Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: A List of All Weather Symbols and Their Meanings

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a comprehensive list of weather symbols used on weather maps.
Handout
National Weather Service

National Weather Service: Jetsream: Synoptic Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Weather Service presents this site on synoptic meteorology, large-scale weather systems. Learn about the structure and behavior of the atmosphere, including clouds, precipitation, winds and more. Also includes learning...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Weather: Air Patterns

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about wind patterns and how they relate to clouds, storms, and lightning. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Website
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
Weather site for kids highlights clouds. Discover how they are formed, learn to make fog in a jar, read about the damage they can cause and take a cloud quiz.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Looking at Clouds: Identifying Cumulus, Cirrus and Stratus Clouds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Using photos of the three basic cloud types, small groups of students 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...
Lesson Plan
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Sky and Cloud Windows

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
In this activity, students will conduct experiments or participate in demonstrations to answer questions about sky and weather phenomena.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.
Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Unscramble the Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this slider picture puzzle, try and put the pieces in the correct place to see all types of different clouds.
Handout
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Weather: The Water Cycle

For Students 3rd - 8th
An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.
PPT
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Severe Weather

For Students K - 1st
Observe various severe weather phenomena in this image gallery from WGBH. Weather is the combination of factors -- temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight and clouds -- that happen in a specific place at a specific time. Sometimes...
Article
Other

Met Office: Understanding Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides information about weather.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Clouds and Rain

For Teachers K
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about clouds. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Article
American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: How Are Clouds Formed?

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief, scientific explanation of how clouds are formed.
Lesson Plan
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Weather Maps

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of students will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for more...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Earth Science the Weather

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about weather. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Unit Plan
Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
Website
Other

Gorp: Using Clouds to Forecast the Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the four main types of clouds that form in the atmosphere. There are high clouds, middle clouds, low clouds and clouds with vertical development.
Activity
Teachers.net

Teachers.net Lesson: Weather

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Weather and Water in the Atmosphere

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what causes weather, what humidity is and its role in the weather, how clouds are classified, and types of precipitation and how they form.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Looking at Clouds: Making a Book That Identifies Cloud Types

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
While creating their own cloud book, learners will identify and classify the different cloud types and the weather conditions that they bring.
Activity
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Cloud in a Jar With Calvin

For Students 3rd - 8th
This resource has all the instructions you need to create your own cloud. Pictures of the process are also provided.
Website
Dan Satterfield

Wild Weather: Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site to find out anything you want to know about weather, including clouds, tornadoes, satellites, radar, wind, climate, and more. Suitable for all ages. Also includes games, quizzes, and teacher resources.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating How Do Clouds Form? What Are the Different Types of Clouds?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Web Weather for Kids: Create a Portable Cloud

For Students 9th - 10th
Using six common objects you can make a portable cloud. Get all the directions you need at this site.

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