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Unit Plan
Globe

The Globe Program: Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that clouds have different names? Each cloud in the sky has its own unique form and it has a particular name based on its shape, where it floats in the sky and the type of moisture it contains. Learn here all about the...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 1 Clouds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe and record different types of clouds.
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Website
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out all about clouds and how they are formed at this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page. Nice photographs of different types of clouds enrich the site.
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Website
National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Cloud Types

For Students 9th - 10th
Windows to the Universe provides a table with information about each cloud group, base height of each of the cloud groups, and links to information on the individual cloud types associated each group.
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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Clouds: Earth's Security Blanket

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animated resource helps young researchers understand clouds, cloud formation, and types of clouds.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Weather Front

For Students 9th - 10th
This Wikipedia site tells all about weather fronts, or boundaries between two air masses with differing characteristics. Includes many hyperlinked terms to additional information on related subjects.
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Other

Clouds and Othr Meteorological Phenomena: Stratus Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting site briefly defines stratus clouds. It also contains pictures of stratus clouds in different environments (city, mountainous region, over water, etc.) which is very interesting.
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Other

Northern Michigan University: Stratus Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This succinct site draws a connection between stratus clouds and types of weather. It also explains how these types of clouds are formed.
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Other

Wonders in Weather: Stratus Clouds

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a brief explanation of stratus clouds supplemented with pictures. Links are provided to other cloud topics.
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Curated OER

Stratus Clouds Look Like a Blanket

For Students 3rd - 5th
An informative site that briefly describes clouds and cloud formations (pictures included). Contains a number of links to other earth related sites.