LESSON PLANS
Pupils keep a weather log for two months to determine what conditions are necessary to produce fog.
REFERENCE
Your students will find explanations of air pressure and humidity here.
A chart detailing the Beaufort Wind Scale.
WORKSHEETS
Children will construct and analyze surface temperature maps and graphs.
An easy way to make a homemade barometer.
Distribute an article that discusses successful ways to use raps and chants to teach science concepts, including air…
A constructivist approach to explaining the making of a cloud.
Children build wind machines to learn about work, power, and energy.
This article describes how to use a talk show as an authentic assessment at the end of an ozone unit. This is a perfect…
Because soil sustains life, it offers an excellent context for exploring the interrelationships among the biosphere,…
ACTIVITIES
Students design an experiment to test how to slow the evaporation of water in an open swimming pool in a dry climate.…
Use this reading reference with the Creature Feature lesson.
Use this reading reference with the lesson Reason for the Seasons.
Students make a barometer and track air pressure, cloud types, and weather conditions. Materials list, lab hints and…
Students make a model cloud and observe how water vapor in warm air condenses when it is cooled. Materials list,…
Students observe bubbles made with different objects.
Students perform an experiment to see which type of bubbles last longer: those made with hand soap or those made with…
Students draw a glass over a three-day period and show how the water level changes each day.
The true/false questions and sentence-completion sections in this science printable will help students review how heat…
Review measurement terms, units, and devices in this printable about air pressure. As a skill challenge, students will…
Challenge students to draw a flowchart that shows how winds form. In this Earth science printable, students will also…
Integrate physical science and Earth science with this printable about the movement of air. Students will analyze wind…
Review the types of air movements that cause local winds. In this Earth science printable, students will define types of…
Review the layers of the atmosphere, weather instruments, types of winds, and air movements with this Earth science…
