Wind Wise Education
What Causes Wind?
Through watching several classic air pressure demonstrations, middle schoolers determine that high pressure areas move toward lower pressure areas, heated air causes a drop in pressure, and forces exist when pressures are unequal....
Curated OER
Weather Dude: Air Pressure
Informational weather site highlights air pressure. Discover the science behind it as you learn about high and low pressure.
USA Today
Usa Today Weather: Understanding Storms and Fronts
Discusses air pressure, fronts, and storm formation. Links on page to well-illustrated and animated additional information.
National Snow and Ice Data Center
National Snow and Ice Data Center: Factors Affecting Arctic Weather and Climate
An introduction to the factors that affect the Arctic's weather and climate: latitude, land/sea distribution, solar radiation, air temperature, air pressure, winds, humidity, clouds, and precipitation.
USA Today
Usa Today: What's Happening Inside Highs and Lows
Interactive media is used to explain the differences between high pressure and low pressure weather systems.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Forces and Winds
What causes wind? How does wind affect our weather? This website is neatly organized into topics about pressure, gradient force, Coriolis force, geostrophic wind, gradient wind, friction, boundary layer wind, and sea and land breezes....
Other
American Meteorological Society: Data Streme Atmosphere
This site provides an extensive amount of weather information. Includes current information, forecasting, and historic weather related events. Weather map symbols and terminology explained.
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.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Interpreting Barometric Pressure Readings
Explains how to read a barometer and interpret its meaning, as well as how the barometer was invented.
National Weather Service
National Weather Service: Jet Stream: The Atmosphere
Learn about the atmosphere, it's make-up, the layers, the hydrologic cycle and more. The National Weather Service presents this site, including learning lessons and review questions.
USA Today
Usa Today: How a Low Pressure System Affects Weather
Discusses the fronts and weather patterns associated with low pressure areas.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Surface Features to Consider When Forecasting
This site looks at the important surface features to consider when making a forecast. High pressure and atmospheric pressure is explained. Be sure to use the arrows at the bottom to navigate through this site.