ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spring
[Free Registration/Login Required] This spring unit is targeted for kindergarteners to learn about climate and environment changes in the spring. An assessment is included at the end by means of Activotes.
Education.com
Education.com: Where's the Air?
[Free Registration/Login Required] How can you tell that air is real if you can't see it or feel it? One way we can tell that air exists is by observing some of the things it does. Air can fill a balloon, for example, and when it's in...
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center: Factors Affecting Arctic Weather and Climate
An introduction to the factors that affect the Arctic's weather and climate: latitude, land/sea distribution, solar radiation, air temperature, air pressure, winds, humidity, clouds, and precipitation.
NOAA
Noaa: Etl: Regional Weather and Climate Applications Branch
This page explains how meteorologists of the NOAA study weather and climate.
USA Today
Usa Today: Rising Air Creates Spring, Summer Ice
This article gives you basic information on hail. There are links at the bottom of the page to how hail forms, how updrafts breed hail and thunderstorms.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Clouds
What are clouds? Learn how clouds form and float, the different types of clouds, and more fun facts.
ICT Games
Ict Games Teaching Resources: Date Chart
Here is a handy way of reviewing dates in English plus basic weather conditions, English language learners of all ages can profit from using it. Click back to the home page to choose French or Spanish instead of English.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Big Book Activities: What Will the Weather Be Like Today?
In this K-2 lesson, the teacher uses guided reading strategies and creative activities to make a big book come alive to her students.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather: Wind
Kids learn about wind including how it is formed, how it is measured, local and global winds including prevailing, westerlies, trade, and polar easterlies.
National Geographic
National Geographic: Weather
One of the first things you probably do every morning is look out the window to see what the weather is like. Looking outside and listening to the day's forecast helps you decide what clothes you will wear and maybe even what you will do...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Versus Climate Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes the key points of weather versus climate. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Weather
What is weather? Learn how weather is defined by parameters, weather forecasting, and Weather phenomena.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Weather Patterns
In this lesson students will be able to identify and describe how different types of storms form (hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms and thunder storms). The activity can be used on the SMART board or in SLS Online. Covert slides 6, 8,...
SMART Technologies
Smart: Weather
Students will learn about the six common weather conditions: sunshine, wind, rain, snow, fog, and thunderstorms.
Other
Webucate: Free Multimedia Resources for Education
A labor of love created by a school in Great Britain. This is a well-organized image gallery with photos and other resources presented by topic, e.g., animals, places in the US, science, sports, etc. Though nothing to compare with a...
Fact Monster
Fact Monster: Retired Hurricane Names
This FactMonster site is for kids that want to know what happens to the names of hurricanes that were the most destructive.
Other
France 3: Meteo
Resource provides weather reports from France - different cities, regions and other French possessions overseas are accessible. Satellite images and air quality indexes are also available.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cumulus Clouds
View an image of cumulus clouds that are associated with fair or stormy weather.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: What Is Climate?
Takes a brief look at regional climate, global climate, and climate change.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Types of Clouds
Describes the four different classifications of clouds.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Erosion Explosion
Try this at-home science experiment to learn about how erosion works.
Other
Unep/siem D2 Weather
This site offers information on the effects of weather on islands. There is some mention of sea breezes.
Quia
Quia: Weather Game Concentration
In this game you must test your knowledge of a variety of words pertaining to weather expressions in Spanish as well as your ability to remember where you last saw the card. You must match the Spanish word with the correct English word...
Quia
Quia: Weather Game Word Search
Horizontally, vertically, diagonally, forwards or backwards, try to find the Spanish words in this interactive word search game that relate to basic weather expressions.