University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Forces and Winds
What causes wind? How does wind affect our weather? This website is neatly organized into topics about pressure, gradient force, Coriolis force, geostrophic wind, gradient wind, friction, boundary layer wind, and sea and land breezes....
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Lab 5: It's All Connected: Global Circulation
An investigation that is part of a series of lab lessons that expose students to Earth Systems through research, data, and visualizations. During this lab, students will focus on the pathways of wind and water to and from their location...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: The Sun and Convection Currents
Learn about the sun's energy, Coriolis effect, and how wind is formed in this interactive learning module.
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Cool Facts and Tips on Wind
Learn all about wind, what it is, words used to describe wind, the different types, the coriolis effect, different types of breezes, and how wind is measured.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: Do It: Amazing Air!
PBS site sets up an investigation that you can do at home to see the effects of invisible air.
Other
Kites as Education: Wind Origins
This "kite science" site offers information on wind and the atmospheric conditions that cause it. From "Principles of Aeronautics."
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Global Wind Belts
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how regional differences in solar radiation create global wind belts.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Causes and Effects of Temperature Inversion
Explains what is meant by temperature inversion, the causes, and the effects it has, including some unusual ones.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About Prevailing Westerlies
Explains what prevailing westerlies are and the impact they have on weather systems around the world.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Circulation in the Atmosphere Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on circulation in the atmosphere. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Local Winds Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on local winds. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: A Global Look at Moving Air: Atmospheric Circulation
Even with disruptions like weather fronts and storms, there is a consistent pattern to how air moves around our planet's atmosphere. This pattern, called atmospheric circulation, is caused because the Sun heats the Earth more at the...
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Modeling How Air Moves
In this activity, learners use models to observe that air is a fluid that flows due to temperature-driven density differences.
Science Museum of Minnesota
Science Museum of Minnesota: Thinking Fountain: Paper Clip
In this lesson make a parachute that will carry a load of paper clips in this revised activity. Links provided for 2 other activities to demonstrate air resistance.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: How Can We Measure the Wind?
Find out how scientists measure wind to help understand the weather.