National Standards for Grades K-4
 
Designed for co-teaching weather concepts across elementary grade levels. Students start with modeling temperatures on adjustable thermometers, and work up to temperature data collection, construction of a data table, and graphing weather data. Includes activities for measuring temperatures, making weather reports, predicting weather, and presenting weather data in various formats. Extends to graphing weather data by season, seasonal changes in the positions of the Earth relative to the sun, and comparing shadow lengths, and making sundials. Allow 5 hours for instruction. Lab activities are designed to extend throughout the school year.