Description
Make learning about types of clouds engaging and interactive with this Google Classroom activity pack! Perfect for 4th-grade students, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource explores different types of clouds, how they form, and the weather they bring.
With editable reading passages, drag-and-drop tasks, and short-answer questions, students will gain a deeper understanding of cloud types while developing critical thinking and observation skills. These hands-on, interactive activities make science lessons easy to plan and fun to teach!
Clouds Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:
- Editable reading passages
- Independent web search: answer questions about basics of clouds (what are clouds made from? How do clouds form? How do clouds float?
- Drag-&-drop: match the vocabulary and definition (cirrus, cumulus, cumulonimbus, stratus)
- Drag-&-drop: match the cloud picture with its type
- Drag-&-drop: label the cloud in the sky
- Drag-&-drop: where in the sky is the cloud located? (high, middle, low vertical)
- Short answer: 4 Google Slides where students look at the cloud picture and say the type, how you know, and when you would see it
- Short answer: cloud riddles
- Image search: Google Image Search to find real-life photographs of a cirrus cloud
- Image search: Google Image Search to find real-life photographs of a cumulus cloud
- Image search: Google Image Search to find real-life photographs of a cumulonimbus cloud
- Image search: Google Image Search to find real-life photographs of a stratus cloud
Why Teachers Love these Clouds Activities:
- No Prep: Ready-to-assign on Google Classroom™, Canvas, or Schoology
- Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, visual prompts, and short-answer questions
- Flexible Use: Perfect for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers
- Real-World Connections: Encourages students to observe clouds and predict weather patterns in their own environment
Ideal For:
- Introducing Key Concepts: Simplifies teaching about cloud types and weather predictions
- Independent Work: Students complete interactive activities at their own pace
- Science Centers: Digital, hands-on tasks make learning about clouds exciting
- Early Finishers: Keeps learners engaged with meaningful, self-checking tasks
- Sub Plans: Stress-free, ready-to-go activities for substitute days
- Assessment Prep: Reinforces key concepts for quizzes and tests
Standards Covered:
- SOL 4.4: The student will investigate and understand that weather conditions and phenomena affect ecosystems and can be predicted. Key ideas include a) weather measurements create a record that can be used to make weather predictions; b) common and extreme weather events affect ecosystems
This Clouds Activity Pack makes learning about this important science topic engaging and effective. With interactive activities, real-world examples, and standards-aligned content, it’s a must-have for your science classroom!
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