Computer Lab Activities, Interactive Whiteboard Activities
Weather Watch
These activities for students of various ages teach weather conditions through visual observation, collecting data, and analysis.
- Grades: 3–5, 6–8
“Weather Watch” teaches daily weather patterns and brings students face-to-face with extreme weather conditions. The project features activities for younger students, intermediate grades, and upper grades.
- Students learn the different types of clouds, then Track Clouds in the Sky for three days by visual observation. Finally, they write what they’ve learned.
- In Experiment With Weather, students build their own meteorologist tools and test-drive them, then print out our Weather Data Sheet to record the results of their experiments.
- Students will Explore Climate Conditions by conducting online research. They'll also learn to manipulate the weather with the Weather Maker.
- With Forecast the Weather, students analyze a hurricane, tornado, winter storm, or drought and then create a weather report.
- Students can also learn more about Severe Weather and Natural Disasters, including volcanoes, earthquakes, and more.
Learning Objectives
While participating in “Weather Watch,” students will:
- Formulate questions to help guide their own learning
- Gain knowledge of weather terms and their appropriate usage
- Use observation skills to determine current weather conditions
- Gather data from several sources
- Forecast probable weather conditions after analyzing available data
- Complete a research project on a topic of their choice
Related Resources
This activity puts students’ online research and math skills to the test by asking five questions about hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, and more.
Scholastic’s online activities bring students face-to-face with earthquakes, sharing how they’re formed, measured, located, and much more.
- Subjects:Environmental Conservation and Preservation, Hurricanes, Research Skills, Real-World Science, Science Experiments and Projects, Rain, Observation, Climate, Thunder and Lightning, Snow, Ice, Blizzards, Tornadoes, Weather Forecasting, Communication and the Internet
