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The Rumblin' Road: Determining distance to a Thunderstorm
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In this activity, learners discover how to determine the distance to a lightning strike or nearby thunderstorm.
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.
Quadraphonic Wind
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In this activity, learners discover how the extent of various wind speeds changes in each of the four quadrants around a hurricane.
Good News: We're on the Rise!
Learners build a simple aneroid barometer to learn about changes in barometric pressure and weather forecasting. They observe their barometer and record data over a period of days.
Measure the Pressure: The "Wet" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.
Weather and Climate: What's the Difference?
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This lesson plan enables learners to explore the differences between weather and climate.
A Degrading Experience
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In this activity on page 27, learners perform an experiment to learn about how different types of marine debris degrade and how weather and sunlight affect the rate of degradation.
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.
Making Sense of Sensors
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In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.
Measuring the Wind
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In this activity, learners explore how anemometers work to record wind speeds and how the equipment has undergone engineering adaptations over time.
What's the Difference between Weather and Climate?
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In this interactive and informative group activity, learners use packages of M&M's to illustrate the difference between weather and climate.
The Daily Ups and Downs
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In this activity, learners graph 48 hourly air temperatures from a local weather observation site and observe the diurnal temperature variations.
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.
Measure the Pressure II: The "Dry" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.
Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.