Weather
... or Not
About Weather
Billy and Maria
A series of coloring books in Adobe Acrobat format for children
who want to learn about weather through art. Download and print
out.
Dan's Wild, Wild
Weather Page
An interactive weather page for older students.
Weather
Doctor
Great for your unit studies, as there are links not only to the
scientific aspects of weather, but also its place in history
and inspiring artists.
Weather Dude
Featuring the Musical
Meteorology Pages. A weather education site especially for
kids, parents and teachers from TV meteorologist Nick Walker.
Weather
Wiz Kids
Hi everybody, I'm Meteorologist Crystal Wicker. I designed this
website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about
the fascinating world of weather. Facts, games, puzzles, experiments
and more.
What
Causes the Seasons?
Just as Earth's unique atmosphere and its distance from the Sun
work together to make Earth the right temperature to support
life, Earth's orbit and its rotation work together to create
the seasons.
Careers
Be
a Meteorologist
Here's what you'll need to get started. From the Weather Channel.
Climate &
Global Warming
Climate and Global Warming for Kids
Helping kids understand and respond to the growing body of evidence
that all of us could contribute less carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere.
Experiments
Lightning
in a Pan
Try this easy experiment to make your own miniature version of
a lightning bolt.
Games
BBC
Weather Games
Several games focusing on weather in the United Kingdom.
Cloud Formation
Flashcards
Are you trying to memorize cloud names? Test yourself with these flashcards. After a slight hesitation, the names are spelled and pronounced for you.
Nephelococcygia
What a big word for just meaning "finding clouds that look
like things." Can you find some animals or objects in these
clouds? Try this game outside, too.
Instruments
Forecasting: Using pressure and wind
Here are some general statements of wind-barometer indications
that are generally applicable to all parts of the United States
Franklin's Forecast
Directions for making your own weather station and becoming the
weather forecaster for your neighborhood.
Make an Anemometer
Kids may find "anemometer" difficult to say, but they'll
find an anemometer easy to make by following the instructions for this simple Dixie cup model.
Make Your Own Weather Station
You can become an amateur meteorologist by building your own weather station and keeping a record of your measurements.
Storms
Latest
Satellite Imagery
Images linked from this page are located on servers at the Satellite
Services Division of the National Environmental Satellite, Data,
and Information Service . Blank maps available so you can use
the data and images here to create a storm map.
Web Weather
For Kids
A charming site. Make a thunderstorm, lightning or a tornado.
Figure out how far away lightning is.
Winter
Storms
What does it take to make a blizzard?
See also Hurricanes and Tornadoes
Temperature
About
Temperature
An illustrated document designed to teach the concept of temperature
to middle school students.
Converting
between temperature scales
The chart below will help you quickly make rough conversions
between the Fahrenheit and Calsius temperature scales.
Daniel
Fahrenheit, Anders Celsius Left Their Marks
What's the deal with this Fahrenheit and Celsius stuff? If they
hadn't died, you could ask Daniel Fahrenheit and Anders Celsius,
two 18th-century scientists whose names stuck with temperature
scales that stuck on our thermometers.
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- Amazing
Weather Ball
- Decorative method for predicting weather via changes in air
pressure. Shop at Edmund Scientifics today!
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- Skymate
Windmeter Wind speed, temperature functions, and wind
chill are all included. Buy now at Scientificsonline.com
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- Wireless
Weather Station Forecasts in animated, full-color photo
images, complete with sound effects!
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- 433
MHz Remote Thermometer
- Able to receive signals from 3 different remote temperature
sensors.
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- Professional
Rain Gauge
- Shop now at Edmund Scientifics for all things Weather!
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Weather Stuff From Amazon.com
- Capsela Weather Station
by Educational Insights
- Enjoy alone or with other Capsela modules.
Dr. Fred's Weather Watch
Create and Run Your Own Weather Station
Alfred B. Bortz
Dr. Fred shows kids how to predict the weather in their own backyards
- using simple, inexpensive, self-built meteorological instruments
that add up to a fully operational weather station. Paperback
2000.
The Kid's Book Weather Forecasting
Build a Weather Station, 'Read the Sky' &; Make Predictions!
Mark Breen
How to predict the weather using simple devices you build yourself
or just by looking out the window. Paperback 2000.
- Stop Global Warming: The Solution Is You!
by Laurie David
In accessible and inspiring prose, David explains that Global
warming is not an opinion but a scientific reality, one that policy
makers by and large have failed to address.
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- Hurricane: Of the 1900 Galveston Hurricane
by Janice A. Thompson
- Hurricane is a gripping tale of triumph set in Galveston,
Texas where unforgettable heroes come to life against all odds.
For teens and pre-teens.
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