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Weather complaints: Students will refer to a climate map to predict what the climate might be like in specified United States cities. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

The water cycle: In this lesson from Science NetLinks, students build upon their previous investigations of water by learning about the water cycle and its continuous flow around us. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Twister! What to do in a tornado: In this lesson from Xpeditions, students will learn that tornadoes can happen anywhere and at any time. Students will read about the basics of tornado safety. They will also learn about the signs that a tornado might be coming, and what they should do if... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: Xpeditions

Properties of air: The purpose of this lesson is to demonstrate that air takes up space, and puts pressure, or pushes, on everything around it. The world we live in is covered with air, called the atmosphere. Although we can't see it, the air in our atmosphere is made up... (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

The eye of the hurricane: This lesson introduces students to the structure of a hurricane. Students will view a video about hurricanes, do a simple hurricane simulation, take a tour into the eye of a hurricane, and write reports about their tour. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Science); Provided by: National Geographic

Climate controls: This Xpeditions lesson has students consider how various parts of the world and the United States are affected by climate controls such as world air currents. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: National Geographic

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