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The Cloud Case DLESE Reviewed Collection
http://weathereye.kgan.com/cadet/cloudless/teachers.html
From Digital Water Ed Library (DWEL)
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This lesson teaches how clouds form and how air pressure and air temperature affect their formation. The lesson is delivered in the story of Mike Breezy, Air Detective, who tries to solve the "The Cloud Case". His friend, Professor Less, gives both Mike and the students the facts about clouds. An experiment (Cloud in a bottle) follows the story that gives students the chance to see the principles demonstrated they have just read about. Finally, there is a simple quiz to give students a chance to review what they have learned.
Intended for grade levels:
  • Middle (6-8)
Type of resource:
  • For the classroom:
    • Computer activity
    • Lab activity
    • Lesson plan
    • Tutorial
Subject:
  • Atmospheric science
  • Hydrology
Technical requirements:
No specific technical requirements, just a browser required
Cost / Copyright:
No cost
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DLESE Catalog ID: DWEL-000-000-000-157
Educational standards:
  • National Science Education Standards (NSES):
    • 5-8:
      • Unifying concepts and processes:
        • Evidence, models, and explanation
        • Systems, order, and organization
      • A - Science as inquiry:
        • Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
      • B - Physical science:
        • Properties and changes of properties in matter
      • D - Earth and space science:
        • Structure of the earth system
Resource contact / Creator / Publisher:
Contact: KGAN Weather Center
http://weathereye.kgan.com/index.html