This activity would be a great start to a unit on weather.  Ideally, students should create their weather instruments and use them to gather data over a period of at least several days, looking for trends in the weather such as temperature and cloud cover.  Show the weather PowerPoint to introduce weather tools and terms.  Divide students into teams of 3 or 4 to create one of the tools.  The following day, students should use the weather tool they create to take and record measurements using the “Weather Data Sheet."  Repeat this process several times over several days (or even weeks). 

This activity is an observation where students study clouds and predict the weather.

Students create a weather station to record and analyze data in finding relationships and patterns to predict weather. 

Science Instructional Plans (SIPs) help teachers align instruction with the Science Standards of Learning (SOL) by providing examples of how the content and the scientific and engineering practices found in the SOL and curriculum framework can be presented to students in the classroom.

Students will view and discuss a slide show of the history of advancements in technology. Compare and contrast three types of extreme weather in satellite imagery and VR.

Which is better? Let’s track the differences between collecting weather data outside and collecting the weather online? What will we notice? Then you’ll get the chance to play weather reporter and report on all the data you collected.

This article links to resources to help teachers create their own weather stations, participate in real data projects, and assess their students' knowledge of weather tools.

General information regarding setting up a weather station and including a student weather journal to use in predicting weather patterns.