Merriam-Webster
Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Cloud
This is basic cloud chart illustrating shape and relative altitude of ten key cloud types. Scroll down to the bottom for the list of cloud types by name.
Weather Wiz Kids
Weather Wiz Kids: Clouds
Meet the different kinds of clouds found in our atmosphere! Included are answers to why clouds are white, why they turn gray, what is fog, cloud chart, links to cloud lesson plans, and more!
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Clouds, a Teaching Box
A collection of educational resources to bring cloud science to elementary students.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Anatomy of a Storm's Clouds
Young scholars analyze cloud data from a storm that crossed the United States in late November 2019. They identify cloud types from photos of the sky in various locations to identify the zonation of clouds across a cold and warm front.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: Gallery of Clouds
View images of various clouds types and read the descriptions that explain each one.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Clouds
Find out all about clouds and how they are formed at this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page. Nice photographs of different types of clouds enrich the site.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Cloud Questions
Read what a cloud is and how to identify three different types. Includes audio narration in English and Turkish with text in English.
NASA
Nasa: Introduction to Clouds [Pdf]
NASA is interested in clouds because they are an integral part of the water cycle, and because they are a controlling factor in the energy budget of the Earth. This chart provides a basic introduction to the identification of clouds. The...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 1 Clouds
Fourth graders observe and record different types of clouds.
NASA
Nasa: Droplets: Kiwi Kids Cloud Identification Guide [Pdf]
Learn all about the different kinds of clouds in our atmosphere, how each forms, and specific details of each. Colored photos and an altitude cloud chart are included. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Clouds, Weather, and Climate Teaching Box
This Teaching Box combines hands-on activities, data analysis, and discussion that help high school students consider how weather can affect cloud types and how cloud types can affect climate.
Curated OER
Weather Dude: Clouds
Weather page highlights clouds and how they are formed. Also provides information on basic cloud types.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Looking at Clouds: Identifying Cumulus, Cirrus and Stratus Clouds
Using photos of the three basic cloud types, small groups of students will sort the clouds into 2-3 groups, list traits of each group, and name each cloud group. They will share their information on posters which are studied for...
eSchool Today
E School Today: Your Revision Notes on Clouds
Learn all about clouds, how they form, the different types, and how they can be used to predict the weather.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Clouds
Online school for weather presents much information about clouds. Discover how they form, the different types, their colors, and more. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement of the topic.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Clouds & Radiation Fact Sheet
This article highlights facts about clouds and their role in the Earth's climate change.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Clouds and Precipitation
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of clouds, how they form, the kinds of precipitation they can create, the main types of clouds, and cloud descriptor terms.
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: Unscramble the Clouds
In this slider picture puzzle, try and put the pieces in the correct place to see all types of different clouds.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Facts About the Cumulus Clouds
Provides a good description of the characteristics of cumulus clouds.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Many Cloud Types
A brief overview of the four most common types of clouds with mention of a few lesser known types.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Clouds: Earth's Security Blanket
Animated resource helps young researchers understand clouds, cloud formation, and types of clouds.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cloud Viewer
Use the Cloud Viewer to explore the clouds and sky outside.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Cloud Sorting Game
Sort photos of clouds by altitude, by composition, and into groups based on whether they are smooth or turbulent.
Globe
The Globe Program: Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? [Pdf]
Did you know that clouds have different names? Each cloud in the sky has its own unique form and it has a particular name based on its shape, where it floats in the sky and the type of moisture it contains. Learn here all about the...
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