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How Much Water is in that Cloud?
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In this activity, learners working in pairs saturate a cotton ball using water drops from an eyedropper to demonstrate the high water capacity of clouds.
Diet Light
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In this quick activity, learners observe how the added sugar in a can of soda affects its density and thus, its ability to float in water.
Twirling in the Breeze
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In this engineering activity, learners build a device (an anemometer) to measure how fast the wind is blowing.
Measure the Pressure: The "Wet" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.
Weather Stations: Phase Change
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In this activity, learners observe the water cycle in action! Water vapor in a tumbler condenses on chilled aluminum foil — producing the liquid form of water familiar to us as rain and dew.
Making Sense of Sensors
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In this activity, learners explore sensors and focus specifically on how to measure humidity using a sensor.
Wonderful Weather
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In this activity, learners conduct three experiments to examine temperature, the different stages of the water cycle, and how convection creates wind.
Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners will explore the water cycle by creating a small atmosphere.
The Return of El Nino
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In this activity related to climate change and data analysis, learners examine temperature and precipitation data to determine if climate variations are due to El Niño.
Measure the Pressure II: The "Dry" Barometer
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In this activity, learners use simple items to construct a device for indicating air pressure changes.
Drawing Conclusions
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In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.
Head in the Clouds
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In this activity, learners create a CloudSpotter wheel and record the different types of clouds they observe twice daily over several days.
Fog Chamber
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In this weather-related activity, learners make a portable cloud in a bottle.
Weather Vane
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In this meteorology activity, learners build weather vanes using straws, paperclips, and cardstock.
Weather Stations: Winds
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In this activity, learners use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. Learners discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth.
Water Cycle in a Bag
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In this activity, learners create a biosphere in a baggie.
I Can't Take the Pressure!
Learners develop an understanding of air pressure in two different activities.
Weather Vane and Anemometer
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In this meteorology activity, learners construct simple devices to measure the direction and speed of wind.
Make a Water Cycle Wristband
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In this activity, learners thread colored beads onto string. Each beach represent a process of the water cycle.