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Classroom Activities
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Grade Level- Any -Elementary SchoolLower ElementaryUpper ElementaryMiddle SchoolHigh School

Topic- Any -Air QualityCloudsHow Weather WorksStorms and Other WeatherEarth as a SystemHow Climate WorksImpacts of Climate ChangeSolving Climate ChangeLayers of the AtmosphereSun and Space WeatherEngineering, Computers, and Modeling

Language- Any -SpanishFrenchOther











Blooming Thermometers


In this lesson, students learn about the Japanese festival celebrating the appearance of cherry blossoms in the spring and analyze average bloom date data from over 1000 years of records to understand how climate has changed.










A Century of Glacier Change


Students compare photographs of glaciers to observe how Alaskan glaciers have changed over the last century.










Air on the Go


Students observe that air under high pressure will move toward a low-pressure area and certain objects in the air’s path may move in the same direction.










Air Quality Teaching Box


Air pollution takes many forms - from particles of soot large enough to see, to individual molecules of ozone and nitrogen oxides. Air quality measurements let people know when the amounts of pollutants pose a health risk. This teaching box is filled with educational resources that help students explore the science of, and solutions to, air pollution.










Anatomy of a Storm’s Clouds


Students analyze cloud data from a storm that crossed the United States in late November 2019. They identify cloud types from photos of the sky in various locations to identify the zonation of clouds across a cold and warm front.










Assessing Vulnerability and Risk of Natural Disasters in My Community


Resilience planning is an important way that communities prepare for changes that are the result of natural disasters and climate change. This activity helps students understand how vulnerability and risk are assessed, which is an important first step in resilience planning.










Balloon in a Bottle


Air takes up space. It's only when air in the bottle escapes that more air is easily added!










Blue Skies and Red Sunsets


Find out how some wavelengths of light are scattered more than others producing blue skies and red sunsets.










Carbon Dioxide Sources and Sinks Activity


Students investigate some of the ways carbon dioxide gets into and out of the atmosphere, and how this process affects our global climate.










Catching Snowflakes


Are you in a place where snow falls in winter? If so, try catching snowflakes. Then take a close look. Can you find two snowflakes that look alike?










Climate & Water Teaching Box


Recent climate change is already having impacts - from melting Arctic sea ice and glaciers, to the lack of rainfall in the southwest and central United States, and the impacts of sea level rise on coasts worldwide. This teaching box is filled with explorations and readings that help secondary students learn how climate change is affecting the water cycle.










Climate Impacts Graph Matching


Students match graphs showing aspects of observed climate change with statements that describe the observations.


Other Available Language: Spanish







Climate Postcards


Elementary students learn about the climate zones of the world by interpreting graphs and identifying climate zones described in postcards.


Other Available Language: Spanish







Climate Variability Card Shuffle


Students use a deck of cards to model climate variability and longer-term trends in climate.










Cloud In a Jar


Clouds are made of water. Use common items from around the house to make a simple model of a cloud in jar.










Cloud Trivia Game


Make a fortune-teller style hand-held game to test your cloud knowledge.










Cloud Viewer


Use the Cloud Viewer to explore the clouds and sky outside. What type of clouds do you see? What color is the sky?










Clouds in the Air: Why Are They There?


An experiment that demonstrates why there are clouds in the sky. Start with air, invisible water vapor, particles we call condensation nuclei, and air pressure...the cloud comes later!










Clouds Teaching Box


Clouds are both universal and mysterious. The science of clouds helps students feel closer to the sky and in awe of nature as they learn elementary concepts of physics, the water cycle, and atmospheric science. Explore the educational resources in this teaching box and bring cloud science to your elementary students.










Clouds, Weather, and Climate Teaching Box


This Teaching Box combines activities, data analysis, and discussion to help high school students consider how weather can affect clouds and how clouds can affect climate.










CO2: How Much Do You Spew?


Students analyze the energy consumption of a hypothetical household to determine the amount of carbon dioxide they are adding to the atmosphere each year.


Other Available Language: Spanish







Comparing Planetary Gases


Use jelly beans to compare the compositions (amounts of different gases) of the atmospheres of Earth, Mars, and Venus.










Connections in the Earth System


Students demonstrate their knowledge of interconnections between natural systems such as weather and climate and the built environment in which they live.










Considering Flood Risk


Students analyze and interpret data on a map of floodplains to assess risk of flooding inform decision-making that will mitigate the effects of flooding.










Cool Playgrounds


Outdoors on a sunny, warm day, students explore how areas in the shade and light colors remain a bit cooler than areas in the sunshine and dark colors. Then they apply what they’ve learned to design a shade structure that will keep a playground cooler during hot summer days.  










Create a Portable Cloud


  In this hands-on activity, students experiment to discover how moisture, pressure, temperature, and condensation nuclei play a role in cloud formation.










Dark Skies: Volcanic Contribution to Climate Change


Students create a simple model to learn how a major volcanic eruption affects the atmosphere, and how the reduction in light to Earth’s surface contributes to climate change.










Demonstrating the Thickness of Atmospheric Layers


Students will observe two scale models of Earth's atmosphere and the layers of the atmosphere to gain an appreciation for the size of the atmosphere compared to the planet Earth.










Detecting Ultraviolet Light Using Tonic Water


Students use a model to test actions for staying safe from the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. 








Digital Teaching Boxes


Digital Teaching Boxes are online collections of classroom-ready and standards-aligned activities, content, and multimedia that build student understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math.










Drawing Clouds Inside the Lines


  In this classroom activity, students investigate how clouds change over time by making repeat observations of a section of sky and then representing their data graphically.










El Niño Teaching Box


This Teaching Box combines readings and activities that utilize data to build student understanding of the changes that happen to the Pacific Ocean and atmosphere during an El Niño event.










Explore How Cars Lose Control on Ice, Safely


Build a model of an icy road to explore winter driving conditions and develop your own slippery experiments.










Exploring Paleoclimate Data


In this graphing activity, students investigate Oxygen-18 data from ice cores used to investigate past climate.










Exploring the Dynamic Nature of the Sun


Students develop an understanding of the dynamic and variable nature of the Sun by comparing and contrasting images that vary with respect to time, scale, or technology, and share their findings with peers. The class discusses the implications of the Sun as a variable force of nature and brainstorms a list of questions that have been raised by the comparison of images. During the following class period, the instructor facilitates a slide show to further student understanding of the dynamic processes of our Sun and offer explanations to student questions.










Feeling the Heat


Students learn about the urban heat island effect by investigating which areas of their schoolyard have higher temperatures. Then they analyze data about how the number of heat waves in an urban area has increased over time with population.










Field Projects: Science in Action


In this activity, students gather information about atmospheric scientific field projects in order to understand how a research question about the Earth system can be answered by collecting data using many different research platforms and instruments.










Flash Floods Teaching Box


Flash floods happen when quick and heavy rainfall causes placid waterways to turn into raging torrents. This teaching box is filled with explorations and readings that help secondary students learn the science of flash flooding. Students will learn that storms with unusually heavy rainfall can cause a flood, that the shape of the land and the ability of the ground to hold water influences whether a flood is likely, and they will learn how flash flood risk and probability is assessed. Get your feet wet by bringing the science of flash floods.










Flood Chances


Students test the hypothesis that a 100-year flood happens once every hundred years, learning how the probability of a flood does not mean that floods happen at regular intervals.










Get the Picture - Clouds and Climate


Students review illustrations, maps, cross-sections, and graphs that tell a piece of the story about the effects of clouds on climate. They answer "True and False" questions about each visual and discuss what they take away from the information.










Get the Picture - Severe Weather


Students review graphs and charts of severe weather data then answer "True and False" questions about the content conveyed.










GLOBE Data Explorations


GLOBE Data Explorations are classroom activities that help students learn how to analyze GLOBE environmental data while also learning atmospheric science concepts and geography.










GLOBE Weather


A five-week curriculum unit designed to help middle school students understand weather at local, regional, and global scales.










Graphing Sea Ice Extent in the Arctic & Antarctic


Graph the extent of sea ice, over months and years, in the Arctic and Antarctic. Learn about the seasons and long-term trends.










Greenhouse Effect Teaching Box


This teaching box provides resources related to the greenhouse effect.










Greenhouse Gas Game: Using Play to Learn Complex Concepts


This Greenhouse Gas Game enables students to interact with each other as they learn about the heat-trapping properties of greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. They learn that human actions are altering the levels of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Teams explore how long it takes to reach the top of the Temperature Tracker based on human activity, with the winner taking the longest to reach the top of the Temperature Tracker.










Hunting for the Pineapple Express


In this activity, students identify the location of an atmospheric river over the Pacific (also called the Pineapple Express) by analyzing water vapor data collected by COSMIC satellites.










Hurricane Resilience


Students learn the science of hurricanes, how they affect coastal communities, and how we can plan for a more resilient future In this multi-week high school curriculum.










Hurricanes and Climate


Students investigate maps and data to learn where and when hurricanes form and how climate change may be affecting them.


Other Available Language: Spanish







Infusing Science with the Arts


Explore STEAM education resources such as stories, online galleries, and activities to bridge art and science in your classroom.










Interactive Story Map: Twister Dashboard: Exploring Three Decades of Violent Storms


Students investigate three decades of tornado data through an interactive Story Map from Esri.










It's a Twister!


Make a model of a vortex to see what happens when there's a tornado.










It's Just a Phase: Modeling the Phases of Water


In this activity, students will construct models of the arrangement of water molecules in the three physical states. Students will understand that matter can be found in three forms or phases (solid, liquid, and gas).










Jigsaw group research on the 2013 Colorado Floods


Students research the 2013 Colorado floods, present the information they find, and summarize all information presented.










Little Ice Age Data Analysis


Students receive data about tree ring records, solar activity, and volcanic eruptions during the Little Ice Age (AD 1350–1850). By comparing and contrasting time intervals when tree growth was at a minimum, solar activity was low, and major volcanic eruptions occurred, they draw conclusions about possible natural causes of climate change.










Living During the Little Ice Age


Students brainstorm what the living conditions during the period known as the Little Ice Age (AD 1350–1850) might have been like. Then students study information about lifestyles, the economy, crop yields, and human and livestock mortality during the Little Ice Age. They compare and discuss what they have learned.










Looking Into Surface Albedo


This hands-on inquiry activity allows students to explore how the color of materials that cover the Earth affects the amounts of sunlight it absorbs using a simple model.










Make a Tornado


Students explore factors that influence why certain areas in the United States have more tornadoes than others and observe a model to visualize what is happening during a tornado.








Make an Atmosphere Lantern


Learn about our atmosphere and create a cool night light.
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