Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Insights: Summer Weather
Learn about why thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other weather phenomena typically form during the summer.
SciShow
Learning About Lightning from Superbolts
If you ask someone to picture a thunderstorm, chances are they will have no problem slipping into a memory of dark clouds and bright flashes screaming out from them. But, incredibly, they’re probably picturing the tame version of...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Causes of Seasons:
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Spring
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Weatherthings
Weather Things: Seasonal Changes
The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...
Mr. Beat
A Guide to Critical Thinking
Mr. Beat explains what critical thinking is and gives advice for how to critically think. He critically thinks about critical thinking. Critical thinking is hard, but those who are successful at are more successful lifelong learners.
Visual Learning Systems
Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon: Video Assessment
Upon viewing the Exploring Earth, Sun, and Moon video series, students will be able to do the following: Cite some of the characteristics of Earth which make it unique in our solar system, including: Earth's moderate temperature, the...
Curated Video
Watering the Garden (Solve word problems that involve dividing whole measurements of liquid volume.)
Emily waters her garden with the same amount of water every day. If she uses 42 liters of water in one week. How much water does she use every day?
Weatherthings
Heat Lightning
Heat lightning is a nickname given to frequent lightning seen in distant thunderstorms, often on a warm summer evening. It’s a misnomer or bad name, because it suggests that the storms are not dangerous. Heat lightning is regular...
Mazz Media
Climate
This live-action video program explores the different climates found on earth. Through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated graphics and labels, viewers will come to understand how weather, landforms and...