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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air masses greatly influence the the weather in a location.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Masses

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Air masses greatly influence the the weather in a location.
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Unit Plan
Other

Kean: Weather Systems [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
No scientific phenomena concern us as much as the daily evolution of weather systems. We live in a culture where weather, the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place,helps us define regional cultural variations. States such as...
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Article
NOAA

Noaa: Weather Systems and Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Fronts

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the fronts that occur when two air masses collide.
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Graphic
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Weather Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos, diagrams, and other images related to weather.
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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Air Masses Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
Get a quick overview of air masses and their movement.
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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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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Frontal Depressions

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A flipchart showing the separate stages of a frontal depression with reference to the weather charts that plot them, diagrams of the air masses that are moved around in them, and also of the cloud...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Explanation of an Occluded Front With Diagram

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains what an occluded front is and how it forms when three air masses interact.