Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: All About Clouds
This lesson uses hands-on activities and trade books along with websites to explain the formation of clouds. This lesson may be used in conjunction with a weather unit.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Clouds in a Clear Sky
This article introduces the different layers of the atmosphere and the clouds that are formed there. Scientists use instruments such as the SAGE 11 that help to measure amounts of sunlight, water vapor, and other conditions that affect...
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Every Cloud Has a Filthy Lining
This article discusses what clouds are made of, including the dirty particles in them called aerosols. Learn about the natural and man-made sources of aerosols.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Nimbus Clouds: Facts
Explains how clouds are classified and the characteristics of nimbus clouds.
Other
Cloudman's Mini Cloud Atlas: The 12 Basic Cloud Classifications
This page is an atlas of clouds. Has photos as well as descriptions of clouds.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Clouds
Everything you ever wanted to know about clouds condensed into one website. Find out about all different types of clouds and even learn how to make them yourself.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Changing Global Cloudiness
Learn what clouds are made of and how they form. Read reports from several different cloud observations and how the clouds effect climate.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Clouds by Aristophanes
Translated by William James Hickie, this full version of the Aristophanes comedy, The Clouds, is presented in multiple digital formats.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net Lesson: Weather
Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.
Tramline
Tramline: Tornado Field Trip
In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.
Math Science Nucleus
Math/science Nucleus: Cloud Poem Animation
This animation, in a storybook format, tells the various types of clouds (stratus, cirrus, nimbus) through a picture poem.
Library of Congress
Loc: Earth as Art: A Landsat Perspective
A really cool site showing Satellite (Landsat 7) images of unique geographical and meteorological phenomena. Images show cloud formations to rainforest devastation.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Weather: The Water Cycle
An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Cloudsand Precipitation
Find out about the development of clouds, types of clouds, and precipitation. Includes diagrams and illustrations.
Other
Kidstorm: Lightning
Learn about lightning formation and lightning safety with this detailed webpage.
NASA
Astronomical Society of the Pacific: Telescope Treasure Hunt
This hands-on astronomy activity lets learners hunt for different objects in the night sky that contribute to stellar and planetary formation, using a Treasure List. They will learn how stars and their planets form and will find objects...
Curated OER
Cumulus Clouds Are Big and Fluffy
An informative site that briefly describes clouds and cloud formations (pictures included). Contains a number of links to other earth related sites.
Curated OER
Stratus Clouds Look Like a Blanket
An informative site that briefly describes clouds and cloud formations (pictures included). Contains a number of links to other earth related sites.
Curated OER
Clouds
An informative site that briefly describes clouds and cloud formations (pictures included). Contains a number of links to other earth related sites.
Other
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences: Groundhog Day 2010 [Pdf]
Designed for Grades K-8, this teaching guide is chock-full of ideas for celebrating Groundhog Day, with activities like making shadow puppets, examining weather lore and studying cloud formations.
NOAA
Noaa: Photo Library: Cumulus Clouds, Photo #1
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides a photo library of severe weather formations. Here you can find a photograph capturing cumulus clouds being formed over water.
REMC Association of Michigan
Remc Association of Michigan: 21 Things4 Students: 4. Suite Tools
In this learning module, students learn how to use Microsoft Word and Google docs, both in the cloud. They will create and format documents and learn how to share them with others so that they can collaborate on projects and assignments....
Utah Education Network
Uen: It Looked Like
Make a class book based on the format of "It Looked Like Spilt Milk".
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Clouds
An interesting formation of clouds settles in for the afternoon in front of an otherwise blue sky.
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