Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Water Availability
This instructional activity helps students discover the relationship between precipitation, evaporation, and surface runoff data. Using FieldScope, an online GIS created at the National Geographic Society, students will explore data...
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: Types of Chemical Reactions
Students learn about the five different types of chemical reactions, as well as the three classifications of reactions.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Earth's Water Movements
The paths that water can take through Earth's systems are many and complex. Examine the following diagram from NASA depicting the water cycle. Studying the water cycle is important because changes in the water cycle affect all parts of...
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Precipitation
Find out about what causes precipitation and perform activities that teaches how precipitation forms.
Oklahoma Mesonet
Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Precipitation
This site briefly explores the important role of precipitation in the hydrologic cycle, and focus on how precipitation is created.
Other
Internet Geography: Weather and Climate, Rain
This site defines precipitation, and uses diagrams to tell about relief, convectional, and frontal rainfall.
Other
Cdec: Snow Surveys
At this site from the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, you will learn the importance of snow to California. You will learn about the history and data collection of snow.
Other
U.s. Search and Rescue Task Force: Predicting Weather
Information on what weather is to begin with, then progresses to how scientists can predict the weather. Common ways to predict weather are also included such as use of a barometer and rain gauge.
Other
Northern Michigan University: Clouds and Precipitation
Find out about the Hydrologic or Water Cycle - precipitation, rain, sleet, hail, snow, and clouds are explained with accompanying illustrations.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Drought
General information about droughts includes how to determine when a drought begins and what areas of the United States they are most likely to occur.
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese: Wonderful World of Weather Project
If you're studying the weather, this is an excellent project for young scholars to develop their understanding of how weather is measured. They will use real time data from their location as well as from around the world to learn about...
US Geological Survey
Usgs: The Water Cycle
Learn about the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere with this site. Site describes the water cycle in words and with a diagram. Also explored on the page is the distribution of Earth's global water supply.
US Geological Survey
U.s. Geological Survey: Rain
At this site from the U.S. Geological Survey you can find out what makes rain such a valuable resource. Included is a chart that tells how much rain different cities in the United States receive. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate
A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of weather and climate, and the difference between them.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Clouds and Precipitation
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of clouds, how they form, the kinds of precipitation they can create, the main types of clouds, and cloud descriptor terms.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Introduction to the Atmosphere
A detailed overview of the Earth's atmosphere, with explanations about atmospheric properties, the structure of the atmosphere, its four layers, atmospheric processes, energy heat transfer, conduction and convection, and radiation. All...
Ministry of Education, Sports & Culture (Samoa) Government
Mesc: Samoa School Net: Rain and Water Cycle: Weather and Water Cycle
Explains the different stages in the water cycle while covering important vocabulary. Supported by lots of visuals and includes a good water cycle animation.
University of Victoria (Canada)
Weather Watch: Water Cycle
Excellent discussion and illustration of the water cycle.
National Weather Service
National Weather Service: Jetsream: Synoptic Meteorology
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...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Introduction to Climate
A detailed overview of the Earth's climate, with explanations about the difference between weather and climate, dendrochronology, palynology, and how Earth's climate has changed over time. All information is reinforced through pictures,...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica Research Center: Describe Different Weather Patterns
This module provides informational text about weather. Students will learn about precipitation and storm fronts. Students will also learn about different types of storms, including the following: hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Rain, Snow, Sleet, and Hail
Animated resource teaches young researchers about the different forms of precipitation.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing in a Global Climate Change
In this lesson students use Microsoft Excel to manipulate and statistically analyze large climate databases of precipitation., temperature, stream discharge, tree ring data, ice core data, and ENSO to determine climate relationships and...