CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Influences on Weathering
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Variables that affect the rate of weathering.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Introduction to Weather
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the definition of weather and the factors that make up weather.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: What Forces Affect Our Weather?
A great starting point for learning about the weather and for finding help starting your own investigation of what affects the weather. Site is organized into the following sections: "The Atmosphere," "The Water Cycle," "Powerful...
NASA
Sci Jinks: What's the Difference Between Weather and Climate?
Weather and climate may be lumped together when meteorologists talk about them, but they are two different things. This brief article identifies how to differentiate the two.
Read Works
Read Works: Ilsa and the International Camp
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read a story about a girl named Itzel who meets new friends from all over the world when she attends International Camp. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading...
Read Works
Read Works: Climates: An Introduction to Climates
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about climates. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Continental Position on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How close a region is to the ocean affects its climate.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Altitude and Mountains on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mountain ranges and the altitude of a region affects the climate.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Atmospheric Circulation on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Circulation in the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the convection cells present in our atmosphere.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Heat Transfer in the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How heat is transferred in the atmosphere.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Weather Walks
In this multi-day, young scholars will learn weather through multisensory approaches. Students will make daily predictions. After each daily prediction, they will collect measurement and observational data by taking walks in different...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Clouds
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Collecting Weather Data
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the various instruments that scientists use to collect weather data.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: What Is a Polar Vortex?
Discover what a polar vortex is and how high and low pressure affects the weather.
NASA
Nasa: Sci Jinks: Weather Folklore
Find out some of the weather folklore from various areas of the world.
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.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Climate
The climate where you live is called regional climate. Global climate is a description of the climate of a planet as a whole, with all the regional differences averaged. Includes links to additional resources on climate and climate change.
NOAA
Noaa: Weather Systems and Patterns
Imagine our weather if Earth were completely motionless, had a flat dry landscape and an un-tilted axis. This, of course, is not the case; if it were, the weather would be much different. The local weather that impacts our daily lives...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Climate and Weather Systems
This online lecture covers topics of air pressure, density and temperature.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Temperature of the Atmosphere
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How different temperature gradients separate the atmosphere into distinct layers.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Atmospheric Circulation on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Altitude and Mountains on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Studies the effects of altitude and mountain ranges on weather and climate.
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Ck 12: Earth Science: Effect of Continental Position on Climate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How close a region is to the ocean affects its climate.