locate the thunderstorm's outflow.
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WATER CHEMISTRY

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars list reasons why water is important and investigate and graph the freezing points of different solutions.
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A SALT WATER-Y WORLD

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers observe a model of the distribution of the earth's water and compare the relative volumes and percentages of types of water on earth.
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Observing Buffers In Lakes, Ponds And Streams

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars observe the effects of limestone on the acidity of water. Some areas of the nation have a lot of limestone in lake bottoms and in soil, which helps neutralize the effects of acid rain. Students see this effect first hand.
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Don't Marry the Mole!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders demonstrate the power of solar energy by completing a variety of activities, including the creation of a Pizza Box Solar Oven.
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Maple Syrup Production

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the steps of maple sugar production and the labor and effort involved from the tree to the final product. They participate in a taste test game, and if they have access to maple trees, make their own syrup and sugar.
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Observing Brine Shrimp

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe brine shrimp eggs, create an appropriate environment for their survival, and observe their growth.
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The Water Cycle and Clementine

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders sing a piggyback song to explore the parts of the water cycle and then illustrate and label the water cycle in their science journals.
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Florida Water Cycle

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore the different stages of the water cycle.
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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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As a Matter of Fact!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore matter. They use a formula to measure the volume of matter.
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Click, Clack, Moo: Electric Blanket Science

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners read Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin and discuss the similarities and differences between electric blankets and regular blankets. They brainstorm a list of reasons why the farm animals wanted electric blankets.
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What's Happening in My World?

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students look for examples of chemical and physical changes in the world around them and complete "What's Happening in My World" worksheet.
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Water Table

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students predict from a rock sample whether a water well could be drilled in that type of rock. They predict what conditons would be necessary for the well to produce water.
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Does Humidity Affect Cloud Formation?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners use NASA's S'COOL database to identify factors that affect cloud formation.
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Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Student use radiosonde data from a weather balloon launch to distinguish the characteristics of the lower atmosphere. They learn the layers of the atmosphere. They graph real atmospheric data.
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Storm Drain Dumping

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to show how water gets contaminated through neighborhood runoffs.
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Dew Point

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate saturation conditions and measure the dew point. They conduct an experiment, record data on a worksheet, and measure the dew point in the experiment.
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Classification of Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view progressive slides of cloud formations and identify which type of cloud is shown as it forms. They estimate the cloud's height while viewing each image.
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Water Cycle Relay

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students review the steps in the water cycle by playing a game to fill in the missing words in the cycle. Students read a water cycle riddle and decide which word best fits the riddle.
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Measuring Water Vapor: The Microwave Water Radiometer (MWR)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate water vapor. They view and analyze photos, conduct Internet research, and analyze the total water vapor/total liquid water data plot.

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