American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Your Own El Nino
Find out how to create a miniature El Nino with simple, household materials.
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Climates of the World Germany
A short, comprehensive site providing information about Germany's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.
NOAA
Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
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Intellicast: Daily Parcipitation in the United States
This page has a map of the United States with a key for precipitation. The key tells you the estimated precipitation for previous day.
Other
Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.
Other
Geoscience Research Institute: The Little Ice Age
This very detailed article examines the long-term climate changes throughout the world. Discusses agriculture and provides graphs and illustrations. Includes lots of scientific discussion.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.2/a.3/a.5 and S cp.b.7: Rain & Lightning
This task uses the same situation to explore different concepts of probability theory. Aligns with the S-CP.A.2.; S-CP.A.3; S-CP.A.5; and S-CP.B.7 standards.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Weather Graph Data
The purpose of this task is for students to represent and interpret weather data, as well as answer questions about the data they have recorded. Student worksheets and recording sheet are included.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Nature Cat: Windy Weather: Grade 3
Nature Cat and the team learn about the power of wind in the story segment Breezy Rider. Read along with Nature Cat, Daisy, Squeeks, and Hal as you explore all the things that wind can do! Find out which way the wind blows, learn more...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Weather: Vocabulary (El Tiempo)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: weather vocabulary, seasons. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented -...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: The Windy City (Reading Comprehension)
A series of exercises about the weather in Chicago that tests reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking ELLs. Instructions are in Spanish; exercises and readings in English.
Other
Planet Ark: World Environmental News
Welcome to Planet Ark's daily Reuters World Environment News - the most comprehensive source of environmental news on the Net. To read previous news stories, please use the search engine below to find stories relating to any...
Time
Time: See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live
Winter is coming and the question of whether you're in for a snowy season or a sunny one will largely be decided by where you live. Check it all out!
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Mcdwn: Climate
Wonderful site! Learn about climates and gather helpful information. When you are done, take the climates quiz to show what you have learned.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cloud Types
Diagram shows the different types of clouds that are located in the sky. Click on each clouds name for images and further information.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: The Ideal Gas Law
The Ideal Gas Law describes how pressure, temperature, density, and volume are related to each other and helps us explain how weather works.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Air Pressure
Where air molecules are packed closely, air pressure is high. Where air molecules spread out, air pressure is low.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Snowflakes
Learn about snowflakes and how they are formed.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Exploring Weather One, Two, Three, Forecast!
Students will use weather data they collect to predict future weather. Included in this instructional activity are a weather forecasting recording sheet and an example of a student's completed work.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Plotting Climate Data
Third graders use climate data to create a key, plot data points, and interpolate data.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Seasonal Weather an Introduction
Introduce seasonal weather with local examples and key vocabulary.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 3 Ess2 1: Seasonal Weather Conditions
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 3-ESS2-1: seasonal weather conditions.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute Online: Keep Your Own Weather Journal
This site, which is provided for by the Franklin Institute Online, gives a format for keeping a weather journal.
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Climate and Weather Systems
This online lecture covers topics of air pressure, density and temperature.