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May 15, 2007
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Storm Cloud ClipartThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.noaa.gov/wx.html, is THE source for weather info! With the National Weather Service, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/,they issue severe weather warnings. Their website has cool satellite pictures of weather around the world, information on weather in space, and pages to learn about any and all weather phenomenon! Here is a page of links to all kind of weather sources. This page provides general information for kids, parents, and teachers. Find out answers to all your weather questions, learn about careers in weather, plus links to other interesting weather sites.
  Franklin's Forecast, http://www.fi.edu/weather/ sponsored by the Franklin Institute, has general info about weather, plus links to activities for you to learn more! Make your own weather station, or check the five-day forecast for places all over the world.
       Weather Jokes Laughing Fish
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
Weather%20Jokes1.htm

  El Nino Clipart   Curious about El Nino? Learn about some of the basic principles behind El Nino and experiment with different activities to help you better understand this weather phenomenon. The El Nino page also includes links to other sources of information, plus a chance for you to send your own local news reports about the effects of El NiƱo where you live. http://www.fi.edu/weather/nino/nino.html

Grey Cloud Clipart     Or, learn more about the wind! Study more about our fierce friend the wind by exploring the science of wind energy.http://www.fi.edu/tfi/units/energy/

Weather Eye has different sections for students, teachers and parents, with great weather info, activities and resources in each area. http://weathereye.kgan.com/


Geographic knowledge is essential for Meteorologists. They must be able to quickly and accurately read maps to see where weather systems are located. These maps for meteorology should help you locate weather anywhere in the world. http://wildwildweather.com/geography.htm

Web weather for Kids http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/

Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!

Weather from around the world
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/

Continue your weather adventure by visiting:

Hurricanes
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/hurricane1.htm
Tornadoes
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/tornado.htm

Climate
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/climate.htm
Lightning
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/wcm/lightning/
resources/LightningFactsSheet.pdf
Forge ahead with Activities in Meteorology such as sunspots, wind chill and greenhouse effect.
http://www.fsl.noaa.gov/visitors/education/sam1/SAM_Intro.html
MarsThe Martian Sun-Times is a unique website that lets you compare the weather on Earth to the weather on Mars! Test your knowledge about Mars weather using the graphs and charts, and check out their links for even more info on Mars weather.

Check your knowledge about weather words with the Storm Word Search Puzzle http://skydiary.com/kids/puzzle.html
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Find out how you can become a part of The Globe Program, an exciting, worldwide, hands-on education and science program. http://www.globe.gov/globe_flash.html

NOAA and the National Weather Service is a complete source of weather related information.http://www.nws.noaa.gov/

JetStream...is the National Weather Service Online School for Weather. This site is designed to help educators, emergency managers, or anyone interested in learning about weather and weather safety.
Lessons about: Air Pressure , Hydrologic Cycle , Hail

Even more lessons and experiments:

  • Online lessons from Earthstorm from the University of Oklahoma http://earthstorm.ocs.ou.edu/materials/lessons.php
  • Wind Blow: This Newton's Apple lesson plan shows you how to teach your students about wind and the effect convection has on Earth's winds. http://www.newtonsapple.tv/TeacherGuide.php?id=1678
  • Experiments http://www.weatherwizkids.com/WxExperiments.htm

Clipart of sun and cloudsMake your own weather station
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/weatherstation.html

World Meterological Organization
 http://www.wmo.ch/index-en.html


Watch a virtual movie of today's weather anywhere on the earth!!! http://www.ems.psu.edu/VRStuff/QTVR.html

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