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Weather Or Not

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use the internet to find pen pals to share in their weather experiment. Individually, they research the high and low temperatures for cities within the United States and email the results to their pen pal. They also develop a...
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Time and Rate

For Students 7th - 12th
In this rate graphing worksheet, students graph four examples of rate vs. time. Then students complete 20 short answer questions.
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Hot, Wet, and Cold

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students research climate data for a city in each of the 5 major geographic sections of Texas. They use data to describe the climate and what influence the geography of that section has on the weather.
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Sensational Seasons

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore how seasonal weather patterns affect temperature and their lives.
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Chucky Chickadee's Bird and Breakfast: Sing in Please

For Teachers K - 1st
Students observe bird feeding and complete a tally and graphing activity for their observations. In this bird graphing lesson, students work in teams to observe bird feedings. Students complete a bird reporting sheet and collect data...
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Mira: Activity 10

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story, Mira and then draw a picture of their favorite weather using the story as a background. They post their pictures around the room and make a tally chart of the number of pictures that were drawn with various...
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Bellwork for Week 11

For Students 7th - 9th
In this bellwork instructional activity, students answer questions about chemical and mechanical weathering, particle size, and the soil profile at the start of class.
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The Lake Effect

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders conduct an experiment demonstrating the effects of water and air temperature on precipitation. They create graphs demonstrating their findings using Claris Works for Kids.
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Data Analysis 2

For Students 8th - 10th
In this data analysis learning exercise, students read and interpret given line graphs. They determine the range and average. This one-page learning exercise contains five problems.
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Temperature

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore the concept of temperature. In this temperature instructional activity, students read thermometers in degrees Celsius. Students discuss the temperature of the seasons and what clothing they might wear given a certain...
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Population and Population Density

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and interpret graphs. In this population activity, students explore population and population density as they read several data graphs and respond to questions.
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The Blizzard of 1993

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students read and interpret the information from a barograph from a major winter storm. This task assesses students' abilities to interpret and analyze graphs, construct data tables and graphs, generalize, infer, apply knowledge of...
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How's the Weather

For Teachers 4th - 9th
"How's the Weather?" is an exercise that combines science and math as students graph the weather along the Iditarod Trail. They complete a double-line graph of the weather of a chosen checkpoint over the course of one week. Students...
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Math Investigations 2

For Teachers 2nd
Young mathematicians practice measuring and graphing skills while working in groups to measure objects found in the classroom. Using their measurements, they create one bar graph displaying the lengths and another displaying the widths.
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Weather Conditions During the Fall Monarch Migration

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students keep detailed weather records during the fall migration of the monarch butterfly. They compare weather conditions to the days they do and do not see monarchs. As a class, they graph and analyze data and send it to a university...
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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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Weather Conditions During the Spring Monarch Migration

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students keep detailed weather records during the spring migration of the monarch butterfly. To keep track of the weather, students utilyze weather reports and instuments such as anemometers, compasses, thermometers and rain gauges.
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Scientific Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students organize data collected from their experiments using graphs. In this statistics and biology lesson, students organize their scientific data from an article into readable graphs. They define the usefulness of their graph and...
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Graphing Climate Information

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders plot the data for the average monthly precipitation for three cities. They make a graph using a spreadsheet.
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The Weather and Recess #157

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students track the daily weather at recess time for a number of weeks. They design a bar graph of the different types of weather. They discuss how weather changes affect recess time. They write a list of optional recess activities for...
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Weather Around the World

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students learn a few key weather terminology and a variety of climates through examining and recording weather characteristics in a variety of communities around the world.
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Investigation 7 - Interpreting Weather Data

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders interpret the weather data they gathered in Investigation 6. They take an average of each component in each season. They compare the same components of each season and write the differences they see between the seasons.
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Chart the Weather for Cities Around the World

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students orally describe Northern and Southern hemispheres, identify 7 continents, and point out specific countries and cities. They locate and record weather information.
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Weather Wonders

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders review the weather through a role-playing game.

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