Are you looking for a resource that can not only teach your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students about weather, but grab their interest as well? This comprehensive resource has task cards, activities and even a weather game-how fun is that? And that's the point, to make learning about weather FUN! In short, this resource is the perfect addition to your weather unit.

Why use Task Cards with your students?

1. Keeps Things Interesting: Task cards are a fun and engaging way to get your students involved in the learning process. They help keep things interesting by giving students different challenges to work on.
2. More Options for Learning: With task cards, you've got options, baby! You can use them for individual work, small groups, or even a whole class activity. This lets you mix things up and cater to different learning styles.
3. Makes Learning More Social: Task cards can also help students work together and get social. They can work with each other to solve problems and share ideas.
4. Boosts Brain Power: Task cards are like brain snacks - they're designed to make students think and apply what they've learned. They're great for building critical thinking skills and getting those brain muscles flexing.
5. Easier to Check Progress: Task cards are also helpful for assessing how well your students are doing. They give you a quick and easy way to see where students are struggling and where they're excelling.

Special Features of this Task Card Weather Resource:

• Includes 2 sets of task cards in both black and white, and colored versions (same questions in both versions). This allows you to use the colored version for centers and activities, while reinforcing concepts by printing out a black and white page for a quick quiz or reinforcement after a lesson.
• Three center/seat work activities are also included,as well as a graphing activity. Would you like to make weather instruments with your class? Links to easy-to-make weather instruments are included.
• Cartoons and pictures plus engaging text keep your students engaged
• Easy to read text to engage all learners
• Includes a FREE digital Easel activity

By the end of all this, your students will be total weather experts. So what are you waiting for? Let's learn about weather!

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This resource includes:

• Table of Contents
• Teacher Notes
• Great Weather Web Resources
• Great Weather Books
• Colored Task Cards
• Black and White Task Cards
• Three Center/ Seat Work Activities
• Graphing activity
• Weather Game
• Student Answer Sheets in 20 questions each or all 40, and Grading Key

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This resource addresses the following weather concepts:

Weather Vocabulary:

meteorologist

water vapor

weather

climate

air pressure

rainbow

cold front

warm front

cumulus

cirrus

stratus clouds

hurricane

cyclone

tornado

global warming

climate zones

atmosphere

weather Instruments

clouds

water Cycle

precipitation, evaporation, condensation

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Comments about this resource include:

"I used this to assess my students at the end of our weather unit. They loved it and so did I! Thanks"

"My students loved reviewing weathering with these task cards as a center station! Thanks for sharing!"

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This resource comes in two other formats:

Weather Science Boom Cards Distance Learning

Weather PowerPoint

If you are interested in checking out my other resources in the "Science Task Cards and More" series, check out the links below:

Simple Machines: Science Task Cards and More!

Force and Motion: Science Task Cards and More!

Rocks and Minerals: Science Task Cards and More!

Energy: Science Task Cards and More,/a>

Physical Science Task Cards Pack: Energy, Simple Machines, Force and Motion

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About this Teacher Author

Jan Bernard

National Board Certified Teacher (2001-2011), Masters in Curriculum, Gifted Certified, Cobb County Elementary Teacher of the Year, Addison Elementary Teacher of the Year, Bullard Elementary Teacher of the Year, Atlanta Journal and Constitution Honor Teacher finalist ($5000 award), District 3 Georgia Science Teacher of the Year, Author of seven books published by The Child's World Press, Wrote online k-12 social studies and language arts curriculum for Coca Cola, curriculum writer for CNN, curriculum writer for American Legacy Publishers 2009-2014, 25 years teaching experience in grades 1st-4th.

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