This site by Arizona Cooperative Extension discusses the strong trade winds called "La Nina," and how they effect the climate.

In this brief video tutorial, atmospheric chemist Rachel Pike provides a glimpse of some of the methods that scientists are using today to study climate change and Earth's atmosphere. [4:14]

This site looks at the important surface features to consider when making a forecast. High pressure and atmospheric pressure is explained. Be sure to use the arrows at the bottom to navigate through this site.

Do you know what happens during a typical El Nino? This overview provides a description, characteristics, and animated maps showing sea surface temperature changes during past El Nino events.

Explains various techniques used in weather forecasting including persistence, surface features, temperature, and precipitation.

Accurate and timely weather forecasting is necessary to protect people and property. Methods of forecasting a presented.

This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary associated with weather.

Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this activity introduces students to the concept of Markov Chains, and shows students how to find the probability of something (dependent) happening in the future, given certain conditions...

This StudyCards stack enables students to review the vocabulary associated with weather.

Complete these three activities to learn about climate, severe weather, and global warming. Includes links to explore related material.

This activity provides an opportunity to learn about water vapor and its role in rain.

Engage in the activities provided to learn what precipitation is and its many forms. Click on the links for further exploration.

The students will observe a maple tree throughout the year and recognize changes in weather and phenology using their 5 senses.

In this investigation, students will observe and learn about the different types of clouds and be able to explain in their own words how clouds are formed. They will also observe an experiment illustrating how clouds form.

In this indoor or outdoor lab, students listen to the book Let's Try it Out in the Air. Then they have an opportunity to try the air experiments suggested in the book and write in an observation journal.

Using thermometers, students will compare differences in the temperature of various materials and locations. They will record and chart the data that was collected and present the graphs to their classmates.

Introduce young learners to clouds and weather with guided discovery and inquiry to learn what makes up clouds.

Using photos of the three basic cloud types, small groups of learners will sort the clouds into 2-3 groups, list traits of each group, and name each cloud group. They will share their information on posters which are studied for...

A collection of interactive concept models and active learning materials for teaching meteorology that illustrate conceptually difficult processes in atmospheric science. Active learning exercises are provided as guided instruction to...

Young scholars observe ten types of clouds and visible contrails, and determine how much of the sky is covered with clouds or contrails.

This site shows how to make weather tools for your own weather station. You can learn how to make a barometer, rain gauge, anemometer, wind scale tool, wind streamer, and wind chime.

After reviewing local weather reports, students will think about whether the presentation of the reports is driving folks to not participate in outdoor activities. The class will create new weather reports that will turn negative weather...

Read Theory provides a free reading comprehension assessment that is designed for students in the high school grades. Five multiple choice questions and three extended response questions are included on thia nonfiction reading assessment.

This site offers a wealth of online textbook-related materials that encourage the discovery of science in the world around us. Enter the site to access material on specific topics. Each section contains reading material (complete with...