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.

Weather page highlights clouds and how they are formed. Also provides information on basic cloud types.

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

A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the topic of clouds, how they form, the kinds of precipitation they can create, the main types of clouds, and cloud descriptor terms.

Animated resource helps young researchers understand clouds, cloud formation, and types of clouds.

Try this quiz about the role of clouds in weather.

Learn how weather is the combination of four factors -- temperature, wind, precipitation, and sunlight and clouds -- that occur at a given place and time in this lesson plan from WGBH. The mix of factors is changing all the time;...

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,...

Observe and annotate various images of weather phenomena in this interactive drawing tool produced by WGBH. Weather is the combination of various factors -- snow or rain, wind, sunlight and clouds, and temperature -- that happen in a...

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.

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

In this activity, young scholars will conduct experiments or participate in demonstrations to answer questions about sky and weather phenomena.

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

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes how clouds form, and describes different types of clouds.

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.

Observe various severe weather phenomena in this image gallery from WGBH. Weather is the combination of factors -- temperature, wind, snow or rain, and sunlight and clouds -- that happen in a specific place at a specific time. Sometimes...

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]