Depending on the climate in which your community is located, you might want to try a similar experiment using snow. Invite students to measure the level of snow before and after it melts. While the Internet can serve as a rich resource for students, finding useful sites can be difficult. The sites described in this Internet Field Trip can help you prepare for or expand a unit on weather. They could also be used as resources for additional research or for individual projects.
Steps Follow the instructions included in the Internet Field Trip itself.
Before directing your students to these sites, you may want to preview them to decide which would be the most appropriate for your class. With assistance, students can use information from the Web sites in this field trip or from other resources to choose one surprising fact about this weather element to present to the class. A mischievous wind snatches away pedestrians' possessions. This book explains the formation of a mountain by comparing it to a girl's creation of her own sand mountain. Every variety of foul weather is covered in this colorful, informative book.