Learn how weather affects people and animals.

Explains what weathering is and gives lots of examples of mechanical, chemical, and biological weathering.

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...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Studies the effects of altitude and mountain ranges on weather and climate.

Learners study past climate change, explore the effect of greenhouse gases on Earth's atmosphere today, and consider human impact on global warming.

Explains what causes thunderstorms, the different types, and the effects of thunderstorms.

Students chart weather conditions, learn how to determine an average temperature, and build paper gliders to observe the effects of wind.

Explains what is meant by temperature inversion, the causes, and the effects it has, including some unusual ones.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Mountain ranges and the altitude of a region affects the climate.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How atmospheric circulation cells affect the climate of regions.

Through this field activity, students will obtain hands-on experience by measuring stream flows and observing landform and stream processes of dams once before water freezes, and again after the weather deposition has occurred. Students...

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.

A lab activity where students study the" relationships between landscape appearance, topography and underlying geology". In this particular activity students explore the landscape region of New York State to see the effects of...

Discusses the causes of hurricanes and their effects on a region, including storm surges, heavy winds, precipitation, and possible tornadoes.

Explore the effect of the combination of temperature and wind speed on human comfort. Use a formula to compute the Fahrenheit wind chill for a specific wind speed on a specific temperature.

The Space Environment Center (SEC) put together a slide show for use by teachers on Space weather. Begin with discussing solar emission and the sun itself. Then end with a summary of climatic effects of space weather, and a note on space...

Students discuss the characteristics of storms, including the relationship of weather fronts and storms. Using simple materials, the students develop a model of a simple lightning detection system and analyze their model to determine its...

This is the fifth lesson in a series of learning modules on the topic of climate change. Using scientific models, it takes a look at the effects of climate change on different parts of the earth. Five key ideas are explored: polar...

In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the sounds of weather. They create an instrument that mimics rain, wind, or thunder, then use them for sound effects during an interactive story called Gracey Goose.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How close a region is to the ocean affects its climate.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How close a region is to the ocean affects its climate.

This site explores the "factors to consider when forecasting day and nightime temperatures," and how cloud cover will effect these predictions.

Young scholars begin this lesson by considering how weather forecasting plays an important part in their daily lives. They learn about the history of weather forecasting -from old weather proverbs to modern forecasting equipment - and...