Cloudy Judgment: Helping Students Deeply Understand Cloud Formation

Authors

Katie Borton, Harding Middle School, Des Moines, Iowa
Hallie Satre, Jefferson High School, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Jesse Wilcox, Iowa State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Weather is ubiquitously experienced, yet generally misunderstood by students. We present the well known “cloud in the bottle” activity, but do so in a manner that mentally engages students to a greater extent, identifies commonly held misconceptions, and moves students to a deeper understanding of cloud formation. This activity promotes National Science Education Standards A, B, D and G and Iowa Teaching Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5.

Publication Date

Winter 2011

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

38

Issue

1

First Page

4

Last Page

7

Copyright

© Copyright 2011 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Borton, Katie; Satre, Hallie; and Wilcox, Jesse (2011) "Cloudy Judgment: Helping Students Deeply Understand Cloud Formation," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 38: No. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol38/iss1/3