Atmosphere Weather Grades 5 8

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Atmosphere and Weather. This 80-page book covers topics such as heat absorption, relative humidity, barometric pressure, measuring wind, and interpreting weather maps. It contains subject-specific concepts and terminology, inquiry-based activities, challenge questions, extension activities, assessments, curriculum resources, a bibliography, and materials lists. The book supports National Science Education Standards, NCTM standards, and Standards for Technological Literacy.

Provides resources and activities for teaching students in grades five through eight about atmosphere and weather.

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Meteorology: Atmosphere and Weather. This 80-page book reinforces scientific techniques. It includes teacher pages that provide quick overviews of the lessons and student pages with Knowledge Builders and Inquiry Investigations that can be completed individually or in groups. The book also includes tips for lesson preparation (materials lists, strategies, and alternative methods of instruction), a glossary, an inquiry investigation rubric, and a bibliography. It allows for differentiated instruction and supports National Science Education Standards and NCTM standards.

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Meteorology. This 62-page book covers topics such as air pressure, measuring temperature, air movement, types of clouds, making a hygrometer, and weather forecasting. Students develop scientific knowledge and methods and critical-thinking skills with meteorologically themed projects, experiments, questions, and activities.

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using Science Vocabulary Building. This 80-page book reinforces commonly used science words, builds science vocabulary, and increases students' readability levels. This comprehensive classroom supplement includes alphabetized word lists that provide pronunciations, syllabications, definitions, and context sentences for high-utility science words. Activities allow for differentiated instruction and can be used as warm-ups, homework assignments, and extra practice. The book supports National Science Education Standards.

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using Ooey Gooey Science. This 64-page book stimulates student curiosity with 23 hands-on activities, things to make, experiments, and teacher demonstrations. The variety of activities supports the diverse learning styles and skill levels of middle-school students. Students use the scientific method to explore topics in earth, physical, and life science. The activities support the STEM initiative and connect to real-world situations. The book also identifies and defines important vocabulary and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Connect students in grades 5–8 with science using Science Games and Puzzles. This 96-page book promotes science vocabulary building, increases student readability levels, and facilitates concept development through fun and challenging puzzles, games, and activities. It presents a variety of game formats to facilitate differentiated instruction for diverse learning styles and skill levels. Coded messages, word searches, bingo, crosswords, concentration, triple play, and science jeopardy introduce, reinforce, review, and quickly assess what students have learned. The book aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Connect students in grades 5 and up with science using Meteorology. This 62-page book covers topics such as air pressure, measuring temperature, air movement, types of clouds, making a hygrometer, and weather forecasting. Students develop scientific knowledge and methods and critical-thinking skills with meteorologically themed projects, experiments, questions, and activities.