Classroom Activities & Lesson Plans

Seasons

• Lesson Plan (PDF)
• Supplemental Materials:
  • Printable Graphs (PDF)
  • Sun Facts Reading Graphic Organizer (PDF)
  • Earth Sun Graphic Organizer (PDF)
  • Printable Manipulatives (PDF)
  • Alternative Book List (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to All Supplemental Materials (.zip)

Where Does Weather Come From?

• Where Does Weather Come From? – All Files (.zip)
  • Heat Transfer – Lesson Plan (PDF)
    • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
  • Air Masses & Weather – Lesson Plan (PDF)
    • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
  • The Jet Stream – Lesson Plan (PDF)
    • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)

Measuring the Weather

• Measuring the Weather – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)

Weather Scavenger Hunt

• Weather Scavenger Hunt – Student (PDF)
  • Instructor (PDF)
  • Video Guide

The Story in the Trees

• The Story in the Trees – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
  • An exploration of how the study of tree rings can help us determine past climate conditions, and how these conditions might correlate with events in human history. _{*This lesson is designed for middle and high school students, but can be modified for elementary students*}

Seasons

• Seasons – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
• Measuring the Weather – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
• Homemade Weather Instruments – Student (PDF)
  • Instructor (PDF)
• Hurricane Tracking and Mapping (PDF)
• The Story in the Trees – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Google Drive Link to Supplemental Materials (.zip)
  • An exploration of how the study of tree rings (dendrochronology) can help us determine past climate conditions (paleoclimatology), and how these conditions might correlate with events in human history.

• Seasons – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Supplemental Materials (.zip)
• Measuring the Weather – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Supplemental Materials (.zip)
• Homemade Weather Instruments – Student (PDF)
  • Instructor (PDF)
• Hurricane Tracking and Mapping (PDF)
• Hurricane Resilience Curriculum
  • A progression of lessons and activities that focus on the science of hurricanes, the impact they have on communities, and how we can plan for a more resilient future. From the University Corporation of Atmospheric Research
• The Story in the Trees – Lesson Plan (PDF)
  • Supplemental Materials (.zip)
  • An exploration of how the study of tree rings (dendrochronology) can help us determine past climate conditions (paleoclimatology), and how these conditions might correlate with events in human history.
    • Lesson Extension:TREX (Tree Ring Expeditions)
      • A series of additional labs, online activities, and video interviews exploring the connections between dendrochronology and paleoclimatology. From the Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College