El Nino and Rainfall

Students explain what El Nino is, where it is located and how it is created. They describe the weather changes caused by El Nino. They draw the patterns of El Nino on a world map. They predict economic effects El Nino has on the areas it...

Students analyze the impact the ocean and its currents have on weather. In this oceans and weather lesson, students analyze data comparing inland and coastal weather, and analyze satellite data for evidence of El Nino.

Students conduct an experiment.  For this El Nino lesson, students learn where El Nino storms come from, what they consist of and what effects they have.  Students also complete an experiment where they create a miniature El Nino.

El Nino, and the climate changes that go along with it, are the focus of this Earth Science activity. Learners pay particular attention to the wind patterns that are established on Earth, and look at weather maps to see how El Nino can...

In this online interactive geography skills worksheet, learners answer 5 multiple choice questions regarding El Nino. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Young scientists explore climate change by taking a look at many different disciplines. They hear from scientists who study soil, clouds, ice cores, ocean temperatures, and more. Then, they search public databases to draw their own...