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Weather Watchers

For Teachers K - 1st
Students conduct Internet research of their community's weather and compare it to the weather in another location. After conducting research, students become weather reporters by reporting their findings to the class by using a...
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Wild, Wild Weather: Severe Storms

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders research dangerous weather and how they can stay safe. In this environment instructional activity, 2nd graders view video clips and research the Internet to identify the different types of severe weather storms. Students...
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West Climate Change

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read an internet article about hurricanes. For this hurricane lesson, students explain how they form and the damage they bring. They analyze the article and answer questions about it.
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Investigation: Insulation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Youngsters compare the heat-holding abilities of three different cans by insulating two with different materials and measuring the temperature change of hot water over a 20-minute period. 
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What do you Know About Climate Change?

For Students 6th - 12th
Test the class's knowledge of the key components of climate change. A 10-question online quiz asks learners about weather, climate, greenhouse gases, and several other concepts related to climate change. Interactive and easy for...
Printables
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Australian Christmas

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Where is Australia? How is an Australian Christmas from other Christmases around the world? Learners participate in a mini-research project where they discover what an Australian Christmas is like.
Printables
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November Bell Ringers

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
All things November in a set of 32 bell ringer ideas to get you through the month. From writing about November to writing about colors and feelings in fall, these bell ringers are fun and allow creative writing practice.
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The Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students determine the effect of the earth's tilt on the amount of incoming solar radiation throughout the year. They simulate the earth's orbit around the sun using a light bulb and a globe to simulate the seasons. Assessment questions...
PPT
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Spring is Here: ESL Lesson

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Take a walk through the bright, fragrant meadows of springtime with this ESL presentation. Vibrant pictures of flowers and rainbows will be sure to get your English learners' attention, and the brief explanations on each slide are easy...
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My Antonia: Story Grammar

For Students 9th - 12th
Pupils can write down all of the major plot elements of My Antonia by Willa Cather on this straightforward worksheet. Learners note down themes, characters, the chain of events, and more.
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Seasons and Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners, in an open forum with the teacher, discuss the four seasons and all the activities they do during each season. They tie in all the different types of weather that is experienced during each season. In conclusion, the students...
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Weather with Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore different kinds of weather. In this weather lesson, 3rd graders discover the different ways humans protect themselves from weather.  Students read the book Pink Snow and Other Weird Weather by Jennifer...
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What Do I Wear in the Winter?

For Teachers K
Students identify the appropriate clothing to wear in the winter. In this seasonal weather lesson, students discuss what warm and cold weather feels like and what clothing is necessary during the specific seasons. Students explore...
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Weather Whys

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with a thermometer and water samples of varying temperatures. They examine the effect different colors and different fabrics have on retaining heat. They examine snow samples for water and dirt content. They...
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Seasons Culminating Activity

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students develop a PowerPoint presentation as the culminating project in a unit on seasons. They complete a KWL chart, conduct Internet research, take an online quiz, and create a PowerPoint presentation using text, video clips, and...
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Weather, Sea Level Rise and Climate Change Course

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars explain the impact of glacial melting to global climate change. In this environmental science lesson, students design an experiment to investigate the effect of salinity change to melting glaciers. They share their results...
Worksheet
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Vocabulary about Weather

For Students 5th
In this vocabulary worksheet, 5th graders match 7 weather words with pictures, answer 21 questions about temperature and weather and answer 7 teacher-read questions by numbering the pictures.
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Four Seasons - Internet Research

For Teachers K
Students review the four seasons and discuss what type of clothing they should wear in each season. They use the Internet to explore the weather during the different seasons.
Interactive
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Weather

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this weather worksheet, students fill in the blanks to a poem about the seasons and sentences about the feel of the weather. Students complete 10 lines total.
PPT
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India and Its Climate

For Teachers 4th - 7th
The climate found in different regions of India is the focus of this brief presentation. Learners discover that India has three main seasons; winter, summer, and monsoon. There isn't a lot for pupils to do with this PowerPoint, but it...
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The Science of Changing Seasons

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore basic principles of seasonal change, ponder the mechanisms that drive these changes, and perform experiments that show what causes the earth to heat differently during different seasons.
Worksheet
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Advanced Matching--Weather

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here's a simple matching worksheet to help ELL learners practice weather related vocabulary words. Learners match the weather vocabulary word on the right with the correct definition on the left.
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Reasons for Seasons

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students model the tilt of the Earth as it orbits the Sun. They explain the meaning and characteristics of solstices and equinoxes. They explain that sunlight hits the Earth at different angles at different locations over the course of...
Worksheet
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Weather Verbs

For Students 4th - 5th
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students examine a list of 8 weather related words and then complete 8 fill in the blank sentences with the correct form of each word provided.