Second graders explore how to identify cloud types by observing clouds. They record data and have fun by applying newly acquired knowledge throughout the curriculum.

High schoolers explain the components that make up a hurricane.

Students conduct an experiment. In this science instructional activity, students create their own fog. Students observe the results.

Eighth graders use the scientific method to discover why a balloon is not inflated.

In this science learning exercise, students look for the words that are related to the theme of the sheet in the word search. They also work on spelling skills.

Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-ESS2-5: interacting air masses and weather.

What are air masses and where do they originate? What happens to the weather along fronts? Learn about warm and cold fronts and different types of advection. Maps and animated illustrations make these topics easier to comprehend.

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...

A video and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of air masses and fronts. It describes the types of weather fronts, what an air mass is, and the four types of air masses in the US.

This tutorial investigates how weather is influenced by the jet stream and air masses.

This site discusses weather forecast computer modeling, or numerical weather prediction (NWP). It also discusses the development of the concept of front and air masses, as well as which computer forecast models are currently being used...

Why does a lot of hail, rain, or snow fall at some times and not others? This unit contains four separate lesson plan sets built around answering this question. In the first two lesson plan sets, learners explain small-scale storms. In...

Explains three forces of nature and how they impact the weather. These include infrared rays from the sun, differences in air pressure, and wind flow when hot and cold air masses meet. Supported by lots of visuals.

Students are introduced to air masses, with an emphasis on the differences between and characteristics of high - versus low-pressure air systems. Students also hear about weather forecasting instrumentation and how engineers work to...

Find out how good your weather prediction skills are as you study the movements of air and water, and their interactions. Then predict what the spring holds for residents of different regions of the United States, and what people should...

In this hands-on activity, students use their senses to describe what the weather is doing and to predict what it might do next. After gaining a basic understanding of weather patterns, students will become state park engineers and build...

In this interactive activity from NOVA Online you can move an air mass over a mountain and see how several distinct microclimates are created.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a beginning of a unit on weather. The flipchart contains information about fronts, air masses, and wind. There is an assessment quiz at the end.

A very detailed description of air masses, how they move and interact, and what weather takes place when this happens.

The National Weather Service presents this site on synoptic meteorology, large-scale weather systems. Learn about the structure and behavior of the atmosphere, including clouds, precipitation, winds and more. Also includes learning...

Read and understand the differences between a cold and a warm front.

Information on what weather is to begin with, then progresses to how scientists can predict the weather. Common ways to predict weather are also included such as use of a barometer and rain gauge.

Photos, diagrams, and other images related to weather.

No scientific phenomena concern us as much as the daily evolution of weather systems. We live in a culture where weather, the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place,helps us define regional cultural variations. States such as...