Utah Education Network
Uen: Trb 4:2 Investigation 8 Weather Forecasts
Learn how to predict and evaluate weather forecasts.
NASA
Nasa: Using Radiosonde Data From a Weather Balloon Launch
This lesson plan allows students to learn about the layers of the atmosphere and to learn how to graph real atmospheric data.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Predicting Weather
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Looks at how meteorologists predict the weather.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: What Are Weather Observations?
Find out why meteorologists need weather observations to accurately measure and predict the weather.
Other
Accu weather.com: Precipitation Maps
A comprehensive site of precipitation maps for the entire U.S., regions of the U.S., individual states, and areas around the world. Includes maps showing predicted precipitation, actual precipitation, and accumulated precipitation. It...
Utah Education Network
Uen: What Is a Barometer?
Learn about the barometer and how it helps to predict the weather.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Building a Barometer
Students investigate the weather from a systems approach, learning how individual parts of a system work together to create a final product. Students learn how a barometer works to measure the Earth's air pressure by building a model out...
USA Today
Usa Today Weather: Using Winds and a Barometer to Make Forecasts
Describes the ways in which wind direction and barometric pressure can be used by the amateur weather forecaster to make predictions about the weather.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Weather Maps
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How meteorologists create and read weather maps.
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
University of Saskatchewan: Prediction in Cold Regions Network [Pdf]
IP3 members conduct research into cold climates. One of their thrusts is to study how to better predict future weather in cold regions. This downloadable brochure describes their work and why it is important for the Canadian economy.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Science Education Center: Weather Lab
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...
PBS
Pbs: Rough Science: Weather Station
PBS asks users to imagine that they are in the tropics and need to get a reliable weather forecast. It provides instructions on how to build a wind vane, construct a compass, make a barometer and find the dew point.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Weather: Forecasting
Covers a variety of forecasting-related topics including storms, snow and ice, and the tools meteorologists use to make predictions.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: Recording Daily Weather
Learn about weather forecasting, the different gadgets used to predict the weather, and other interesting facts.
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...
Center for Educational Technologies
Exploring the Environment: Weather Forecasting
Information and resources from this site will help you to predict weather conditions in your community.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Gathering Weather Information
Young scholars use weather data and information found on the Internet to predict weather patterns.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Weather Forecasting, Online Meteorology Guide
Accurate and timely weather forecasting is necessary to protect people and property. Methods of forecasting a presented.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: How Predictable!
Students follow weather forecasts to gauge their accuracy and produce a weather report for the class. They develop skills of observation, recording and reporting.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Extension: Ww2010: Weather Forecasting
Explains various techniques used in weather forecasting including persistence, surface features, temperature, and precipitation.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: New Tool to Enhance Weather Forecasters' Skills
Site talks about how to advance meteorology in Africa. The goal is to improve daily and seasonal rainfall predictions.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Radar and Satellites Observe Predict Weather
Find out how radar and satellites have become an important tool for observing and predicting the weather.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Journey North: Weather and Songbird Migration
Ornithologist Dr. David Aborn shares the secrets of weather and migration. Learn to read weather maps and predict when you will see songbirds traveling through your locale.
American Geosciences Institute
American Geosciences Institute: Weather Forecasting Over 200 Years
Read a brief synopsis of how weather forecasting has changed over the past 200 years.