Encyclopedia of Earth: Clouds

Students study how clouds form, what different types there are and what rain is.  In this atmospheric lesson students make a cloud and create evaporation.

Students construct a thermoscreen for the experiment. In this earth science instructional activity, students make observations and interpret them using synoptic codes. They predict the weather based on gathered information.

Students research information on the types of clouds. They create a database and use a formula. They create various reports and access electronic information to obtain accurate pressure and temperature readings from the National Weather...

Students identify the different stages in the water cycle. In this earth science lesson, students calculate the residence time of water in oceans using a mathematical formula. They explain how this cycle regulates the Earth's climate.

Young scholars perform various experiments to explore hurricanes. For this earth science lesson, students explain how they form. They identify the structure of a hurricane.

Students study the classification system of tornadoes.  In this tornado lesson students make their own tornadoes in different mediums.

Students conduct a series of investigations on the unique properties of water. In this general science instructional activity, students explain what causes water's surface tension. They explain the different stages in the water cycle.

Students study lightening and the history behind how it was used for electricity.  In this electricity instructional activity students complete several experiments on the invention of the lightning rod.