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Merriam-Webster

Merriam Webster: Dictionary Illustration: Cloud

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Clouds

For Students 6th - 8th
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!
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds, a Teaching Box

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A collection of educational resources to bring cloud science to elementary students.
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Lesson Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Anatomy of a Storm's Clouds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Sci Jinks: Gallery of Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
View images of various clouds types and read the descriptions that explain each one.
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Website
Dan Satterfield

Dan's Wild Weather Page: Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Cloud Questions

For Students 2nd
Read what a cloud is and how to identify three different types. Includes audio narration in English and Turkish with text in English.
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NASA

Nasa: Introduction to Clouds [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 1 Clouds

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe and record different types of clouds.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Droplets: Kiwi Kids Cloud Identification Guide [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 8th
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).
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Unit Plan
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds, Weather, and Climate Teaching Box

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
Curated OER

Weather Dude: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
Weather page highlights clouds and how they are formed. Also provides information on basic cloud types.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Looking at Clouds: Identifying Cumulus, Cirrus and Stratus Clouds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on Clouds

For Students 4th - 8th
Learn all about clouds, how they form, the different types, and how they can be used to predict the weather.
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Unit Plan
NOAA

Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Earth Observatory: Clouds & Radiation Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
This article highlights facts about clouds and their role in the Earth's climate change.
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Weather & Climate: Clouds and Precipitation

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Unscramble the Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
In this slider picture puzzle, try and put the pieces in the correct place to see all types of different clouds.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Facts About the Cumulus Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a good description of the characteristics of cumulus clouds.
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Geography 4 kids

Geography4 kids.com: Many Cloud Types

For Students 3rd - 8th
A brief overview of the four most common types of clouds with mention of a few lesser known types.
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Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Extension: Tree House Weather Kids: Clouds and Moisture: Clouds: Earth's Security Blanket

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animated resource helps young researchers understand clouds, cloud formation, and types of clouds.
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Activity
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Cloud Viewer

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Cloud Viewer to explore the clouds and sky outside.
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Interactive
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Cloud Sorting Game

For Students 9th - 10th
Sort photos of clouds by altitude, by composition, and into groups based on whether they are smooth or turbulent.
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Unit Plan
Globe

The Globe Program: Do You Know That Clouds Have Names? [Pdf]

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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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