Here are several great lesson ideas for a weather unit. The lessons cover topics in math and science including making clouds, recreating the water cycle, and making a tornado. There is also a list of weather resources for more information.

Animated resource teaches young researchers about the different forms of precipitation.

NASA is interested in clouds because they are an integral part of the water cycle, and because they are a controlling factor in the energy budget of the Earth. This chart provides a basic introduction to the identification of clouds. The...

This website provides information, lessons and activities regarding clouds, tornadoes, thunderstorms, hurricanes and winter storms.

During these three days of lessons, 2nd graders will learn about weather from the nonfiction text by asking questions, and focusing on the text features of the book.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about different types of March weather including: clouds, blizzards, thunder, lightning, and rainbows. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in cause and effect.

Students focus on observing weather patterns and reporting what they see. They also learn about different types of clouds and how each type is related to weather conditions. The related activity is no longer available.

Classroom activities, photographs, and printable posters featuring clouds, water, and ice.

In this experiment, you'll make your own cloud in a jar, and get to test the conditions that are required to make a cloud form.

This informational text explains the formation of different clouds and how they contribute to different types of weather on Earth. A specific purpose for reading and vocabulary notes are provided. This site offers links to paired texts,...

Provides a comprehensive list of weather symbols used on weather maps.

Weather site for kids highlights clouds. Discover how they are formed, learn to make fog in a jar, read about the damage they can cause and take a cloud quiz.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about wind patterns and how they relate to clouds, storms, and lightning. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Young scholars analyze cloud data from a storm that crossed the United States in late November 2019. They identify cloud types from photos of the sky in various locations to identify the zonation of clouds across a cold and warm front.

Diagram shows the different types of clouds that are located in the sky. Click on each clouds name for images and further information.

Using photos of the three basic cloud types, small groups of young scholars will sort the clouds into 2-3 groups, list traits of each group, and name each cloud group. They will share their information on posters which are studied for...

In this slider picture puzzle, try and put the pieces in the correct place to see all types of different clouds.

An article about the water cycle and the role that water plays in cloud formation.

Test your memory while you learn about clouds. Click on tiles to reveal photos of clouds and try to find a matching pair.

Richard Hamblyn tells the history of Luke Howard, the man who classified the clouds and forever changed humanity's understanding of these changeable, mysterious objects. [5:07]

12 question game tests the users knowledge of cloud types including cirrus, cumulus, and stratus.

In this classroom activity, learners investigate how clouds change over time by making repeat observations of a section of sky and then representing their data graphically.

This site provides a lesson plan in which groups of young scholars will each investigate a different type of weather map use for weather forecasting. Also includes discussion questions, extension ideas, and links to additional sites for...