Overview

Teachers from Oklahoma and Kentucky have developed a series of K-12 lesson plans focused on science, math and social studies. You can search the lesson plans by grade level and content. Use the tabs and buttons to select a lesson of interest. You may review it or download it to your local hard drive. Some lessons ask that you download weather/climate data from the data tab. If you modify a lesson, or develop your own using our data, please share it with us at kymesonet@wku.edu. The "Students" page will be used to present exemplary outcomes from competitions and other activities.

Students

This tab will post outstanding examples from student competitions, science fairs, and other activities. If you have a student project using Kentucky Mesonet data, please share it with us.

Contact

  
 

Postal Address

Kentucky Climate Center
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Boulevard #31066
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066

 

Telephone

(270) 745-4567

 

Fax

(270) 745-4567

 

E-mail

kymesonet@wku.edu

Lesson Plans

Teachers and professionals from related fields in Kentucky and Oklahoma have developed the lessons below. Choose a grade level and content area to explore a series of lessons. Use the buttons to understand at a glance how the lesson will be implemented. Some lessons relate to more than one content area, and can be modified for specific grade levels.

Dew Point vs. Relative Humidity HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 6-8 60 Minutes Math

Graphing Temperature HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades K-3 45 Minutes Math Science

Patterns HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades K-3 Multi-day Math Science

Reason for the Seasons HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 3-5 45 Minutes Science

Solar Radiation HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 6-8 45 Minutes Math

Tools of the Trade High HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 9-12 Multi-day Science

Tools of the Trade Middle HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 6-8 Multi-day Science

Tools of the Trade Elementary HTM HTM  DOC DOC  PDF PDF

Grades 3-5 Multi-day Science

Data

Teachers from Oklahoma and Kentucky have developed a series of K-12 lesson plans focused on science, math and social studies. You can search the lesson plans by grade level and content. Use the tabs and buttons to select a lesson of interest. You may review it or download it to your local hard drive. Some lessons ask that you download weather/climate data from the data tab. If you modify a lesson, or develop your own using our data, please share it with us at kymesonet@wku.edu. The "Students" page will be used to present exemplary outcomes from competitions and other activities.