Hands-On@Home | Weather and Climate Basic Package
Hands-on@Home basic material sets for individual student use, at home or in a distanced classroom.
Safe and age appropriate materials are neatly packaged by unit for the individual student. Hands-on@Home allows students to continue doing select hands-on investigations in a virtual or hybrid setting and is designed for easy distribution. Materials are pre-packaged and clearly labeled - no additional time needed to find and sort materials!
At home, students can do the investigations independently, or along with their teacher and classmates online. In a distanced classroom, material sets allow investigations to take place without sharing or to reduce the cleaning burden between each class.
Hands-on@Home | Weather and Climate is available in two different packages:
Basic:
Activity 6 Heating Earth's Surfaces
Activity 7 Ocean Temperatures
Activity 8 Investigating Water
Activity 13 Forecasting Weather
Deluxe: (includes Basic plus)
Activity 12 Measuring Wind Speed and Direction
Minimum purchase of 24 Materials Sets required. Mix and match from any of the 17 units
Material sets do not include instructions from Issues and Science, Third Edition and assumes students are already receiving this content from their instructor through the Lab-Aids portal, Student Book, or some other digital method provided by the school.
Guides & Student Sheets
Our kits and modules provide you with everything you need so you can open, review, and teach the material confidently the next day.
- Full downloadable Teacher Guide with background information, detailed instruction, example data and answers
- Downloadable Student Sheets with age appropriate background information, full procedure(s), and analysis questions
- All materials necessary to carry out the investigation
- Safety Data Sheets
Kit Components
- Weather and Climate | Activity 6 Heating Earth's Surfaces Materials Include: • 1 heating tray, white • 1 sand, 100 cc • 1 spoon, plastic, large • 1 thermometer, plastic back, -10 to 70°C • 1 cover for heating tray, clear • 1 cup, graduated, 30 mL • 1 ruler, metric, 15 cm
- Weather and Climate | Activity 7 Ocean Temperatures Materials Include: • 1 colored pencil set, 8 colors *
- Weather and Climate | Activity 8 Investigating Water Materials Include: • 3 plastic cups, 7 oz • 5 salt packets • 1 dropper, plastic • 1 food coloring solution, blue, 15 mL
- Weather and Climate | Activity 13 Forecasting Weather Materials Include: • 1 colored pencil set, 8 colors*
- Please Note * Denotes item used in more than one activity Minimum purchase of 24 Materials Sets required. Mix and match from any of the 17 units Material sets do not include instructions from Issues and Science, Third Edition and assumes students are already receiving this content from their instructor through the Lab-Aids portal, Student Book, or some other digital method provided by the school.