Cynthia J. O'Hora
Mrs. O's House: Positive Weather Reports
After reviewing local weather reports, students will think about whether the presentation of the reports is driving folks to not participate in outdoor activities. The class will create new weather reports that will turn negative weather...
Dan Satterfield
Wild Weather: Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page
A site to find out anything you want to know about weather, including clouds, tornadoes, satellites, radar, wind, climate, and more. Suitable for all ages. Also includes games, quizzes, and teacher resources.
Other
California Regional Weather Server: Jet Stream Analyses and Forecasts
California Regional Weather Service provides the latest jet stream analyses and forecasts for the Northern Hemisphere, Eastern Pacific & Western North America, North America, North Atlantic, and the Southern Hemisphere.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: I Can Forecast the Weather
The students will study and be able to tell the difference between cumulus, cirrus, and stratus clouds. As they tell the difference they will be able to tell what the weather will be like.
Other
Weather Radar
This site has information about weather radar and the types of information which can be retrieved from Doppler radar. Consists of a three-part student activity; easily adaptable to any student project.
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Forecasting
Find out about the art and science of forecasting at this site from Dan's Wild Weather Page.
The Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute: Make Your Own Weather Station
This page, provided by the Franklin Institute, shows you how to become an amateur meteorologist. Directions on how to construct a weather station include the barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, weather vane, and compass.
Other
Accu weather.com: Precipitation Maps
A comprehensive site of precipitation maps for the entire U.S., regions of the U.S., individual states, and areas around the world. Includes maps showing predicted precipitation, actual precipitation, and accumulated precipitation. It...
Dan Satterfield
Dan's Wild Weather Page: Hurricanes
Use this site to find out about hurricanes and how to track them.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Sinking Water: Glaciers, Ocean Currents and Weather Patterns
A lesson where students learn how warm water is less dense than cold water, and what this means for global climate change as ice from the polar regions melts. Students will do experiments in buoyancy and water density when hot or cold,...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Make Your Own Psychrometer
From the name, you might guess that a psychrometer is an instrument designed to measure your thoughts. Actually, it is an instrument that can help you forecast the weather. Read more to find out how it works.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Week of 4 18 16: Measuring Raindrops From Space
Article reports on why measuring the size of raindrops from space may help improve weather predictions. Includes video.
NASA
Nasa: Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch
This lesson plan allows students to learn about the layers of the atmosphere and to learn how to graph real atmospheric data.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Weather Tools of the Trade
Learn all about the basic meteorological instruments.
New York Times
New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Weather
The New York Times Learning Network has developed interactive and printable crossword puzzles. The theme of this one is weather.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Predictable!
Students follow weather forecasts to gauge their accuracy and produce a weather report for the class. They develop skills of observation, recording and reporting.
Other
Weather.com (En Espanol)
This Spanish version of "The Weather Channel" is very complete. Simply put in the name of any city in the world and get that city's forecast, in Spanish, for the next few days. Other links make this site very complete.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Classroom Phenology: The Environment a Source of Data and Observations
A unit where students record daily temperatures, precipitation amounts, observations of weather patterns, shadow length of a set object, and other observations. In addition, they will complete a season-long weekly observation of a...
Other
Gpb Blogs: Students Ask: How Do Meteorologists Predict the Weather?
Today's post is a continuation of my communication with Ms. Jordan's 6th Grade Science Class at South Central Middle School! South Central MS is located in Emerson, Georgia, in Bartow County. They are very curious to know how...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather Forecasting and Meteorology
On this website, students can learn about weather forcasting and meteorology including cold and warm fronts, high and low pressure systems, fun facts, and technology.
National Weather Service
Noaa: National Weather Service: Massachusetts
This resource includes weather summaries, hourly weather reports, zone forecasts, weather watches, warnings and advisories etc.
USA Today
Usa Today: Understanding Clouds and Fog
Learn about the different kinds of clouds, their location in the sky, how they form, their influence on the weather, and unusual cloud shapes.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Dry Spells, Wet Spells: How Common Are They?
Here's a project that looks at what the weather was like for over a hundred years. The goal of the project is to compare long-term precipitation patterns in different regions of the country. You will work with historical climate data,...
BBC
Bbc Weather: Algiers, Algeria
Find out about the climate of Algiers, Algeria from this BBC Weather site where you will read about the climate regions, temperature variations, precipitation, and sunshine amounts. There is also a current 5-day forecast for Algiers.
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