High School Resource Weather Forecasting In this lesson, we will have an opportunity to view weather related videos, weather websites and map symbols, as well as have a chance to practice forecasting ourselves. Let’s see if we can predict the weather better than the pro’s! Meteorologists prepare weather maps with information and observations from various […]

Middle School Resource Web Weather for Kids On this site, students can learn about the “ingredients” that make weather. Students can learn how to make fog, clouds, tornadoes, lightning, and rain through hands-on science activities. They can play weather games as a review of weather concepts, read about weather-related stories, and learn about safety tips […]

Elementary School Resource Weather This site allows students to find out the current weather conditions in any city and/or country in the world. They can also click on weather maps from various countries/areas and get the current forecast, temperature, and satellite view. Students also can read about “extreme weather stories,” such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and […]

High School Resource Earth Science Digital Image Library – Cirrocumulus Clouds With support from NYLearns, The Earth Science Digital Library is an initiative authored by Rosario Agostaro, Superintendent of Schools, Rondout Valley Central School District, NY. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.C.ES.PS2.1 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson […]

Middle School Resource Understanding Weather and Climate Patterns This lesson will help students understand climate patterns in relation to different points in the United States. Students will choose or be assigned a location and use the internet to research climate patterns and predict climate for their specified location. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.ESS.2.2, S.MS.ESS.2.3, […]

Elementary School Resource Heads in the Clouds  This learning experience is part of a unit on weather. As background knowledge, the students will have learned the answers to the following essential questions: What is weather?, Why is a thermometer useful and what information does it give?, and What are the steps in the water cycle? […]

Weather Forecasting Students will discover how weather forecasts and weather maps are prepared. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST4.I.PS2.1, MST4.I.PS2.2 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

How’s The Weather? by ECSDM This lesson will assist students in recognizing that there are daily weather changes and that they must dress appropriately for the type of weather. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST1.E.MA1.1, MST1.E.MA2.1, MST1.E.MA3.1 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, […]

Elementary School Resource Clothes I Wear In The Winter This fun activity will assist your children when they dress themselves to go outdoors as they learn to follow oral directions. To provide background knowledge for this activity bring in your own articles of winter clothing. Show the articles of clothing to the children and have […]

High School Resource Benzoic Acid Blizzard in a Bottle In this lab, you will learn about how some solutes that are only partly soluble can be forced to fully dissolve with heat. When a solute has dissolved as much as it possibly can, and no more will dissolve no matter how much you stir it, […]