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Weather Station

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Students create their own barometer, precipitation, rain gauge, anemometer, and more with their weather stations. In this weather station lesson plan, students access on line websites on how to make their own weather tools.

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rain gauge, rain, anemometers, barometers

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anemometer, barometer, precipiation, rain gauge, science
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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
14 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
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