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In this experiment, learners work in teams to investigate how the color of a surface influences its ability to reflect light and therefore heat.

In this activity, learners explore the different heating properties of soil and water.

In this activity, learners discover how solar energy can be used to heat water.

This activity attempts to clear up the common misconception that deserts are always hot, totally dry, and uninhabitable.

In this interactive and informative group activity, learners use packages of M&M's to illustrate the difference between weather and climate.

Learners model the ocean currents that carry hot water from the tropics to northern latitudes.

This activity helps learners understand how the angle of the Sun affects temperatures around the globe.

In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

In this activity, learners create their own icons for a forecast-at-a-glance poster for their classroom/learning space.

April showers bring May flowers, but what do coastal storms bring?

This three-part activity shows learners how to build three meteorology tools: a wind vane, a rain gauge, and a barometer.