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Weather Widget

Weather Widget

Ages: 7-11
Standards alignment:
 3-ESS2-1, 3-ESS3-1
Preparation time: 40 minutes
Teaching time: 1-2 class periods

Smithsonian Science for Makerspaces: Weather Widget engages students in developing predictions of future weather events based on patterns found in data. Using computational thinking and data analysis, students will investigate how different locations can have different weather effects and will design solutions to problems caused by unique weather conditions.

Available in Spanish

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Spanish translations for the Smithsonian Science for Makerspaces challenges are made possible by a grant from the Smithsonian Women’s Committee.