Weather Worksheets

Create a whirlwind of learning with our weather worksheets from
MatchCard Science Weather Unit Study.

3 page download of each worksheet.

The third page includes the Information Pieces that students place in the correct location on their MatchCard. Answers can be written in or placed in plastic page protectors for durability and reusability.

9 Weather Worksheets From MatchCard Science

Suggested projects are correlated with each objective. See the link below each worksheet for suggested activities and teaching ideas.

While there are a number of demonstrations and hands-on projects, there are not many actual science experiments where one factor is modified to see the change caused by the intervention. Changing weather and atmospheric conditions is a bit difficult for a basic science course.

The Changing Seasons

MatchCard #1: Describe how the weather changes in the two hemispheres with the different seasons.

Weather Projects: Use a globe to demonstrate the earth's rotation and revolution. Find when and why the solstic and equinox occur. Learn how big a 23.5 degree tilt really is..

Read More:Weather in the Different Hemispheres

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Types of Precipitation

MatchCard #2: Identify the five types of precipitation.

Science Projects Measure precipitation, make a rain gauage, make a rain cloud.

Read More: What Kind Of Precipitation Is Falling?

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The Water Cycle

MatchCard #3: Describe Phases of the Water Cycle.

Science Projects: Measure the amount of water that evaporates. Watch the water cycle in a terrarium..

Read More: Water Cycle Again and Again

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Wind Strength and Beaufort Scale

MatchCard #4: Identify wind strength using the Beaufort Scale.

Botany Science Projects: Estimate and check wind strength. Compare to local weather reports.

Read More: Beaufort Scale and Wind Strength

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Weather Instruments

MatchCard #5: Determine weather conditions with the use of thermometers, barometers, weather vanes, and hygrometers.

Weather Projects: Practice using thermometers, hygrometers, and barometers. Check out different wind vanes. Make your own weather instruments. Measure weather conditions and compare to local weather reports.

Science Fair Experiment: Do some home heating systems affect the humidity more than others? Design an experiment to find out.

Read More: Making and Using Weather Instruments

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Hurricane And Tornado

MatchCard #6 and 7: Compare Tornadoes and Hurricanes.

Weather Science Projects: Make a vortex. Study the Corialis Effect.

Read More:The Granddaddy of all storms: Hurricanes and Tornadoes.

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Name Those Clouds

MatchCard #8: Identify the layers of the earth's atmosphere: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere.

Cloud Projects: Make a cloud in a jar. Watch and chart the clouds you see locally. Make a cloud chart from cotton padding. Observe cloud types in paintings..

Read More: Find your favorite types of clouds.

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Layers of the Atmosphere

MatchCard #9: Identify the layers of the earth's atmosphere: exosphere, thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, and troposphere.

Cloud Projects: Watch a milk jug expand and collapse from temperature changes. Learn a quick trick for remembering the layers of the atmosphere.

Read More: Layer upon Layer of Atmosphere.