PBS
Pbs Kids: Plum Landing: Clouds or Shadows
This interactive is based on the PBS Kids' series, Plum Landing. Students will read informational text about clouds and shadows. Then they will make observations about them and draw these on the site.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day: Jupiter's Clouds 3 D
Every day is a cloudy day on Jupiter, the Solar System's reigning gas giant. This 3-dimensional visualization presents a simplified model view from between Jovian cloud decks based on imaging and spectral data recorded by the Galileo...
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: Red Cloud: Photographs of an Oglala Sioux Chief
A great slideshow of pictures of Red Cloud and his Uncle's Shirt courtesy of Smithsonian Institution.
Iowa State University
Iowa State University: Cloud Pictures
This is a great site from the Iowa State University. This page is a collection of cloud pictures. You view the picture and then click on the text to see what the author thinks the cloud looks like. You can classify the clouds yourself.
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.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian National Zoo: Clouded Leopard Fact Sheet
As part of the Asia Trail exhibit at the National Zoo, this site highlights various facts and interesting information on the Clouded Leopard. In addition to several pictures, the site provides a description and information on habitat,...
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Iowa State University: Cloud Pictures
This is a great site from the Iowa State University. This page is a collection of cloud pictures. You view the picture and then click on the text to see what the author thinks the cloud looks like. You can classify the clouds yourself.
Other
Wonders in Weather: Stratus Clouds
This site provides a brief explanation of stratus clouds supplemented with pictures. Links are provided to other cloud topics.
Other
Wonders in Weather: Cirrus Clouds
This site provides a to the point definition of cirrus clouds supplemented with a picture.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Venus
Photos of Venus' surface and cloud tops. Includes 3-D surface views. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files for more detail.
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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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Science Kids: Science Images: Mountain Clouds
High in the mountains a photographer takes a spectacular image of mountain clouds at what seems like the top of the world.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Rolling Thunder Cloud
This unbelievable photo shows an imposing rolling thunder cloud making its way over a city in the Netherlands. It dumps large amounts of water in the process and unleashes spectacular displays of thunder and lightning.
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Science Kids: Science Images: Turbulent Clouds
This image shows dark, turbulent clouds swirling dramatically during a heavy storm.
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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.
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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.
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Clouds
An informative site that briefly describes clouds and cloud formations (pictures included). Contains a number of links to other earth related sites.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Nova Science Now Lightning: Lightning Varieties
Compare and contrast different types of lightning bolts. A substantial amount of information is provided here including pictures with descriptions for each type of lightning bolt. NOTE: The interactive is no longer available; Click on...
California Institute of Technology
Spitzer Science Center: Where Galactic Snakes Live
Following the title, "Where Galactic Snakes Live" this site examines an image of "Galactic Snakes" which are actually clouds larger than several solar systems. The text below the image proceeds to explain certain stellar features...
Read Works
Read Works: Cloudy and Sunny
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a little girl named Maria who learns that the sun feels warmer when the clouds are gone. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Solar Eclipse Memory Game
Test your memory while you learn about eclipses of the Sun. Click on tiles to reveal pictures of solar eclipses and maps of the path of the November 2012 eclipse in Australia. Try to find matching pairs of pictures.
NASA
Nasa: Astronomy Picture of the Day:the Clouds of Neptune
Changes in the atmosphere of Neptune as recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope.