Weather
Overview
In this cluster, students learn that daily weather conditions are not the result of random occurrences, but from global systems that can be predicted on a short-term and a seasonal basis.
Websites
Study Jams: Weather and Climate
Explains the difference between weather and climate.
Explains the difference between weather and climate.
NASA: Water, Water Everywhere
Video follows a single water molecule as it travels through the Earth's water cycle.
Video follows a single water molecule as it travels through the Earth's water cycle.
Study Jams: The Water Cycle
Reviews the processes and steps involved in the constant cycle of water through the biosphere.
Reviews the processes and steps involved in the constant cycle of water through the biosphere.
Study Jams: Air Masses and Fronts
The Earth has four major air masses, two warm and two cold. This video introduces the concepts of air masses and fronts.
The Earth has four major air masses, two warm and two cold. This video introduces the concepts of air masses and fronts.
Scholastics: Experiment with Weather
Information about the various weather tools along with instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Information about the various weather tools along with instructions on building it and using it in an experiment.
Study Jams: Weather Instruments
Introduction to various instruments use by meteorologists to record different elements of weather.
Introduction to various instruments use by meteorologists to record different elements of weather.
Kids Meteorologists
PBS Learning video about young meteorologists.
PBS Learning video about young meteorologists.
NASA: Meteorology Overview
This NASA-produced film describes Earth's weather and the field of meteorology. The narrator is a teenager and things are explained in a kid-friendly way
This NASA-produced film describes Earth's weather and the field of meteorology. The narrator is a teenager and things are explained in a kid-friendly way
Weather Whiz Kids
A great resource for researching the many aspects of weather.
A great resource for researching the many aspects of weather.
Study Jams: Severe Storms
Severe storms can wreak havoc on Earth. Introduction to the Earth's most destructive weather events.
Severe storms can wreak havoc on Earth. Introduction to the Earth's most destructive weather events.
Lightning Info and Safety
The History Of The Barometer (And How It Works)
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-barometer-and-how-it-works-asaf-bar-yosef
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-history-of-the-barometer-and-how-it-works-asaf-bar-yosef
Photograph of the Northern Lights from the International Space Station
Crazy Tornado Compilation
Click here for Storm Safety tips from the Tornado Hunters.
Mammatus Clouds