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Exploring Weather Websites

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students research and locate their own weather data using a weather website. They examine how to locate valid information on the www.weather.com website, and explore the website. Next, they select a city they want to visit, and compare...
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Weaving Weather Maps with the World Wide Web

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students access the Internet and use real time data from the American Meteorological Society to create a detailed weather map. They make weather predictions based on the data collected.
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Weather Watchers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars watch the weather. In this science observation lesson, students collect data regarding the local weather and create their own weather forecasting video.
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Weather and Climate Around the World

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students explain the difference between climate and weather. They gain concepts of currents and discuss how the currents have an affect on climate and weather. Students gain knowledge of the instruments that meteorologists use to predict...
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African Savannah

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read two African fairy tales. Using the text, they create a map and key for each region mentioned. They compare and contrast the various communities and discover how geographic features affect how people live.
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Understanding Prepositions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students receive instruction on the definition and the role of prepositions viewing the board for examples. They then complete the worksheet on prepositions; locating it in each sentence and writing it on the line.
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Citizen Scientist - Collect Some Data

For Students 5th - 10th
In this science project worksheet, students view a sheet of numerous science projects including weather, animals, flowers, and more. Students choose 1 project to do out of 22 projects total.
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Minimize the Effects of Fire

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore environmental safety by reading assigned text in class. For this fires lesson, students discuss the benefits and negative aspects of lighting a fire near a campground. Students list other ways to avoid leaving an impact...
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Tornadoes (Safeside)

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

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Access local temperature data online, graph averages, and critique it. Learners listen to a scenario where weather and climate are confused, and then answer questions to differentiate the two. The lesson itself is compact, but there is a...
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Navigation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the concept of navigation in these two activities.
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Exploring Maps: Navigation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of navigation while research is conducted with the use of a variety of resources. The information is used to expand their perspective of the applications for navigation. The...
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Charlotte's Web

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders focus on fluency by reading the book Charlotte's Web. In this reading strategies lesson, 4th graders partner read, do guided reading, and independent reading to increase fluency. Students use Venn Diagrams, discuss...
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Agents of Erosion and Deposition

For Students 6th - 8th
In this science worksheet, middle schoolers play a game of shoreline charades using picture symbols and other games to cover the concept of erosion or deposition.
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Weather: Piecing It All Together

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders collect, record, and analyze data using simple weather instruments and a variety of weather resources to investigate weather. They observe the teacher demonstrate how a rain gauge functions, record the weather for five...
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Build the Tallest Building

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the design and construction of skyscrapers. They use the internet to research information about different types of skyscrapers. They create their own building and defend it to the class.
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Splendid Spores

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore fungi. In this fungi lesson, students take a slice of bread and leave it outside for a day. Young scholars record their observations of the fungi on the bread the following day.
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What is Weather?

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify different types of weather and explore the weather for each season of the year. They complete a class seasonal weather chart, listen to the book "Oh Say Can You Say What's the Weather Today?," and create a magazine...
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The Purple Handkerchief

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a 2 page story about a boy who drops a purple handkerchief. Students answer 20 multiple choice questions about the story.
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Salinity Lab

For Students 8th - 10th
In this salinity worksheet, students simulate conditions of salt and fresh water mixing and observe the various densities of these solutions based on their salinity.
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An Erosion Survey

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this erosion worksheet, students draw a map of their school ground or neighborhood, mark examples of weathering and erosion, and list the examples on spaces provided. A chart with examples of different types of weathering and erosion...
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What Goes Around Comes Around

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate how the ocean plays a part in the water cycle. In this earth science instructional activity, students locate a puddle outside and mark it with chalk. Students observe the changes in the water during the next two days.
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Weather Words

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders gather together as a class and share any facts or words about the science unit "Weather Elements". They listen to the story/poem, "Listen to the Rain" and recall any weather related words from the story.
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A Sense of Location: The Mental Map

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students consider the ways a mental maps of geographic landmarks can help migrating animals stay on the correct course.