Curated OER
Cold Front Characteristics
Learners study the weather conditions before, during, and after cold front passage. Two cold front examples are provided so that comparisons can be made. They are divided in two large groups. Each group studies a different cold front case.
Curated OER
ReQuest and Motor Imaging with My Side of the Mountain
Fifth graders read "My Side of the Mountain." They create a pantomime using vocabulary words from the story. Students create three questions about the reading. They discuss the passage they read and act out words to help them better...
Curated OER
Nuclear Fleas
Seventh graders distinguish characteristics of living things and identify the importance of careful observation. They identify five things that are not alive, but display characteristics of life and list five things that are alive, but...
Curated OER
Freddie the Fungus:A Play about Decomposers (Elementary, Computer)
First the class learns how to write a Haiku poem. Then, they use kidpix to illustrate their poem.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Dew Point Temperature
In this activity, students use an EasyTemp Temperature Probe to measure the temperature of air next to a can of ice water. They also observe the formation of condensation and determine the Dew Point temperature. EasyData is needed for...
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather: Humidity
Explains how dew point is used to show the amount of moisture in the air. Gives an activity for measuring the dew point at home.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page: Humidity
Use this site to find out how humidity works and perform some activities related to humidity.
NASA
Sci Jinks: Precipitation Simulator
Manipulate the dew points and temperature points in the activity to create different forms of precipitation.