Easy Internet Activities
for the Classroom

1. Check out the weather at The Weather Channel
      Record daily temperature, barometric pressure, and check out the forecast.
       Keep charts; evaluate TWC predictions;
       Make your own predictions
       http://www.weather.com/weather/local/03301

2. Compare the weather information and forecasts of TWC with Intellicast -
   Another group can keep records while a third group 
        makes comparisons between the two
 http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalStd.asp?loc=kcon&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=Forecasts&product=Forecast&prodnav=none&pid=none

3. Collect data about sunrise, twilight start and end times, sunset, 
     and solar noon for each day.
    Graph the results as a class or a group. Information is available at:
      http://www.cmpsolv.com/los/sunset.html
     (You input the name of your community or your airport and the date.)

4. Moon Phases - Follow the changing moon phases
     Check the moon phase for your birthday -
      Make posters to report to the rest of the class what the current phase is.
       http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/vphase.html

5. Daily Almanac - This Day in History,Today's Word,Current US population
       http://www.refdesk.com/quote.html

6. Current News - current events; classroom radio/tv broadcasts
      Compare stories each magazine has selected for the week
          Time for Kids - http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/teachers/index.html
          Weekly Reader -  http://www.weeklyreader.com/
          Scholastic Magazine -  http://www.scholastic.com/kids/index.htm
          SI For Kids -  http://www.sikids.com/
           Concord Monitor -  http://www.concordmonitor.com/
           Boston Globe -  http://www.boston.com/globe/
           CNN -  http://www.cnn.com and http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/index.html

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