Weather
Science Benchmark
Weather describes conditions in the atmosphere at a certain place and time. Water, energy from the sun, and wind create a cycle of changing weather. The sun's energy warms the oceans and lands at Earth's surface, creating changes in the atmosphere that cause weather. The temperature and movement of air can be observed and measured to determine the effect on cloud formation and precipitation. Recording weather observations provides data that can be used to predict future weather conditions and establish patterns over time. Weather affects many aspects of people's lives.
Online Resources
Clouds
Weather describes conditions in the atmosphere at a certain place and time. Water, energy from the sun, and wind create a cycle of changing weather. The sun's energy warms the oceans and lands at Earth's surface, creating changes in the atmosphere that cause weather. The temperature and movement of air can be observed and measured to determine the effect on cloud formation and precipitation. Recording weather observations provides data that can be used to predict future weather conditions and establish patterns over time. Weather affects many aspects of people's lives.
Online Resources
- Birch Creek Weather Station - Click here to visit the Cache County School District weather station. Learn about and use weather instruments to graph the local weather conditions in Smithfield.
- Weather Ed - This is a wonderful online module about everyday elements of weather. Learn about the atmosphere, clouds, temperature, wind, and other factors that influence the climate.
- EdHeads Weather Activities - Report the weather with the Weather-Tron 3030. Predict the weather 3 days into the future with the Predict-o-Matic.
- Interactive Weather Forecast - Create your own weather forecast, just like on the news channel!
- The Weather Channel Kids - Use the kids friendly resources of the Weather Channel here. Get the weather forecast for any place on Earth, play weather games, learn about all things weather in the encyclopedia, and more!
- Weather Watch -Track clouds in the sky, experiment with weather tools, explore climate conditions, and forecast weather at this site sponsored by Scholastic Books.
- Treehouse Weather Kids - Learn interactively about seasons & temperature, Air pressure & wind, clouds & moisture, and Rock 'n Roll weather at this site hosted by the University of Illinois Extension.
Clouds
- Clouds - Click here to learn about all of the different kinds of clouds in the sky.
- Cloud Game - Have you ever dreamed of flying in the clouds? In this game, the magical world of Cloud awaits you. This award winning game was created by aspiring university students, and is available for free. If you are interested in this game, ask an adult to help you.