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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Weather Patterns

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research to determine weather patterns and natural hazards most likely to affect their region.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Good News - We're on the Rise!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build and observe a simple aneroid barometer to discover changes in barometric pressure and weather forecasting. They graph changes in barometric pressure for two weeks and make weather predictions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Differences between Climate and Weather

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Young scholars collect weather data over weeks, graph temperature data and compare the temperature data collected with averaged climate data where they live.
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PPT
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Condensation

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Introduce middle school science learners to condensation with this presentation. It begins with a brief explanation of the process and humidity, but does not present all of the details. Three demonstrations need to be set up ahead of...
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Worksheet
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Charting Weather: Melbourne

For Students 6th - 8th
In this earth science worksheet, students check the accuracy of the weather forecasts in their area for a week. Then they complete the chart by recording the forecast for the week's weather and then recording the actual weather for that...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Extreme Heat

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students, in groups, investigage and demonstrate the science behind the development and characteristics of extreme heat.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Relative Humidity of Your School

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students predict the location where the relative humidity the highest and lowest in and around their school. They use a sling psychrometer to measure the relative humidity of the various locations.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's So Sticky Outside That...

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the phases of the water cycle and water's different forms it can have. They work in groups to create pantomimes to illustrate the water cycle to their classmates.
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: How's the Weather?

For Students 4th - 6th
A tutorial that describes the five factors that determine the weather in a particular place and time. The factors discussed in this tutorial are air temperature, air pressure, humidity, wind, and precipitation. A PDF file of the tutorial...
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Website
Other

Ics: Temperature, Humidity, and Dew Point

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a discussion of dew point and relative humidity, containing formulas that look at connections between temperature, humidity, and dew point.
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Article
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: How Weather Affects Air Quality

For Students 9th - 10th
How is air pollution affected by weather? Some types of pollution are worse in the summer heat, while others are worse in cold winter weather.