Instructional Video1:59
SciShow

What Does "A 50% Chance of Rain" Actually Mean?

12th - Higher Ed
Your friendly local weather person says there's a 10% chance it will rain today, so you throw on your flip-flops and head out to enjoy a beautiful day. Next thing you know, you're running through puddles, trying to get out of a...
Instructional Video3:59
Science ABC

Feels Like Temperature: What It Really Means and How It's Calculated

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Measuring actual temperature consists of recording the air temperature from a thermometer that has been kept inside a Stevenson screen or by using any other appropriate instrument. “Feels like temperature,†on the other hand, is a...
Instructional Video3:59
Curated Video

Feels Like Temperature: What It Really Means and How It's Calculated

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Measuring actual temperature consists of recording the air temperature from a thermometer that has been kept inside a Stevenson screen or by using any other appropriate instrument. “Feels like temperature,” on the other hand, is a...
Instructional Video6:19
Weatherthings

Weather Balloons and Radiosondes

6th - 8th
Weather balloons are launched around the world, twice a day, at the same time to gather and share data about the atmosphere. The balloons carry an instrument called a radiosonde which collects information. The data helps to create better...
Instructional Video3:07
NASA

Students Work with NASA to Forecast Dust Storms

3rd - 11th
Four Maryland high school students were inspired by a documentary to find a way to let people know when a potentially hazardous dust storm is incoming. Using National Weather Service forecasts improved by NASA data, their...
Instructional Video24:57
Weatherthings

Severe Weather Safety: Watch for the Warning

6th - 8th
All thunderstorms create hazards of lightning. Some thunderstorms result in flash flooding, large hail, damaging wind or a tornado. See how to prepare for these threats at school, at home, or outside. Understand the difference between a...
Instructional Video
NOAA

Noaa: Estuary Education: Weather Forecasting Technology

9th - 10th
Join an NOAA scientist and learn how the National Weather Service forecasts the weather. Find out how meteorologists rely on observations, computer models, and advanced technology when determining a forecast. [7:13]
Instructional Video
NOAA

Noaa: Estuary Education: Weather Radio: Emergency Warning System

9th - 10th
Go behind the scenes of the NOAA Weather Radio system. Learn how the system goes about issuing storm watches and warnings to the community when severe weather approaches. [3:53]
Instructional Video
NOAA

Noaa: Estuary Education: To Be a Meteorologist

9th - 10th
See an interview with a high school senior who wants to study to become a meteorologist. She is working with her local National Weather Service office to find out what she will need to do to realize her dream. [3:00]
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: A National Climate Service

9th - 10th
NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco discusses a proposal for the creation of a national climate forecasting department akin to the National Weather Service.