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Hurricanes again

Algebra Math and Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Updated In this updated hurricane activity, we've ask students to examine the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale and consider what other elements besides this ranking may contribute to t...
ratio patterns data analysis estimation exponential growth 6.SP.5 6.SP.3 6.SP.4 6th 8th HS S-ID.1 weather 7h HSA-CED MP2 MP4

What is heat index?
Math and Science Current events Data and probability
 It's been really hot in many places on our Earth lately. Is some heat more bearable? What is the heat index measure? How does that affect our risks and our tolerance of heat?  How doe...
percents 3.MD 4.MD 5.MD MP1 MP2 5th 3rd 4th weather heat index humidity heat

What is an atmospheric river(AR)?
Algebra Math and Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability Wow factor
North America from space. Elements furnished by NASA - https://www.noaa.gov/stories/what-are-atmospheric-rivers How are they ranked? Students become familiar with this weather phenomena and ...
6.RP 7.RP 6.EE 7.EE 8.EE 8.F 5.OA 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HS.NQ weather conversions HS.N-VM HS.A HS.A-REI

Throwing Up 2023
Algebra Geometry Math and Science
This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting pretty high. It's hard to shovel new snow when y...
parabolic motion estimation graph parabolas 8.F.5 HSA-REI 7th 8th HSA HSF HSA.CED.2 HSG.MG.3 weather

Wind chill
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion
  The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather System chart ...
Data and Probability patterns reading charts 6.EE.1 6.EE.2 7.EE.3 7.EE.4 8.EE.7 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSF.LE.A.1 HSF.LE.A.4 5.OA.3 HSA.REI.B.3 wind chill interpolation weather MP4

How much snow is that?
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion
Start this activity with: What do you notice? What do you wonder? How many inches of snow produced that pile?  How much snow in volume is on top of the car?  H...
Data and Probability estimation 7.G 6th 7th 5th 6.RP.A 7.RP.A 5.MD.C 7.EE.B unit weight snow-water equivalence (SWE) 7.EE.A weather snow Volume

Extreme weather 2020
Number Sense Math and Science
Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of hurricanes, severe flooding, and high ...
Data and Probability open number line range record cold signed numbers absolute value integer 7.SP.5 7.NS.1 7. SP.3 6th 7th 8th 5th 6.NS.5 6.NS.6 6.NS.7 integers negative numbers rational numbers weather climate change

Tornadoes 2019
Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Tornadoes have devastated the Midwest, U.S. in the last few days. Alabama, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Ohio, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Mississippi have been brutally hit with these powerful event...
percent mean data analysis Data news 6.RP 7.RP 6.SP Enhanced Fujita Scale 6th 7th 8th HS HSS.ID.A.2 EF scale tornado weather RP

V-o-r-t-e-x
Number Sense Math and Science Current events
Weather temperatures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex.  Let your students examine ...
integer 7.NS.1 7.NS.3 MP2 6th 7th 5th weather extremes integer subtraction MP4

Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctica
Math and Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
The crack in Antarctica's Larson C ice shelf has been growing for years.  Has the speed of the rift's growth stayed about the same? increased? decreased?  Do the math and discuss the...
MP1 MP2 8.F 6th 7th 8th HS HSF 6.RP.A 7.RP.A climate change Antarctica iceberg weather extremes Unit rate
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