Weather & Air : activities booklet

Abstract

Everyone is interested in the weather. We talk about it all the time and our outdoor activities are greatly influenced by it.For children, a hot day might mean going to the beach or swimming in a pool. Wind blows leaves and dust through the playground, bending branches and sometimes making it difficult to walk. On a cold morning,you can see your breath and skate across frosty lawns. Thunder,lightning, snow and hail all hold great attraction.Children’s own experiences of weather make a good starting point for exploring science. This booklet for teachers contains a range of experiments and activities that are fun to do and will help students learn about weather and the environment. As well as activities on weather,there are activities on the main medium of weather — air.Most of the activities require only s