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WEATHER WEBQUESTS & WEBSITES

WEATHER WATCHERS:
http://itdc.sbcss.k12.ca.us/curriculum/weather.html

This primary weather webquest will explore weather and
climate patterns around the globe, introducing young stu-
dents to maps, clouds, weather terms, basic geography,
and the awareness of how weather can affect their every-
day lives.

CLOUD QUEST:
http://www2.lhric.org/kat/wq3rd.htm

Third grade students are asked to locate three different
kinds of clouds, create a cloud catalog, and write brief
descriptions of each. (In lieu of the first weather link,
please use the following site:
http://seaborg.nmu.edu/clouds/types.html

WILD ABOUT WEATHER:
http://teach.fhu.edu/technology/EDU330/weather.html

After visiting several sites and learning about clouds,
measuring temperature and precipitation, and participa-
ting in hands-on activities, elementary students will
create a meteorologist report on the weather for their
own region.

FOURTH GRADE WEATHER TRIP:
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Tulley/default.htm

Using a general weather worksheet, students visit a col-
lection of weather web sites to learn about the water
cycle, clouds, weather fronts, and precipitation. The
emphasis in this webquest is on how weather affects
our everyday lives.

TORNADO WEBQUEST:
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/edweb_folder/Courses/EDTEC572/f96pro
jects/final/disasters/tor/webquest.html (COPY & PASTE)

The basis of internet research for this webquest is to
complete a student comprehension worksheet on tornadoes.
Students can select from a variety of online sites on
tornadoes.

IN THE EYE OF THE STORM:
http://www.spa3.k12.sc.us/WebQuests/weather/index.htm

Which can cause greater damage, a tornado or a hurricane?
Pose this question to 4th through 8th grade students be-
fore they begin this weather webquest, where they will
assume roles to collect and provide information on both
types of severe weather. With a collection of data, stu-
dent groups will create a PowerPoint presentation and
debate their findings with other class groups.

WILD WEATHER:
http://www.esc20.net/etprojects/formats/webquests/misc99/wildweather/Default.htm

Wow... no less than the National Geographic has hired your
own students to investigate, photograph, and report on
tsunamis, earthquakes, volcanoes, hurricanes, and tor-
nadoes around the world. They are interested in finding
out if these natural but often disastrous events can be
predicted, what some common myths surrounding these phe-
nomena are, what conditions prompt their occurrences, and
what safety precautions might be taken. Results should
be formulated in to a group multimedia presentation.

WEATHER WEBQUEST:
http://www.davidson.k12.nc.us/webquests/weather/weather.htm

Each sub-topic includes its own student worksheet, with
selected resources tailored and linked to each question.
Topics for this fifth grade science webquest include the
water cycle, clouds, local weather, weather patterns a-
cross the United States, and climates. Students will cre-
ate spreadsheets to graph their data, as well as work
collaboratively on Kid Pix presentations to illustrate
cloud formations. (Kid Pix is available at:
http://www.learningcompanyschool.com

SEVERE WEATHER WEBQUEST:
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/brfranke/webquest/webquest1.html

Student research must answer to the background factors
contributing to and supporting severe weather conditions,
while categorizing and choosing one severe weather type
to present in a multimedia report. Numerous selected on-
line sites support student research.

BEST WEATHER WEBQUEST:
http://www.wfu.edu/~mccoy/NCTM99/weather.html

Middle school students will decide which factors are
best for ideal weather patterns. They will then select
five cities across the United States (or choose around
the world) from which to collect and graph data. They
will choose one of those cities as the best weather
location, charting their data and presenting it for dis-
play as a poster.

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CLOUD AND SKY WATCHER WINDOWS:
http://www.weatherworks.com/monthly/activities/sky_window.html

This combined art and science activity will help students
refine observational skills. They will paint shades of
grays and blues for window charts, number them, and then
record their findings each day on the color of the clouds
and the sky. Suitable for PreK classes.

OBSERVING CLOUDS AND WEATHER:
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/weather/pricloud/index.html
http://www.athena.ivv.nasa.gov/curric/weather/weather.html

The first URL above will illustrate and define three
main types of clouds. Have students keep a daily record
of the clouds they observe to reinforce this knowledge.
The second URL offers a template for creating a weather
chart. Each student can create his or her own, or estab-
lish one large one on the bulletin board and assign one
child each day to fill in the segments. Use the stamps
program in Kid Pix to create an online weather journal
as an alternative. (Kid Pix is available at:
http://www.learningcompanyschool.com

WHAT IS THE WEATHER, WEATHER, WEATHER:
http://www.teleport.com/~billf/Internet_Lesson_Plans/Weather/lesson.plan.html

Students will become weather forecasters by creating
their own weather logs and recording daily observations.

THE FOUR SEASONS:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/seasons.htm

While learning to associate the different months of the
year with different seasons, K-3 students will also iden-
tify approprite clothing for each season and create a
seasonal timeline of hoidays.

THEMATIC UNIT ON WEATHER:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/Weather.htm

Kindergarten to second grade students will learn much
about rain and rainbows, including that weather is dif-
ferent in various parts of the world. Scroll down the
page to make weather wheels and rain puddle games, along
with several other activities.

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HOME-MADE CLOUDS:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/14.html

How can you best explain the formation of clouds?
By having your class make their own--use this lesson
plan for a hands-on approach.

TRACKING A HURRICANE:
http://www.k12tlc.org/lessons/hurrilp.htm

Sixth grade students will plot hurricane coordinates
on a grid, explaining latitude and longitude as well
as understanding how hurricanes form and develop.

WEATHER PICTURES:
http://www.eduplace.com/ss/act/weather.html

How would your students describe the weather in their
own state or region? Have them use graphic organizers
and create a travel brochure with their data.

WEATHER THEMATIC UNIT:
http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/21.html

Writing, critical thinking, and public speaking skills
are some of the areas which students will employ in
this thematic unit on weather.

EARTH'S CLIMATE:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/midlsci/gr6uhmsc.html

This excellent unit takes an in-depth exploration of the
relationship between climate, regions, and ecosystems.
Several activities across the curriculum provide a foun-
dation for understanding and support of concepts learned.
Lessons and activities are adjusted to several different
grade levels

SEVERE WEATHER FORECAST:
http://www.sinc.sunysb.edu/Stu/brfranke/webquest/webquest1.html

Develop a worse case scenario for severe weather condi-
tions approaching some region of the United States. Pre-
sentations can be completed with multimedia authoring or
by the development of a web page.

WHAT'S THE FORECAST:
http://www.fi.edu/weather/radar/forecasts/

Students will get a chance to learn how to interpret
radar data in this animated tutorial. Maps show re-
gions of the United States with radar pointing to
severe storms, rain showers, cold fronts, and more.

CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES IN METEOROLOGY:
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/act/home.rxml

Classroom activities explore common themes in meteor-
ology, and include forecasting precipitation, under-
standing atmospheric pressure, air masses, weather
symbols, and more. Teacher guides accompany each ac-
tivity.

CAREERS IN METEOROLOGY:
http://www.ametsoc.org/AMS/pubs/careers.html

Intelligent discussions formulate around meteorology
topics and are highly relevant for interested stu-
dents considering a career in this field. Topics in-
clude the development and history of meteorology as
an area of professional expertise, along with appli-
cations, tools, expected salaries, and case documen-
tation.

MIDDLE SCHOOL CLIMATOLOGY LESSONS:
http://k12.ocs.ou.edu/teachers/lessons/default.html

The Oklahoma Climatology Survey has collected an out-
standing array of weather-related lessons for Middle
School students. Topics include: Relative Humidity and
Dewpoint; Sunrise & Sunset; The Seasons; An Overview of
Solar Radiation; Specific Heat & Insulation; Air Masses
and Fronts; Thunderstorm Outflow, and more.

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MAKE A WEATHER STATION:
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html

Students will explore wind, moisture, air pressure,
storms, and more in this excellent online resource
for learning all about weather. Loads of activities
for creating student weather stations as well.

PUPIL WEATHER WORKSHEETS:
http://teachingonline.org/weather.html

With group rotations throughout the school year, stu-
dents will take turns recording the weather conditions
at a certain time each day. They will relay that infor-
mation onto their weather worksheet (copy-masters are
included), and present their findings to the class.
A weather bulletin board will hold/record their data.
Students will learn of different types of basic clouds
and weather observations.

CLOUDS UNIT:
http://www.teachers.net/lessons/posts/396.html

Not only will students be able to identify and classify
3 different types of clouds, they will also make some
weather predictions, reinforce knowledge of the water
cycle, relate weather to selected literature choices,
create graphic organizers and comparison charts, and
make their own report along the way. Internet use is
integrated into the ten lessons for elementary level.

WEATHER ACTIVITIES FOR EARLY ELEMENTARY:
http://www.angelfire.com/fl/preschoolfunzone/weather.html

Wind experiments allow students to explore moving air,
while other suggestions introduce early elementary
students to weather concepts through hands-on activi-
ties.

WHAT'S THE WEATHER:
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/weather/

Here are a whole series of weather related experiments
and activities to create a hands-on approach to your c
weather unit. Exercises include making a thermometer,
studying "shrinking air", creating a tornado in a bot-
tle, and more.

FOURTH GRADE WEATHER TRIP:
http://www.berksiu.k12.pa.us/webquest/Tulley/default.htm

LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE:
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEred/WeatherLesson1.html

Students will learn the layers of earth's atmosphere,
how to measure their temperatures, and be able to ex-
plain changes at different times of the day. Background
information is fairly complete for the lesson.

WEATHER FORECASTS:
http://archive.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Edu/RSE/RSEred/WeatherLesson5.html

This lesson plan will explore how weather predictions
can be made, and what kind of weather maps go into mak-
-ing forecasts. Topics include cloud cover, wind direc-
tion, and air pressure trends.

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