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Weather Home Page

Photo courtesy WeatherBug Achieve Community Photos		 What's the weather like at Pinewood today? What will tomorrow be like? What are the causes of weather? Investigate the answers to these and many more using Mohon's Very Own Weather Station and Web Pages.

NOTE: Use of the WeatherBug Achieve Web Site is a paid subscription. The directions on these pages for logging into WeatherBug Achieve are for Pinewood School students, parents, and teachers only. To inquire about WeatherBug Achieve Memberships, please call their Educational Account Managers at 1-800-544-4429 Option: 2.

Pinewood School's Weather Station 
Live, Online Weather Data from our Roof
(NEW: See photos of our weather station)		 WeatherBug Achieve's Class Pages

Weather Unit Lesson Summaries, Extra Info, and Activities 
(to accompany Harcourt Science Earth Science Unit Chapter 3)
These lesson pages were designed for teacher use. However, students are welcome to use these also.
Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3

Quick Links to Internet Activities and Instructional Materials
Lesson 1 Activities Lesson 2 Activities Lesson 3 Activities
Handout for 
"Investigating Weather Conditions"		 Handout for 
"Investigating Uneven Heating" 		 Handout for
"Investigating MicroClimates"
Intro to Using Historical Data
Weathernet Internet Activity
Handout for activity		 WeatherMaker Simulation Activity Latitude and Temperature
Weathernet Internet Activity
Handout for activity
Changing Air Pressure
Weathernet Internet Activity
Handout for activity		 Reading Weather Maps
Weathernet Internet Activity
Handout for activity		  
  Meteorologist of the Day Activity  
  Weather Bug Map Gallery  
Other Sites with Real-Time Data and Interesting Weather Info

Related Activities/Instructional Materials
Oooohhh Baby! It's Cold Outside
Finding max/min temperature ranges is tougher when our temperatures drop below 0. Use this activity to help your kids conceptualize finding differences when one or both temperatures are negative.		 Cycles of Sunset Times
Post these graph shells next to each other in a long line in your room, one for each month. Have your kids decorate each month. Each morning a new volunteer can access WeatherBug Achieve for the time of sunset and plot it on the poster.
Temperature Watch: Similar Latitudes What if we look at US cities that all have similar latitudes? Would average temperatures also be similar? Let's investigate.

 

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