This page was designed for your safety. It will give you a better understanding of lightning and how you can keep yourself safe.

A beginner's guide to understanding what causes lightning in a thunderstorm. Highlights the major ideas while giving fun, interesting facts.

See a picture of the lightning rod Benjamin Franklin used in 1746 and learn about his discovery of electricity.

The National Weather Service presents this comprehensive site on lightning. Learn how lightning is created, what makes the sound of thunder, and ways to be safe during a storm. Learning lessons, frequently asked questions, and review...

Text and animated graphic show how lightning is an example of a natural capacitor.

This lesson plan allows students can create static electricity and compare it to lightning.

Kids learn about electricity in nature the science of physics including lightning, animals, the human body, the Earth, and static electricity.

A written and audio story about where in the world lightning has most often struck and is most likely to strike. Discusses how NASA was able to obtain this information. (Dec. 5, 2001)