In this unit, students learn the basics about weather and the atmosphere. They investigate materials engineering as it applies to weather and the choices available to us for clothing to counteract the effects of weather. Students have...

The collections in this thematic area provide educational resources that introduce concepts of weather and atmosphere. It provides activities and data for exploring weather and atmospheric sciences, and link to emerging research on these...

Do you live in an area where the weather changes a lot from season to season throughout the year? Or do you live in a place where the weather stays pretty much the same all year long? How dynamic is the weather, and how does it compare...

For this 3-part lesson, students explore California climate and factors that are leading to changes within this climate system. Students begin by exploring California's climate and the state's topography. Next, they investigate coastal...

In this amazingly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn how factors such as ocean currents, topography, and air currents affect weather patterns. You will also learn the similarities and differences between weather and climate.

Students explore the relationship between weather and climate by graphing weather temperature data and comparing with climate averages.

A collection of resources - interactive activities and teacher tutorials - on the impact the ocean has on weather and climate.

A discussion of the interactions between the four spheres of Earth and how they affect weather and climate. The slideshow is divided into two parts. The first deals with interactions between the atmosphere and the hydrosphere and the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.

This page explains in detail what happens in the atmosphere during El Nino.

Though we live on the surface of the Earth, we actually live at the bottom of an ocean of air. Dynamic layers of air interact with the Earth's surface and the Sun's energy to produce the phenomenon of weather. The atmosphere is...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how heat is transferred in the atmosphere.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How heat is transferred in the atmosphere.

Water water everywhere. Check out this video clip and test understanding about the cycle of water from the earth to the atmosphere.

Weather is all around us. We can see it, feel it, touch it, hear it, and even taste it. Weather is the condition of the atmosphere with respect to temperature, humidity, wind, and other factors. Some of the many weather conditions...

Here's an engaging activity to incorporate dance into your science lessons on weather! Students study wind, and various weather patterns, then create their own dance to illustrate what they have learned. Provides links to more...

Learn about the atmosphere, it's make-up, the layers, the hydrologic cycle and more. The National Weather Service presents this site, including learning lessons and review questions.

With visualizations, we can see the entire planet from all angles at once. We can see the invisible - such as water vapor in the atmosphere and the way air flows around the world.

In this illustrated essay from NOVA Online, explore the cyclical process of weather creation and the effects of El Nino on the global weather system.

Help your middle school student learn how satellites help make weather forecasts more accurate and how the COSMIC satellites collect data about the atmosphere by measuring bending radio waves.

Learn about the different kinds of clouds, their location in the sky, how they form, their influence on the weather, and unusual cloud shapes.

Weather is the mix of events that happen each day in our atmosphere. Learn how weather events are controlled by air pressure, how Meteorologists predict the weather and the difference between weather and climate.

The large scale horizontal flow of air in the atmosphere is driven by the imbalance of net radiation over the globe. This resource introduces us to the physical laws governing the horizontal motion of air. It also describes types of...

Here's a comprehensive list of lesson plans offered by the National Weather Service covering the gamut of weather topics from the atmosphere to synoptic meterology. The plans include objectives, supplies necessary for the lesson plan,...