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Weather prediction Activity

Objective:
Students will be introduced to antique techniques mariners used to predict weather while at sea. Students will observe most of the natural phenomena sailors monitored in the past (wind, sky color, halo around the moon, and clouds) over a one to five day period to determine how accurately weather can be predicted relying on these techniques.

Grades: 2nd – 6th grades.

Supported NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas: ESS2.D and ESS3.B

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