Clouds Teacher Resources

Student uses MY NASA DATA to obtain precipitation and cloud type data. They create graphs of data within MY NASA DATA. They compare different cloud types as well as precipitation types. They describe graphs of the precipitation and cloud...

Students relate the states of matter and clouds.  In this environment lesson, students create a chart of information they know about clouds.  Students put an ice cube in a bag and tape to a window. Students watch for...

In this collapsing gas clouds worksheet, students read about the Bok Globules seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. They use a given equation indicating the pressure of a gas sphere and determine at what minimum radius the cloud would...

Students understand how clouds are formed. In this cloud lesson, students participate in three experiments to make clouds. Students complete activity sheets for each experiment.

In this recording observations of clouds worksheet, students complete a chart identifying cloud types, descriptions or illustrations, the day and weather conditions. Students record 5 answers.

In this online interactive literature worksheet, students respond to 8 short answer and essay questions about Aristohanes's The Clouds. Students may check some of their answers online.

In this science worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are associated with clouds. The answers are found by clicking the link at the bottom of the page.

Tiny bubbles, in my...clouds? Offer youngsters a hands-on, visual learning experience when reviewing the scientific concepts of condensation, water vapor, and the collection of droplets that make up clouds.

Why does a brown cloud occur in Denver at a certain time of the year? When warm air is higher in the atmosphere, it traps cooler, denser air below and smog just sits in between them. Using bottles of colored hot and cold water, this...

In this clouds worksheet, students respond to 16 short answer questions regarding the appearance, weather, and composition of stratus, cirrus, nimbus, and cumulus clouds.

Fourth graders examine different types of clouds. In this cloud lesson, 4th graders examine pictures of different types of clouds and read details about them in the captions under the images. They make a cloud viewer by cutting out the...

In this rain worksheet, students read about how clouds are seeded to produce rain and the substances used for cloud seeding. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.

Students explore clouds. For this clouds lesson plan, students talk about, write about, and paint clouds to gain an understanding of clouds.

Second graders read "The Cloud Book" by Tomie dePaola to jumpstart their cloud study. They offer examples of liquids, solids, and gases and chart them. They observe the making of a cloud in a demonstration. They discuss and draw...

Students examine the different types of clouds and how they form. They are to create their own weather forecast based on their observations of clouds in their area. Questions are asked for comprehension to end the lesson.

Students describe how they believe clouds form. They observe the different types of clouds they see and identify the types. They examine what affects the size and shape of clouds.

Students view progressive slides of cloud formations and identify which type of cloud is shown as it forms. They estimate the cloud's height while viewing each image.

Students explore the various categories of clouds and how they are formed. Through use of the Digital Atlas of Idaho, students research cloud types and formations. They use their information to answer questions on a worksheet. provided...

In this science quiz worksheet, students answer 10 fill in the blank questions in which they identify clouds based on the descriptions that are given. They check their work using the word bank at the bottom of the page.

Young scholars examine cloud types. In this cloud instructional activity, students identify cloud types, observe clouds and collect data, and analyze data to identify the most common cloud they observe overhead during the course of a month.

Learners view a cloud slide show presentation and identify types of clouds. They estimate height based on cloud's appearance. They discuss the vague nature of cloud nomenclature and compare it to the English standard measurement system.

In this science worksheet, students review the concepts that tie the relationship of clouds and how they collect precipitation in response to changes in humidity.

Eighth graders research and present to the class information about cloud categories. They observe clouds and describe the characteristics of their cloud observations. They take a cloud identification quiz.

Learners use NASA's S'COOL database to identify factors that affect cloud formation.