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Weatherscapes: Lightning
This page contains an in-depth document on the formation of thunderstorms and lightning. You can link to photos of lightning.
Read Works
Read Works: When Lightning Strikes
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about lightning and how to stay safe when it strikes. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: Lightning and Fire
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the positive and negative effects of fire caused by lightning. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
NASA
Lightning & Atmospheric Electricity Research at the Ghcc
This is the homepage for the Global Hydrology and Climate Center's Lightning Team. On this site, you will data from the Lightning Team's experiments; documents, reports, press releases, and an assortment of other information related to...
PBS
Nova Teachers: Lightning: Classroom Activity
This lesson plan allows students can create static electricity and compare it to lightning.
Other
National Lightning Safety Institute: Personal Lightning Safety
This website provides a variety of resources to help you stay safe from lightning.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Does Chemical Lightening Affect the Structure of Human Hair?
Hair strands can be used as the basis for a hygrometer, a device which measures the humidity level in the air. The goal of this project is to determine whether chemical lightening treatments affect the natural elasticity of human hair.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Static Electricity: Creating Lightning on Much Smaller Scale
In this elementary science activity, students will experiment with static electricity using balloons. After investigating how balloons attract and repel various objects, students will watch a simulation of static electricity to help gain...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: How Lightning Forms
Weather site for kids provides information as to how lightning impacts our lives. Discover lightning safety tips, how to tell how far away a storm is, how lightning forms as well as read an amazing story about ball lightning.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Nova Science Now Lightning: Lightning Varieties
Compare and contrast different types of lightning bolts. A substantial amount of information is provided here including pictures with descriptions for each type of lightning bolt. NOTE: The interactive is no longer available; Click on...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Thunder and Lightning
Lightning is the most spectacular element of a thunderstorm. Learn how lightning forms, and how lightning leads to thunder.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Light on Lightning! Danger!
Experience the acoustical shadow caused by a lightning bolt, and discover the dangers of a lightning storm.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
On the first day of summer, 12-year-old Percy Jackson learns that he is a demigod. He joins Camp Half-Blood, where he learns the skills required to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve Zeus' stolen lightning bolt. Selected (7) reading...
NASA
Sci Jinks: Sci Jinks: El Nino and Lightning
Scientists have studied the data of lightning over many years. Look at their findings and what differences they observed during El Nino years.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physics Simulation: Lightning Rod
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about charge, electric field, and electric potential in the context of a lightning strike using this interactive simulation. A PDF worksheet is also available. Includes video tutorial. [3:49]
Florida State University
Florida State University: Lightning, a Natural Capacitor
Text and animated graphic show how lightning is an example of a natural capacitor.
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Lightning Thief Discussion Guide
Book summary and discussion guide for The Lightning Thief. Printable Student Handout available along with suggested answers.
South Carolina Educational Television
Etv: Nasa Online: Lightning and Static
The concepts of lightning and static charges are made easy to understand by watching this interactive graphic website. Basic terms are explained and illustrated as well.
Curated OER
Weather Dude: Thunder and Lightning
Weather site highlights the severe weather occurrences of thunder and lightning. Click on the link to hear a music clip.
NASA
Nasa: Where Lightning Strikes
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)
Google
Louisiana Curriculum Hub: Ela Guidebooks: Grade 4: The Lightning Thief: Unit Files
A Google Drive folder with instructional presentations, discussion questions, student activities, and assessments for the book, The Lightning Thief.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Lightning
Discover everything there is to know about lightning using this site. Find out what causes lightning, how far away lightning is, how to make lightning yourself, and much more.
Other
Nlsi: Lightning's Social and Economic Costs
Scholarly article which discusses the cost of lightning and thunderstorms. Provides information about the economic cost and a personal cost, as well as discusses what one can do to prevent or limit the costs of lightning.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Learning Zone
This comprehensive, interactive site is loaded with information, activities, and stories about thunderstorms, lightning, and tornadoes. Find out how these weather systems are formed, how they impact our lives, and how they cause chaos.
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