Explains the different stages in the water cycle while covering important vocabulary. Supported by lots of visuals and includes a good water cycle animation.

This Weather, Climate & Water Cycling unit has students investigating small-scale storms, mesoscale weather systems and climate-level patterns of precipitation.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the water cycle. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

In this lesson, students unite science and physical activity to learn about the water cycle!

Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle.

An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.

Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle. Explained in an easy to understand format.

Interactive science lesson plan that teaches students about the water cycle in relation to mountain ranges and monsoons common in Bhutan. Make a cloud in a bottle!

Why does a lot of hail, rain, or snow fall at some times and not others? This unit contains four separate lesson plan sets built around answering this question. In the first two lesson plan sets, learners explain small-scale storms. In...

A collection of resources - interactive activities and teacher tutorials - on the impact the ocean has on weather and climate.

Explains three forces of nature and how they impact the weather. These include infrared rays from the sun, differences in air pressure, and wind flow when hot and cold air masses meet. Supported by lots of visuals.

Learn about the different kinds of clouds, their location in the sky, how they form, their influence on the weather, and unusual cloud shapes.

A suite of lessons focusing on the basic elements of climate and weather. Inquiry-based exploration of extreme weather events and the factors of weather including clouds, wind, air pressure, temperature, and the water cycle.

This textbook chapter looks at the role of temperature in sustaining life on Earth and on weather and climate. It discusses the Earth's movements and the seasons, the circulation of the oceans, wind and weather, and the water cycle....

Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore climate and weather. Inquiry-based investigations include observing weather, weather reporting, weather maps, weather satellites, causes of weather, and climate change.

Extensive article that discusses the first principle of climate science, i.e., that the Sun is the primary energy source for the climate system of the Earth. Presents five concepts for this principle and explains each, providing...

Using pictures from magazines, learners will find sources of precipitation and water in this classroom activity. Students will then create a college of these pictures and group them based on the season.

Water water everywhere. Check out this video clip and test understanding about the cycle of water from the earth to the atmosphere.

Informational weather site highlights The Water Cycle. Discover how it works and learn more about evaporation and condensation.

During this lesson, students will learn that water is constantly being recycled through the atmosphere and how this affects us. Students will explore the water cycle on the Internet. Students create different types of weather situations...

Check out this simple overview of the water cycle and learn how to build a model of the water cycle.

A great starting point for learning about the weather and for finding help starting your own investigation of what affects the weather. Site is organized into the following sections: "The Atmosphere," "The Water Cycle," "Powerful...

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.

Discover the processes of the water cycle and learn about its effect on weather and climate.