Science links for grade 5 students.
Convection Currents
- Mrs. Carrier’s Ice Cube in a Cup (Video: Try it at home – Place food color in an ice cube tray to freeze. Place the ice cube in a cup of warm water! Watch the convection currents form.)
- Ice Cube Convection (Student video on YouTube)
- Candle demonstration – hot air rises (Video on TeacherTube)
- Convection Current in Water (Video on YouTube)
The Atmosphere:
- ICS Student Experiment: Black_White Bottle photos
- Read Layers of the Atmosphere (Windows to the Universe)
- Read Layers of the Atmosphere (UCSD.edu)
Interactive Weather – Air Masses, Fronts and Storms
- Weather (Windows2universe.org)
- Weather Forecast and Daily Information (University of Tampa)
- Read Chapter 7 – Atmospheric Disturbances (9 slides on Geography for Kids)
- Interactive Weather Maker – temperature, wind, relative humidity (Scholastic.com)
- What is a tornado (Explanation on National Geographic)
- What is a hurricane (Explanation on National Geographic)
- Exploring a Vortex (Science Toy Maker)
- Create a hurricane (NOAA.gov – Excellent interactive demonstration)
- Birth of a monster – Hurricane (Read all sections include the Hurricane Preparation)
- Coriolis Effect (Animation showing path of airplanes)
- Coriolis Effect and Weather (Video by Global Community)
Storm Safety Tips
- Read Hurricane Preparedness (National Hurricane Center)
- Read Florida Hurricane Evacuation (Florida Hurricane Shelters)
- Read Safety Tips for Thunderstorms, High Winds and Lightening (About.com)
- Read Thunderstorm Safety (Naples.net)
Scientists Make Measurements
- Temperature: How a Thermometer Works (video on eHow)
- Air Pressure: How a Barometer works (Video – How Stuff Works.com)
- Relative Humidity: (Video – Chattanooga State on YouTube)
Climate
- Basics of Geography: Climate (Video)
Air Quality
- Air Quality – Tampa Region
- Air Quality – U.S.