Weather/Climate Research/Informational Sites

• About Temperature - Do you have an unanswered question about air temperature? Find the answer here.
• Blizzard Attack - Simulation
• Cloud Resources on the WWW - Hotlist
• Cloud Types - Describes cloud classifications and includes great pictures.
• CNN Weather
• Dan's Wild, Wild Weather Page for Kids
• El Nino - A non-technical description of El Nino! Great for kids!
• Extreme Weather Safety Tips - Tips from Owlie!
• Franklin's Forecast - From the Franklin Institute.
• Gary's Weather Classroom -Weather resources for teachers, students, and parents.
• Inside a Hurricane - How does a hurricane work?
• Interactive Weather Map - Click on a state for the complete weather forecast.
• Lightning - Learn how positive and negative charges induce lightning!
• Making a Weather Station - Complete with instructions, materials, etc.
• Making a Weather Vane  - Complete with instructions, materials, etc.
• Precipitation - Includes information on rain, hail, sleet, and snow.
• Questions and Answers about Hurricanes - Where do they come from, etc.
• Questions and Answers about Lightning - What causes lightning, etc.
• Questions and Answers about Thunderstorms - How do they form, how detected, etc.
• Questions and Answers about Tornadoes - Good information on tornadoes.
• Research Topics on Hurricanes  Not only does this site give you the topic, it also gives you the URLs to find your answers.
• Thunderstorms: A Recipe  - Read through Thunderstorms: A Recipe and learn about everything related to this distinct weather dish.
• Tornadoes - Going Around in Circles - Click on the numbers at the bottom to go on to the next page
• Tornadoes   Introduction...Click on the links in the menu at the bottom of the page for more info.
• Tornadoes Theme  Hotlist
• Weather Wise - Project by a Resource class. Go kids!!!
• Weather Dude - Weather page from KSTW-TV.
• Weather Eye   Includes lesson plans and other resources.
• Weather Lore  For the weekend gardener.
• Weather Symbols
• Weather Underground
• Web Weather for Kids  Weather activities "to do at home or school."
• Wind: Our Fierce Friend - Unit project from the Franklin Institute.

Offline Lesson Plans/Activities:

• Hey, You stole my rain!
• Wind Direction
• Precipitation
• Tornado Safety - Coloring book.
• Condensation
• Cloud Watching
• Density Experiment
• Evaporation
• Weather Songs
• Rain Game
• Where Does the Wind Come From
• Winter Weather Across America
• How to Create a Tornado
• Lightning in a Pan
• Measuring Rainfall

Online Lesson Plans

• Climate
• Cloud Case
• Weather - Thematic Unit.
• Extreme Weather - WebQuest
• Clouds
• Flash Flood
• Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs - CyberGuide
• Forecasting
• Lightning
• Lightning
• Natural Disasters
• Taming Tornadoes...Don't miss Branching Out and Online Activity.
• Weather Unit
• Weather Watch....Don't miss Branching Out and Online Activity.
• Thematic Weather Unit - Online unit
• Cloud Quest - WebQuest

Online Project

• National Sky Awareness Week
• 1999 Let It Snow Email Project

 Online Activity

• Hidden Animals in the Clouds
• When Lightning Strikes
• Weather Quizzes - How much do you really know about the weather?  Take one of the quizzes to find out!

Online Quiz

• Lightning

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Updated: August 5, 2005
Jerrie S. Cheek
Educational Technology Center - KSU
Kennesaw, GA 30144