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Website
USA Today

Usa Today: Understanding Clouds and Fog

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the different kinds of clouds, their location in the sky, how they form, their influence on the weather, and unusual cloud shapes.
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: High in the Clouds

For Teachers 2nd
Weather lesson plan focuses on types of clouds.
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Article
CommonLit

Common Lit: "What Are Clouds?" by Nasa

For Students 4th - 6th
This informational text explains the formation of different clouds and how they contribute to different types of weather on Earth. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...
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Handout
Encyclopedia of Earth

Encyclopedia of Earth: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what clouds are, how they are formed, and provides a chart listing the four main categories of clouds in the Earth's atmosphere - cirrus, nimbus, cumulus, and stratus. (Updated: July 25, 2012)
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Interactive
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Cloud Matching Game

For Students 4th - 8th
A matching game where students match the pictures of the clouds with the name of their type.
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Lesson Plan
Globe

The Globe Program: Cloud Protocols [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A lesson plan for students to observe ten types of clouds including contrails. Lesson plan includes teacher information as well as student data sheet.
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Nimbus Clouds: Facts

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains how clouds are classified and the characteristics of nimbus clouds.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating How Do Clouds Form? What Are the Different Types of Clouds?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this investigation, students will observe and learn about the different types of clouds and be able to explain in their own words how clouds are formed. They will also observe an experiment illustrating how clouds form.
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Graphic
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Clouds Images

For Students 9th - 10th
Photos of various types of clouds and diagrams to help you understand clouds.
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Website
Other

Gorp: Using Clouds to Forecast the Weather

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information on the four main types of clouds that form in the atmosphere. There are high clouds, middle clouds, low clouds and clouds with vertical development.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Cloud Protocols

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students observe ten types of clouds and visible contrails, and determine how much of the sky is covered with clouds or contrails.
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Handout
Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Clouds

For Students 1st - 6th
What are clouds? Learn how clouds form and float, the different types of clouds, and more fun facts.
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Article
PBS

Pbs News Hour Extra: Cloud Computing

For Students 9th - 10th
Wouldn't it be great if all of our documents could be stored on the internet rather than eating up our hard drive space? The concept is 'cloud computing' and this issue provides some concern over this new type of computing.
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Handout
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Physics 2000: Elements as Atoms: Electron Clouds and Energy Levels

For Students 9th - 10th
An explanation of the different types of atomic orbitals, how they are filled according to the Pauli Exclusion Principle, and how many electrons can fit in each electron shell.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Identifying and Writing Opinions About Clouds Using Clue Words

For Teachers 1st - 2nd Standards
It is important to teach learners the difference between facts and opinions. This is the groundwork for getting students to think critically when analyzing a piece of text. This lesson will help to lay the foundation for opinion writing....
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Website
Weather Wiz Kids

Weather Wiz Kids: Clouds

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Graphic
Other

Cloudman's Mini Cloud Atlas: The 12 Basic Cloud Classifications

For Students 9th - 10th
This page is an atlas of clouds. Has photos as well as descriptions of clouds.
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Website
University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Cloudsand Precipitation

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the development of clouds, types of clouds, and precipitation. Includes diagrams and illustrations.
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Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: A Look at Weather Factors: Interactive Lesson

For Students K - 1st
Students learn about four factors that describe different types of weather -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- as they explore various weather conditions and find evidence that describes each type of weather...
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: A Weather Watch Lesson for Grades Pre K 2

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students focus on observing weather patterns and reporting what they see. They also learn about different types of clouds and how each type is related to weather conditions. The related activity is no longer available.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Fifth Grade Science: Earth Science: Weather and Water in the Atmosphere

For Students 5th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses what causes weather, what humidity is and its role in the weather, how clouds are classified, and types of precipitation and how they form.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.

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