What's the Weather Like Today?

Journal Article | December 2013

Kindergarten students explore wind through strategies designed to reach students of all abilities.

Science Sampler: Weather RATS

Journal Article | January 2006

Weather RATS, or Weather Research and Tracking Systems, is a collaborative effort among a national network of K-12 students, their teachers, wireless weather stations, internet data sharing, and professional engineers…

Science Sampler: Clever with weather

Journal Article | January 2011

In eighth-grade Earth science at Louisville Middle School in Louisville, Colorado, students learn how large-scale weather patterns such as the jet stream and weather fronts interact to generate local weather conditions…

Science Shorts: Weather Watchers

Journal Article | March 2011

A unit that emphasizes sensory observation, with the creation of appropriate weather instruments and models!

The Early Years: The Wonders of Weather

Journal Article | December 2012

This column discusses resources and science topics related to students in grades preK to 2. This month’s issue discusses weather data collection.

The Quest for the Perfect Weather Forecaster

Journal Article | March 2004

Just how accurate are weather forecasters, anyway? How can a meteorologist from one television channel predict a completely different forecast for the same area on a different station? To answer these queries, this…