Weather SMARTboard - VA 6th Grade SOLs - Middle School

This 31 page instructional SMARTboard lesson covers all of the Virginia 6th grade Science SOLs for Weather (SOLs 6.3). This lesson is interactive, engaging, and full of web links & video clips. Topics in this lesson include:

*What is Weather?
*Heat Transfer - Radiation, Conduction, Convection
*Air & Water Circulation/Currents on our planet
*Coriolis Effect
*Climate vs. Weather
*Air Masses
*High & Low Pressure Systems
*Cloud Formation
*Types of Clouds - Cumulus, Cumulonimbus, Cirrus, & Stratuss
*Cold & Warm Fronts
*Meteorologists & Meteorology
*Air Temperature & Thermometers
*Air Pressure & Barometers
*Wind Speed & Wind Direction - Anemometers & Wind Vanes
*Humidity & Hygrometers
*Precipitation & Rain Gauges
*Precipitation Formation - Rain, Snow, Sleet, Freezing Rain, & Hail
*Storms - Thunderstorms, Hurricanes, Tornadoes, Blizzards
*Weather Maps & Forecasting

I'm also listing my interactive notebook for this unit that coordinates with this SMARTboard as well as my instructional packet that includes worksheets, quizzes, and more!

Happy Teaching!