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Weather Wise

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate weather and how to forecast it. They discuss the three types of clouds and the kind of weather they bring. After setting up a database, they reearch weather-related websites to check cloud conditions and weather...
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"Weather Watch"

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students investigate components of weather and the climate in areas around the country. They analyze data from the University of Michigan weather website, complete a weather watch worksheet, and graph weather data.
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Weather Patterns

For Students 9th - 12th
In this weather activity, high schoolers define an air mass and describe the different types of weather fronts. Students compare and contrast high pressure and low pressure systems. This activity has 4 short answer questions.
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Forecasting Weather

For Students 9th - 11th
In this weather worksheet, students review the different things a meteorologist studies and how they collect weather data. Students compare weather watch and weather warning. This worksheet has 10 matching and 3 short answer questions.
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Graphin' And Glyphin' Utah Weather

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders investigate the concepts of looking at sets of data. The focus of the study is upon the local weather of Utah. They study the weather found in the city and in the country and make comparisons based upon geographical location.
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Conditions at Sea Introductory Activity, Making Waves

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore waves and wind. In this physical and earth science wave lesson, students participate in a wave making activity with an aquarium and a hair dryer. Students complete a data chart recording wave height and related factors....
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Light and Temperature Interaction

For Teachers 9th
The colors most noticed and characteristic of particular weather patterns are listed on each of these slides.   The reasons for each chemical changing the appearance of leaves are given and the effect of particular climate changes...
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Weatherman Phil

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine the life of a groundhog and their role in predicting weather. They write a postcard or a letter to Punxsutawney Phil on the Internet.
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El Tiempo en Chile

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students analyze what information would one expect to find in a weather report. They list in Spanish weather conditions for today in their community. Students visit Chile and locate it on a map.
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What's the Weather Forecast?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners create a radio announcement based on the book Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. In this radio announcement lesson plan, students discuss the type of language used in other announcements and create their own.
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Create Your Own Fog

For Teachers 6th
Students describe weather conditions and climates. They describe patterns of changing weather and how they are measured. Students explain and predict general weather patterns and storms. Students form fog in a jug.
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How Are Weather Forecasts Made?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this weather worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by writing in the different types of air masses and what types of weather are created by these different air masses.
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Regents High School Examination: Earth Science - June 2006

For Students 9th - 12th
In this earth science activity, students answer fifty multiple choice questions and thirty-three short answer questions in preparation for the earth science final exam.
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Storming the Web

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore the importance of weather prediction and the Internet's role in changing the way weather is reported. By participating in an Internet scavenger hunt, students appreciate the role weather prediction through the Internet...
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners read about weather and create a computer log about weather.  In this Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs lesson, students listen to the story and discuss different weather patterns.  Learners develop a list of weather...
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Create Your Own Cloud

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore and analyze weather conditions, climates, compositions and characteristics of the atmosphere and weather patterns. They explain in detail the water cycle and its relationship to weather patterns. A lab experiment is...
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Weather Conditions

For Teachers 1st
First graders participate in a simulation in which they discover the weather condtions for each day. In groups, they observe and share the weather conditions and the forecast for the day with the principal. They collect and compare the...
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Temperature (Celsius)

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders solve Celsius and Fahrenheit conversion problems, watch weather forecast and convert temperatures to Celsius, and design and present their own weather forecasts for different regions based on information gathered from...
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Clouds & Condensation

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use the digital atlas of Idaho to study different weather patterns. They use the Climatology section of the Digital Atlas of Idaho to explore concepts such as relative humidity, dew point, condensation, and cloud formation.
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Calculating Profits from Selling Virtual Lemonade

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson plan, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider...
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Writing

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write poems and a narrative story.  For this writing lesson, students read stories and poems written by other students and read examples of haiku's and diamonte's.  Students write an acrostic poem and a diamonte...
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How's the Weather

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore weather patterns. They collect and record all aspects of the weather from various sites. Students investigate regional weather and use a spreadsheet to record and chart data. Students chart temperature, humidity,...
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Boston Harbor Cruise: A Shoreline Survey

For Teachers K - 6th
The students take a harbor cruise, photograph, and draw shore line features attending to evidence of human impact/consequences, and its cost on marine/land animal habitats vegetation, weather patterns, signs of erosion, and the water...
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Meteorology Madness

For Teachers 4th
Students probe the dynamic weather changes through several hands-0n activities in this seven lessons unit. The hydrologic cycle, clouds, atmosphere, air movement, fronts, and forecasting form the components presented in this unit.

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