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Northern Michigan University: Stratus Clouds

For Students 3rd - 8th
This succinct site draws a connection between stratus clouds and types of weather. It also explains how these types of clouds are formed.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Earth Science for Kids: Weather: Tornadoes

For Students 1st - 9th
Explore tornadoes on this website! Kids learn about tornadoes including how they form, characteristics, types including supercell and waterspout, categories, and fun facts.
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Tramline

Tramline: Tornado Field Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this virtual field trip students learn about the formation of tornadoes. Students also visit websites where they can research various types of information about tornadoes.
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Geographypods

Geographypods: Theme 2: Natural Environments

For Students 9th - 10th
A rich collection of highly engaging learning modules on topics related to the natural environment. Covers four main areas - plate tectonics, forms and processes, weather and climate, and rainforest and desert. Within each of these,...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Severe Storms

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about severe storms. Topics include the dangers of thunderstorms, types of thunderstorms, components of thunderstorms, tornadoes, and modeling.
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University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Thunderstorms

For Students 9th - 10th
You can find out the conditions for a thunderstorm, the life cycle, types, and wall clouds.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Clouds

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart shows and defines different types of clouds.
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Oklahoma Mesonet

University of Oklahoma: Overview of Meteorology

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of Oklahoma explores numerous types of weather and atmospheric changes, as well as the reasons behind them. Content details the four seasons, common meteorological variables, the vertical structure of the atmosphere, how...
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Curated OER

Web Weather for Kids: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your cloud types? This activity will test your ability to classify clouds as you match cloud pictures to their names.
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Curated OER

Web Weather for Kids: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your cloud types? This activity will test your ability to classify clouds as you match cloud pictures to their names.
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Curated OER

Web Weather for Kids: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your cloud types? This activity will test your ability to classify clouds as you match cloud pictures to their names.
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Curated OER

Web Weather for Kids: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your cloud types? This activity will test your ability to classify clouds as you match cloud pictures to their names.
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Curated OER

Web Weather for Kids: Clouds

For Students 9th - 10th
How well do you know your cloud types? This activity will test your ability to classify clouds as you match cloud pictures to their names.
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The Field Museum

Field Museum: Exhibits: Nature Unleashed: Inside Natural Disasters

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the true powers of Mother Nature through this vivid collection of research which delves into the causes of natural disasters and the impacts on those affected.
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K 3 Learning Pages: Web Resources Thunderstorms

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this comprehensive list of web resources on thunderstorms and safety. Students and teachers will benefit from the links found on this site.
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: Tornado

For Students K - 1st
Explore how tornadoes are formed, learn about the parmeters of a tornado, discover the different types, and find out where they occur.