Ten exercises based on the weather map provided in the national newspaper "U.S.A. Today" are used to teach intermediate grade students about weather. An overview describes the history of "U.S.A. Today," the format of the newspaper's weather map, and the map's suitability for teaching weather concepts. Specific exercises, which are briefly described, focus on location, direction, temperature, comparative temperature, climate control, jet stream, snow, rainfall, air masses, and world weather. Transparency masters containing student directions, worksheets, and maps are provided for each exercise. (LP)