This is one of those weather activities that will inspire plenty of oohs and aahs! As the cold air from the ice cubes collides with the warm, moist air in the bottle, the water will condense and fog will form. Drop three or four ice cubes into the strainer. Place the strainer over the top of the jar. Pour out almost all the water, leaving about 1 inch in the jar. What to do: Fill the jar completely with hot water for about a minute. What you need: Glass jar, small strainer, water, ice cubes Watch as condensation builds and water begins to stream down the sides of the jar.
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Place a plate full of ice cubes on top of the jar. What to do: Heat water until it is steaming, then pour it into the jar until it is about one-third full. What you need: Glass jar, plate, water, ice cubes When the water condenses enough, the air will not be able to hold it and the water will fall down in the form of precipitation. As the vapor cools, it will begin changing into liquid (condensation) just like a cloud. As the water warms in the sunlight, it will evaporate into vapor. Seal tightly and tape the bag to a (preferably south-facing) wall. Pour one-quarter cup of water and a few drops of blue food coloring into a ziplock bag. What to do: Weather activities like this one take a little bit of patience, but they’re worth the wait. What you need: Ziplock bag, water, blue food coloring, Sharpie pen, tape Explain that when clouds get really heavy with water, it rains! Then put blue food coloring on top of the cloud and watch it “rain.” Squirt shaving cream on top for the clouds. What you need: Clear plastic cup or glass jar, shaving cream, food coloring With words like sunny, cloudy, and stormy, as well as blizzard, flood, hurricane, the four seasons, and others, they can be used for many activities, such as helping students fill in their weather journals.
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Give your students the words to describe all kinds of weather with these free printable cards. Then allow students a few minutes each day to journal the weather outside. Glue labels as illustrated onto the cover. Use scissors to cut out clouds, the sun, and raindrops, and glue them onto the cover. Staple a stack of recording pages ( see samples) into the middle. What to do: Have students fold a large piece of construction paper in half to make a book cover. What you need: Construction paper, scissors, glue, preprinted labels, crayons, recording pages Learn more: 22 Awesome Weather Books for Kids 2. Read a few aloud, feature them in your classroom library, and let students study them with partners. Get your students amped up about studying the weather with a flood of books. Read-alouds are some of the most simple classroom activities that teach kids about weather. From reading and writing about the weather to conducting experiments and more, here’s our list of weather activities for the classroom, perfect for preschool through middle school.
Spring is the perfect season to study the weather and get your students outdoors for hands-on activities.
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