Integrating Technology: Weather Versus Climate

Journal Article | October 2017

This column shares how teachers use technology for assessment, student learning, or classroom management. Helping middle school students distinguish the differences during an after-school STEM career club.

Formative Assessment Probes: Is It Erosion or Weathering?

Journal Article | February 2016

This column focuses on promoting learning through assessment. The formative assessment probe in this month’s issue can be used as an initial elicitation before students are introduced to the formal concepts of…

Science Shorts: Organizing Weather Data

Journal Article | December 2008

Often in schools, children collect weather data as part of their morning meeting or calendar time. These common primary level activities lend themselves nicely to introducing the importance of organizing data. In this…

Science Sampler: Weathering database technology

Journal Article | January 2005

Collecting weather data is a traditional part of a meteorology unit at the middle level, but making connections between the data and weather conditions can be a challenge for students. One way to help students make…

Weather Detectives: Searching for Cool Clues

Journal Article | December 1998

It is a well-kept secret that weather is nature's way of redistributing energy and converting it to heat. There are many opportunities to teach these concepts—all it takes is a little detective work to recognize them.…

Science Sampler: Handmade weather instruments

Journal Article | January 2006

For students to truly understand the science behind weather phenomena, they should be familiar with such physical concepts as the movement of molecules in solids, liquids, and gases; the relationship between temperature…

Disequilibrium: The Connection Between Weather and Air Masses

Journal Article | August 2018

This column shows how to use discrepant events to confront misconceptions. This month’s column helps explain how air masses flow from regions of high pressure to low pressure, causing weather at a fixed location to…

Teaching through Trade Books: Weather Watchers

Journal Article | April 2003

In the past two months, students probably have heard weather-based sayings, such as “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb” or “April showers bring May flowers.” Throughout the ages, people have developed…