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Weathering and Erosion
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In this multi-station lab, learners conduct a series of experiments to explore the processes and effects of weathering and erosion.

Weathering and Erosion
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In this activity (page 13 of the PDF), learners discover how weathering and erosion change the Earth’s surface.

Weather and Climate: What's the Difference?
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This lesson plan enables learners to explore the differences between weather and climate.

Sizing Up Hail
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In this activity, learners will estimate the sizes of balls to learn how to estimate the size of hail. Learners will compare their estimates to the estimates of their peers and the real measurements.

Updrafts in Action
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In this weather activity/demonstration, learners watch as a ping pong ball is suspended in a stream of air supplied by a hair dryer.

Catch the Wind
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In this weather activity (page 1 of the PDF), learners will construct their very own anemometer to measure wind speed.

Rocking Changes
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In this earth science activity, learners conduct a series of short experiments to explore how rocks change.

Weather Forecasting
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Forecasting) is a full inquiry investigation into meteorology and forecasting.

Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.

Vanishing Craters
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In this activity (on pages 12-15), learners make a crater model and test the effects of weather (rain) on its surface.

Gravestone Weathering
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In this activity (located on pages 9-14 of PDF), learners visit a cemetery to examine the distinguishing characteristics of rock weathering.

How Boulders Are Born
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In this activity, learners review and discuss weathering, erosion and mass wasting, to gain a stronger understanding of how Hickory Run’s Boulder Field was formed after the Laurentide Continental Glac

Weather Stations: Storms
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In this activity, learners test how cornstarch and glitter in water move when disturbed. Learners compare their observations with videos of Jupiter's and Earth's storm movements.

Weather Stations: Winds
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In this activity, learners use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. Learners discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth.

Design and Build a Wind Vane
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In this activity, learners design and build a simple wind vane —one of the oldest kinds of weather tools— and use it to show wind direction.

Clues About Clouds
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In this weather activity which requires adult supervision, learners will get a chance to make a cloud right here on Earth!

Weather Stations: Phase Change
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In this activity, learners observe the water cycle in action! Water vapor in a tumbler condenses on chilled aluminum foil — producing the liquid form of water familiar to us as rain and dew.

It's the "Rain," Man
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners use common materials to construct a rain gauge and measure daily, monthly, and yearly rainfall.

How Much Water is in that Cloud?
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In this activity, learners working in pairs saturate a cotton ball using water drops from an eyedropper to demonstrate the high water capacity of clouds.

Head in the Clouds
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In this activity, learners create a CloudSpotter wheel and record the different types of clouds they observe twice daily over several days.