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Mountain Weather

Gain awareness of Colorado's variable weather through observation and investigation. Choose one or all of the following topics:

Lightning: Create lightning sparks using a Van de Graaff generator and understand the science of how they occur in nature.

Mountain Barriers: Learn how Colorado’s topography and geographical location plays a role in the weather.

Clouds & Field Weather: Learn what the three main cloud type looks like and what sorts of weather they indicate. Measure and observe the current weather outside and make predictions of what weather is on its way.

In our mountain weather program, students will:

Understand how lightning is created and how to be safe during a thunderstorm
Experiment how warm and cold air (fronts) move
Explore how Colorado’s geography plays a role in its weather patterns- how mountains act as a barrier.
Review the water cycle, learn how clouds are formed, and create a cloud guide to understand what sort of weather they indicate

Academic Standards & Additional Resources

Course Alignment with Academic Standards
	1^st Grade Science 1.1 Solids and liquids have unique properties that distinguish them 2^nd Grade Science 3.1 Weather and the changing seasons impact the environment and organisms such as humans, plants, and other animals. Social Studies 2.1 Use geographic terms and tools to describe a space and place. 3^rd Grade Science 1.1 Matter exists in different states such as solids, liquids, and gases and can change from one state to another by heating and cooling. Social Studies 2.2 The concept of regions is developed through an understanding of similarities and differences in places. 4^th Grade Science 1.1 Energy comes in many forms such as light, heat, sound, magnetic, chemical, and electrical. Social Studies 2.1 Use several types of geographic tools to answer questions about the geography of Colorado. 5^th Grade Science 3.3 Weather conditions change because of the uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun’s energy. Weather changes are measured by differences in temperature, air pressure, wind and water in the atmosphere, and type of precipitation. Social Studies 2.1 Use various geographic tools and sources to answer questions about the geography of the United States.