Visual Learning Systems
Weather in Action: Cloud Types
This video examines the forces creating weather. The way in which atmospheric conditions and patterns cause changes in the weather is explained. Instruction on how to use a weather map and how we can predict tomorrow's weather is...
Catalyst University
☁️☁️☁️ Identifying Different Types of Clouds ☁️☁️☁️
In this video, we will discuss the major classes of clouds 😊
Jam Campus
Types of Clouds Song
Learn the different types of clouds in song format! A great way to boost classroom engagement when introducing new topics.
PBS
The Climate Wild Card
If Earth didn't have clouds, the global temperature would be at least 22 degrees Fahrenheit warmer. Viewers examine the importance of clouds on temperature, climate, and global warming. The video describes the current impact of clouds...
PBS
Why So Many Cloud Types?
Scientists categorize clouds by both height and shape since both traits impact the weather independently. Viewers fly high to learn about the characteristics of each type of cloud. NOVA explains the composition of clouds, the atmospheric...
Physics Girl
How to Make a Cloud in Your Mouth
Could you make a cloud with only what you have on you right now? The video explains how to use only your mouth to create a cloud, no matter the temperature outside. It also discusses the physics principles allowing this to occur, various...
Be Smart
Why Do Clouds Stay Up?
Young scientists will never look at clouds the same way again after watching this video from PBS Digital Studios. Viewers learn about the different types of clouds and their formation. The video will make your classes want to lie on...
TED-Ed
How Did Clouds Get Their Names?
Have you ever wondered how clouds float in the sky, or why they seem to change so much in just a few minutes. Watch a short video about the way clouds are identified and named, and how they are affected by the Earth's conditions.
Curated OER
What is a Cloud?
Watch this clip and learn about three types of cloud shapes and three types of cloud composition. This clip is very quick and may need to be stopped a few times to ensure maximum concept understanding and retention. Best used for review...
PBS
Nova Labs: Why So Many Cloud Types?
While all clouds share the same basic composition, there's a wide variety of shapes and sizes. To understand these formations in greater detail we must first categorize their many variations. [3:35]
PBS
Nova Labs: The Climate Wild Card
Clouds have a huge effect on our planet's overall temperature. And yet we don't know how clouds will change as the planet warms. Scientists are scrambling to answer this important question. [3:05]