Weather: What is Air Pressure?

What is air pressure? This set of experiments will explore the properties of air to determine how its behavior affects the weather. 

Students will make conclusions about the properties of air based on the data they've recorded from their experiments.

This is lesson 1 for the air pressure component of a 5th grade unit on weather. The lesson uses weather sensors and connects computer science concepts within the lesson.
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General Information

Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 5
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Sensors/Probeware
Instructional Time: 80 Minute(s)
Keywords: temperature, weather, weather observation, pressure graph, pressure, air pressure, Atmospheric pressure, atmospheric pressure, sensors, barometer, Scratch, programming, Mantis, Mantis Climate Sensor, graph, graphing, scale, proportion/scale, code, computer science
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Problem-Solving Task,  Project
Instructional Design Framework(s): Guided Inquiry (Level 3)
Resource Collection: CPALMS Computer Science Lessons Using Mantis Sensors

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Type: Lesson Plan