CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Predicting Weather Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide briefly summarizes key points about weather forecasting. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Graphing the Weather
Fourth graders take weather readings using simple weather instruments and predict the weather.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Climate and Weather
Eight hands-on lessons module in which students explore climate and weather. Inquiry-based investigations include observing weather, weather reporting, weather maps, weather satellites, causes of weather, and climate change.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page: Radar
An explanation of what radar is and how Doppler radar has come to be used in weather detection. The operation of Doppler radar is illustrated and discussed in an easy-to-understand language.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 7 Interpreting Weather Data
After collecting weather data, 4th graders will interpret it.
NOAA
Noaa: National Weather Service: Jetstream: Doppler Radar
Online school for weather presents a complete guide to learning about Doppler radar. Explore how it works, how it is used on the Web, radar images, and more. A review quiz and lesson plans are included for further enhancement of the topic.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Satellites
At this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page, you can find out about how satellites work in forecasting our weather and perform learning activities about satellites.
NASA
Ucar Center for Science Education: Web Weather for Kids
This website provides information, lessons and activities regarding clouds, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes and winter storms.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Do the Seasons Change in Each Hemisphere?
On a rainy day, do you ever wonder what the weather is like on the other side of the planet? Different regions around the globe can have very different seasonal weather patterns. In this experiment, you can test if these seasonal...
NASA
Nasa: Precipitation Towers: Modeling Weather Data
This lesson uses stacking cubes as a way to graph precipitation data, comparing the precipitation averages and seasonal patterns for several locations. Variations on the lesson can accommodate various ages and ability levels. Students...
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Recording Daily Weather
Learn about weather forecasting, the different gadgets used to predict the weather, and other interesting facts.
Scholastic
Scholastic: A Weather Watch Lesson for Grades Pre K 2
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.
Other
Bureau of Meteorology: About Weather Station Data
A page that can help select which weather data from the Bureau's observation station would be helpful in predicting weather patterns. "It briefly provides information about where you may find a Bureau weather station, what observations...
Other
American Meteorological Society: Data Streme Atmosphere
This site provides an extensive amount of weather information. Includes current information, forecasting, and historic weather related events. Weather map symbols and terminology explained.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Foggy Forecasting: What Weather Factors Create Radiation Fog?
The poet Carl Sandburg wrote, "The fog comes on little cat feet". In this weather science fair project, you'll discover why this beautiful, quiet creeper appears on some days, and not on others. If you are fascinated by fog and weather...
Other
About Wmo World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) watches the weather and keeps up to date weather patterns. It is the coordinator of weather information for the world's scientific community.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Oceans and Weather Systems
Students will identify the role of the oceans in the formation of weather systems such as hurricanes.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Weather Maps
This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of students will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for more...
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Cool Jobs: Wet and Wild Weather
How's the weather? Forecasts rely on scientists and engineers who collect and interpret data gathered on the ground, in the sky and way up in space.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Make a Weather Forecast
Review these tips and learn to make predictions of the weather.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: What to Wear? What to Drink? Weather Patterns and Climatic R
How does our climate affect us? How do we decide what to wear each day? What factors determine if our clothing choices are comfortable? What is the source of our water? Students explore characteristics that define climatic regions. They...
NOAA
Noaa: Weather Prediction and Detection
Learn how the tools for weather prediction has changed in this article.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Colonial Williamsburg: Predicting Weather
Site from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation combines Science and Social Studies. As students examine the various methods of predicting the weather, in Colonial Williamsburg.
National Weather Service
National Weather Service
Official United States Weather Bureau source for weather maps and forecasts. Contains forecasts, maps, warnings, data, current conditions, and storm warnings.
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