Weather experiments and demonstrations
Build a water cycle model that shows water in three states at the same time. With the right prior experience your students can really see the weather right in front of them.
Conduct an experiment that shows how wind increases evaporation.
Disappearing puddles of water - Use data collection
Which will evaporate first? - Covered and uncovered dishes of water.
Color and heat An easy experiment for a sunny day.
Hints for building simple and complex terrariums in your classroom.
The truth about water vapor. This comparison experiment proves how cold objects condense vapor on their surface.
The tilt of the earth. This journals activity shows how the seasons change. Students prove change over time through written data.
Proving the power of sunlight! This quick, cheap and simple experiment shows how heat changes material.
The power of air pressure Show how air pressure can raise a student. Show how air pressure is force in a kinesthetic way.
Show how different colors reflect heat in different ways.
Show how different surfaces reflect heat in different ways.
Hot air rises and cold air falls. Show students how cold air sinks with two thermometers and a bucket of ice. Students make predictions from prior knowledge.
A weather bibliography of fiction involving the weather and water to combine literature and science instruction.
The weather in a nutshell - all the weather basics you need to know.
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