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Lightning Protection Institute
This page was designed for your safety. It will give you a better understanding of lightning and how you can keep yourself safe.
NASA
Nasa Earth Observatory: Should We Talk About the Weather?
Discover how scientists use the BOREAS to gather data such as heat, carbon dioxide, water vapor, and more to see what role these levels have on climate changes.
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Funology: The Science of Having Fun
See what the "science of having fun" is by learning jokes and "wacky facts", playing games, and trying magic tricks and simple recipes. Great ideas for enjoying science with classmates, friends, and family.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Bill Nye the Science Guy Answers: What Is the Doppler Effect?
The Doppler Effect is used to determine the size of the universe as well as predict the weather. Watch this video to get an idea of just what is happening when we experience this scientific phenomenon. [1 min, 03 sec]
National Snow and Ice Data Center
Nsidc: Snow Science
Resource provides extensive information about snow.
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Successful Farming: Agriculture Online
From Successful Farming magazine, this site presents agriculture news and features for people who are professionals and those studying agriculture. Links to valuable, up-to-date information on topics such as crop news and weather patterns.
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K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Thunderstorms
Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.
Bill Nye
Bill Nye: Barometer in a Bottle
This tutorial by Bill Nye explains how to make a simple barometer using a jar and a balloon. The barometer is an old and accurate first look at predicting the weather by examining the pressure of the atmosphere. Discover how atmospheric...
Teachers.net
Teachers.net Lesson: Weather
Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.
Teachers.net
Teachers.net Lesson: Natural Disaster Bloom's Taxonomy
Here is a lengthy activity for student to work on while learning about floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and earthquakes. Students will enjoy researching these disasters and applying what they have learned to a project.
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The Old Farmer's Almanac
Need information about the weather, history, gardening, or astrology? Look in the Farmer's almanac for much useful information. Enter your city and state to get local weather and more local information.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Your Own El Nino
Find out how to create a miniature El Nino with simple, household materials.
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Climates of the World Germany
A short, comprehensive site providing information about Germany's climate and weather. It also contains links to other countries' climate websites.
NOAA
Noaa: Century's Top Weather, Water and Climate Events
Discover what experts view as the top weather related events of the 20th century, get background information on them and see photos. Some of the events covered are the Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the 1930s Dust Bowl, Hurricanes Camille...
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Intellicast: Daily Parcipitation in the United States
This page has a map of the United States with a key for precipitation. The key tells you the estimated precipitation for previous day.
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Ag Web: Agricultural Information, Tools, and Service
AgWeb.com provides the latest news in agriculture, as well as weather and market information, helpful agricultural tools, and more.
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Geoscience Research Institute: The Little Ice Age
This very detailed article examines the long-term climate changes throughout the world. Discusses agriculture and provides graphs and illustrations. Includes lots of scientific discussion.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: S cp.a.2/a.3/a.5 and S cp.b.7: Rain & Lightning
This task uses the same situation to explore different concepts of probability theory. Aligns with the S-CP.A.2.; S-CP.A.3; S-CP.A.5; and S-CP.B.7 standards.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Weather Graph Data
The purpose of this task is for learners to represent and interpret weather data, as well as answer questions about the data they have recorded. Student worksheets and recording sheet are included.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Nature Cat: Windy Weather: Grade 3
Nature Cat and the team learn about the power of wind in the story segment Breezy Rider. Read along with Nature Cat, Daisy, Squeeks, and Hal as you explore all the things that wind can do! Find out which way the wind blows, learn more...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: Weather: Vocabulary (El Tiempo)
Great tool for teaching Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (ELL). This vocabulary lesson focuses on: weather vocabulary, seasons. A variety of interactive, self-correcting exercises are provided to reinforce material presented -...
Ingles Mundial
Ingles Mundial: The Windy City (Reading Comprehension)
A series of exercises about the weather in Chicago that tests reading comprehension of Spanish-speaking ELLs. Instructions are in Spanish; exercises and readings in English.
Time
Time: See What Winter Will Be Like Where You Live
Winter is coming and the question of whether you're in for a snowy season or a sunny one will largely be decided by where you live. Check it all out!
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Mcdwn: Climate
Wonderful site! Learn about climates and gather helpful information. When you are done, take the climates quiz to show what you have learned.