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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: But Is It Weather?

For Students 5th - 8th
Discover the significance of studying weather as well as climate with this resource and the videos it presents from NASA.
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Teachers.net

Teachers.net Lesson: Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.
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Climate Gateway: What Is Climate Change?

For Students 9th - 10th
This ClimateGateway.com site provides information on what climate change is as well as the factors that affect global climate.
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Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Positive Weather Reports

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After reviewing local weather reports, learners will think about whether the presentation of the reports is driving folks to not participate in outdoor activities. The class will create new weather reports that will turn negative weather...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: California Climate and the Atmosphere

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this 3-part lesson, students explore California climate and factors that are leading to changes within this climate system. Students begin by exploring California's climate and the state's topography. Next, they investigate coastal...
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The Weather Company: The Weather Underground

For Students 9th - 10th
Source of weather maps, forecasts, images, and data for the world. Maps include temperature, radar, visibility, wind, heat index, wind chill, humidity, and dew point.
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NASA

Climate Kids: Climate Change Trivia

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Fun website for kids on earth science presents trivia game in which students can test their knowledge on what they have learned about climate.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Climate and Its Causes

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what a climate is, how it is related to latitude, how oceans influence climate, and how mountains affect climate.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: What Makes a Climate?

For Students 5th - 8th
Find out what factors contribute towards a climate.
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Interactions Between the Atmosphere & Hydrosphere [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: What Is Climate?

For Students 9th - 10th
Takes a brief look at regional climate, global climate, and climate change.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Air Masses & Fronts

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of air masses and fronts. It describes the types of weather fronts, what an air mass is, and the four types of air masses in the US.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Earth's Atmosphere

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the composition of and the layers in Earth's atmosphere.
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Other

Wildland Adventures: Panama Season and Climate

For Students 9th - 10th
A nice summary of the climate in Panama. Read about weather patterns, expected temperatures, and different climatic zones.
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American Meteorological Society: Data Streme Atmosphere

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an extensive amount of weather information. Includes current information, forecasting, and historic weather related events. Weather map symbols and terminology explained.
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Climate Literacy

Clean: Paleoclimate Reconstruction Lab

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A lesson plan for an activity where students relate weather and climate patterns to understand annual sediment deposition. During the activity students reconstruct climates from the past 300 years using lake sediment data. Lesson plans...

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