Air Pressure Station Lab - MS

This modular, student-led activity keeps your middle school students engaged while exploring air pressure and its role in weather systems. With everything included, you’ll save a ton of prep time while empowering your students to direct their own learning.

In this interactive lab, students will use weather maps that show high and low pressures and fronts to identify how global patterns of atmospheric movement influence local weather. Perfect for in-class or virtual learning, this lesson connects real-world science with hands-on exploration.

Texas Teachers: This station lab aligns with the 2017 TEKS (not updated for the 2021 TEKS).

Differentiated, Modular, and Student-Centered

Each lab features eight differentiated activities plus a bonus challenge station for early finishers. Teachers act as facilitators while students work independently or in small groups, creating a truly student-centered learning environment.

All signage, resources, and task cards are included. The Explore It! station may require a few simple classroom materials you likely already have on hand.

The Stations

Input Stations – Build Understanding

• Explore It! – Hands-on demo or digital drag-and-drop activity in PowerPoint/Google Slides

• Read It! – Differentiated passages (English & Spanish) with vocabulary and comprehension questions

• Research It! – Website-based tasks with visuals and guided prompts

• Watch It! – Short video with reflection questions

Output Stations – Show Understanding

• Organize It! – Printable or digital card sorts/manipulatives

• Illustrate It! – Student sketches or diagrams modeling air pressure and its effects

• Write It! – Open-ended short-answer prompts

• Assess It! – Task cards + vocabulary-in-context writing activity

Bonus Station – Challenge It!
Engaging extension tasks like crosswords, games, and mini-projects for advanced learners and early finishers

Virtual & In-Class Flexibility

This station lab is fully compatible with Google Slides and PowerPoint, making it simple to implement in both traditional classrooms and digital environments.

Why Teachers Love It

• Differentiated for diverse learners

• Multimodal activities that engage all learning styles

• Flexible for both print and digital use

• Minimal prep required

This resource is also part of the Weather Maps & Air Pressure 5E Lesson Plan, which expands into editable presentations, interactive notebooks, student-choice projects, assessments, and more.

This is a finished product; it will be updated with formatting or corrections as needed. Future improvements and new features will be sold as a separate product.