Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology
Ciese Real Time Data Projects: Weather Scope: A Study of Weather and Climate
Use real-time data to study factors that affect weather and climate, create weather instruments, and share data with students around the world.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page: Radar
An explanation of what radar is and how Doppler radar has come to be used in weather detection. The operation of Doppler radar is illustrated and discussed in an easy-to-understand language.
Other
American Meteorological Society: Data Streme Atmosphere
This site provides an extensive amount of weather information. Includes current information, forecasting, and historic weather related events. Weather map symbols and terminology explained.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 6 Collecting Weather Data
Students will Collect data, then make weather predictions from the weather patterns.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Calendar & Weather Book
Second graders will record and track weather patterns through the year.
Other
Earth Science: Earth's Surface and Heat [Pdf]
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....
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Satellites and Weather Teaching Box
Help your middle school student learn how satellites help make weather forecasts more accurate and how the COSMIC satellites collect data about the atmosphere by measuring bending radio waves.
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment: Weather Forecasting
Information and resources from this site will help you to predict weather conditions in your community.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Analyze: Forecast the Weather
Choose a weather-related topic, view the map, then make your own weather forecast.
USA Today
Usa Today Weather: Using Winds and a Barometer to Make Forecasts
Describes the ways in which wind direction and barometric pressure can be used by the amateur weather forecaster to make predictions about the weather.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Weather Forecasting
Explains various techniques used in weather forecasting including persistence, surface features, temperature, and precipitation.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Weather Forecasting, Online Meteorology Guide
Accurate and timely weather forecasting is necessary to protect people and property. Methods of forecasting a presented.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: I Can Forecast the Weather
The students will study and be able to tell the difference between cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds. As they tell the difference they will be able to tell what the weather will be like.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: Hot Water Battle
Have you noticed your winter weather changing each year? Both global warming and El Nino are most likely the cause. Read here about these two major ingredients changing the world around us.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Satellites
At this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page, you can find out about how satellites work in forecasting our weather and perform learning activities about satellites.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
PBS
Pbs: Rough Science: Weather Station
PBS asks users to imagine that they are in the tropics and need to get a reliable weather forecast. It provides instructions on how to build a wind vane, construct a compass, make a barometer and find the dew point.
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
Classzone: Weather Forecasters Use Advanced Technologies [Pdf]
An excerpt from an earth science textbook. The chapter shown here covers concepts about how weather data is collected, displayed and how meteorologists forecast fronts and storms.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: New Tool to Enhance Weather Forecasters' Skills
Site talks about how to advance meteorology in Africa. The goal is to improve daily and seasonal rainfall predictions.
NOAA
Noaa: National Climatic Data Center: Groundhog Day
Find background about Groundhog Day and the folklore involved. Look through the charts that show how closely Punxsutawney Phil's predicitions align with the actual weather.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Weather Lab
Find out how good your weather prediction skills are as you study the movements of air and water, and their interactions. Then predict what the spring holds for residents of different regions of the United States, and what people should...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Maps
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How meteorologists create and read weather maps.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Air Under Pressure
Students are introduced to air masses, with an emphasis on the differences between and characteristics of high - versus low-pressure air systems. Students also hear about weather forecasting instrumentation and how engineers work to...