In this lesson, students will review the hydrologic cycle and will identify its stages in their communities and will speculate on possible uses for hydrokinetic energy in their communities.
Students will use a psychrometer to measure humidity in the classroom.
In this activity, students use their senses to explore objects before and after heating.
In this activity, students observe a discrepant event, explore thermal energy and energy transfer, and apply their knowledge of energy transfer to sea ice processes.
In this activity, students will learn that wind is named for the direction from which it comes. Students will practice with cardinal directions by running in the direction of the wind named by the teacher.
In this activity, students will understand the persistence method of forecasting and make a weather prediction using the persistence method.
In this lesson, students reflect upon the ways they prepare for warm and cold weather in their area by drawing and describing the clothes they wear on warm and cold days.
In this activity, students use the scientific method to conduct a lab measuring snow density and calculating snow water equivalent.
Students explore satellites - what they are, how they work, how they are used, and how to interpret satellite images of sea ice using Google Earth.
In this activity, students learn how Earth's tilt and its relation to the sun affect the seasons.
In this activity, students learn about the similarities and differences in water in its solid and liquid forms.
In this lesson, students will listen to and discuss a short story. They will exhibit understanding of the story by completing worksheets. Then they will participate in writing a class story.
In this activity, students use a thermometer to measure temperature and then take an average of the temperatures. Students will investigate why temperature measurements vary and then compare student measurementsto official National Weather Service data.
In this activity, students explore the physical properties of various objects by touching them while blindfolded.
In this lab activity, students learn about albedo and the ice albedo feedback effect as it relates to snow, ice, and the likely results of reduced snow and ice cover on global temperatures.
In this activity, students learn that information can be gathered both directly and remotely using their five senses or equipment.
In this activity, students view current and past satellite images available on Alaska's web-based Geographic Information Network (GINA) in order to study weather patterns and sea ice movement on the Bering Sea and determine how weather patterns affect their local communities.
In this activity, students will use the University of Alaska’s Web-based Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA) to study sea ice in the Bering Sea and use the data to plan a hypothetical winter trip.
In this activity, students learn about the evaporation stage of the water cycle by conducting an experiment to observe what happens when water is left in an open jar and a closed jar overnight.
In this activity, students explain how an electromagnetic wave differs from a mechanical waves. They will also investigate the relationship between frequency and vibration rate.