This nonfiction article, written for elementary students, discusses the unique characteristics of the North and South poles. The student article is available as a text-only document, illustrated book, and electronic book. Related lesson plans are included for teacher use.

In this activity, students record air temperature and wind speed over several weeks. Students then use the data collected to create a line graph to show the weather patterns. The printable charts are included as well as student instructions.

In this activity, students create a graph to show how weather changes on a daily basis over time. Students use their graphs to look for patterns in their data. Questions to probe student thinking and promote understanding are included as well as a two sample graphs to analyze.

In this activity, students use the Internet or another source of daily weather information to create an observation log. Students record the date, precipitation, air temperature, wind speed and direction, and air pressure each day. After collecting and analyzing the data, the students are asked to use it to make a weather prediction.

In this activity, students can record weather data over several weeks such as type of precipitation and air pressure and then analyze the data to investigate if there is a relationsip between them. Questions for student understanding are included.

On this webpage, students read a brief article about air pressure and wind and how these affect the weather, then study the Beaufort wind scale. Students are then ready to complete a daily observation chart which includestheir observations and the daily wind speed based on the Beaufort scale.

In this hands-on science unit, students conduct investigations on local and world weather and climate. There are five core lessons and additional supplemental and enrichment activities. The included Teacher Guide consists of detailed, printable lesson plans and curriculum standards covered. Included is a Student Gallery where teachers and students can view student work and upload their own student work. An Ask the Expert section is also included for any questions students may have.

This article highlights children's literature about weather and climate, the polar regions, and climate change for use in the elementary classroom.

Learning Goals/Outcomes/Objectives:
Observable features of the student performance by the end of the grade: 1). Obtaining information: Students use books and other reliable media to gather information about: i. Climates in different regions of the world (e.g., equatorial, polar, coastal, mid-continental). ii. Variations in climates within different regions of the world (e.g., variations could include an area’s average temperatures and precipitation during various months over several years or an area’s average rainfall and temperatures during the rainy season over several years). 2 Evaluating information a Student's combine obtained information to provide evidence about the climate pattern in a region that can be used to make predictions about typical weather conditions in that region. 3 Communicating information a Students use the information they obtained and combined to describe*: i. Climates in different regions of the world. ii. Examples of how patterns in climate could be used to predict typical weather conditions. iii. That climate can vary over years in different regions of the world.

In this lesson, students compare their local weather conditions to those from weather data reports from Olympic National Park.

In this activity, students use art supplies to create a chart to show the various forms precipitation can have in the winter and how they change depending on changes in air temperature.