Air masses and real-time weather data activity packet

In-class activities for collecting evidence on how air masses change weather conditions, using free real-time data from NOAA, the National Weather Service and the Wyoming Weather Web.

For: Middle school
Standards: NGSS MS-ESS2-5
Format: Printable activity packet with teacher notes
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Map of the major air masses that affect North America — Major air masses that affect North America. Source: NOAA JetStream.

What’s included

Handouts with suggested in-class activities for tracking air masses across North America
Guided walkthroughs of real-time weather data sources: the American Meteorological Society, the National Weather Service and the Wyoming Weather Web
Data collection sheets students use to gather evidence for MS-ESS2-5
Teacher notes on Michigan’s seasonality and the major North American air masses

These are the handouts provided in the Tornadoes in February? It’s Michigan! workshop.

Pair it with the workshop

These materials are the same packets used in the workshop. Book the workshop and your teachers learn the content and the activities together.

Middle school

Tornadoes in February? It's Michigan!

Much of the unpredictability of Michigan's weather is attributable to air masses. Teachers gain the content mastery to teach MS-ESS2-5, and get introduced to the real-time weather data sources that make it concrete.

Length: 3 hours, with a 15-minute break
Credit: 3 SCECHs
Standards: NGSS MS-ESS2-5 (Michigan)

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