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Ooblek

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate the three states of matter. For this matter lesson, students read Bartholomew and the Ooblek. Students create "ooblek" and discuss what state of matter it is.
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Frost Depth

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners explore the concept of frost depth. In this frost depth lesson plan, students conduct a scientific investigation that requires them to use a frost tube to measure, record, and graph frost depth data.
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Is Global Warming Happening?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation...
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Touch and Discover

For Teachers K - 4th
Students identify the physical properties of items using the sense of touch. In this touch and discover lesson, students describe items. Students sort items using a Venn diagram.
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Activity 4: Alvin Dive, A Mysterious Encounter and Change Over Time

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers receive copies of the Time Series Observations to use for note-taking. They work in small groups to discuss what they see when the outside lights of Alvin are turned on, and off, where the bacteria may have come from....
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Analog Forecasting

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students recognize the elements of an analog weather forecast. In this weather forecasting lesson, students use a website and look for trends, persistence and climatology in weather forecasting. Students complete a...
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Excel temperature Graphs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gather data about the weather in Nome, Alaska. In this Nome Temperature lesson, students create an excel graph to explore the weather trends in Nome. Students will find the average weather and add a trend line to their graph.
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SUNSPOTS SPOTTED

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study sunspots and their motion, from data gathered, they determine the significance of the sunspot data. The data be used to calculate the rotational period of the sun. They draw conclusions as to the sunspot's impact on the...
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Louisiana Regional Foodways

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners strengthen their research techniques in locating, selecting, and synthesizing information from a variety of texts, media, references and internet resources to study regional food way traditions in Louisiana. They assess the...
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Timeline of Extreme Weather Events

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students research and chart extreme weather events on a timeline. In this extreme weather instructional activity, students interview older people who have experienced extreme weather events. Students complete a worksheet based on the...
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Local Hydrologic Cycle

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw the water cycle as it occurs in their community. In this water cycle instructional activity, students observe demonstrations of sublimation and infiltration. They also use photographs or their own...
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Build a Weather Vane

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure wind direction. In this weather lesson, 3rd graders build a weather vane from a straw, skewer, spool, and flag. Students measure wind direction using their weather vane.
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Sea Ice Board Game

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students understand the sea ice cycle and can explain its stages. In this Sea Ice lesson, students play a game to identify types of sea ice. Students answer critical thinking questions about sea ice. Students complete a sea ice worksheet.
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Hurricanes and Tornadoes (Grade 4-8)

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students investigate the concepts of hurricanes and violent weather conditions. In this violent weather instructional activity, students access an Internet site and watch a video about how air masses behave, how a tornado forms, how...
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Biological Relationships - Coral Reef Memory Game and Chain Game

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars familiarize themselves with the interconnectedness of species within an ecosystem, and to use this knowledge to evaluate how the removal or decimation of one species can have far reaching effects.
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Kentucky: Past, Present and Future

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders analyze how Kentucky's past is different from the present. They research why Kentucky was even explored and settles. What social issues face Kentucky now. Discussion lies on how Kentucky can be improved for the 21st century.
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Zoom Out

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore visual perception and how objects change as distance changes. In this distance and vision activity, students practice their scientific inquiry skills. Students practice drawing objects from different points of view in...
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Clouds

For Teachers K - 4th
Students recognize the three main types of clouds. In this clouds lesson, students create a cloud mobile to understand clouds.
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The Great Heat Escape

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students observe a demonstration on the role of thermal conductivity in heat transfer. In this thermal conductivity instructional activity, students design and conduct an experiment to compare the thermal conductivity of four...
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Measuring Humidity

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners measure humidity in the classroom. In this weather lesson, students use a psychrometer to measure the humidity in the classroom. Learners complete a lab packet.
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Build a Psychrometer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners understand that a psychrometer is a weather instrument used to detect humidity. In this psychrometer lesson plan, students build a psychrometer. Learners use their psychrometers to measure humidity activity.
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Our Sun and the Four Seasons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students discover the relationship between the sun and Earth. In this weather lesson, students examine the effect of the sun on the Earth's seasons. Students complete a weather activity using props to simulate the sun and...
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Temperature

For Teachers K - 4th
Students understand that temperatures in Alaska can be negative numbers. In this temperature lesson, students recognize the temperatures above and below zero. Students compare temperatures using the greater than and less than signs....
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How Oceans Affect Climate

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners draw conclusions about how the ocean affects temperature. In this weather activity, students use the Internet to gather data to help them come to a conclusion about how the climate in a certain region is directly affected by the...