Weather

Resources in this category:

About Rainbows
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/blynds/rnbw.html

Answers all your questions about rainbows. What makes the bow in rainbow? Where do the colors come from? What's a double rainbow?

Athropolis: Web Site of the Throps and the Squallhoots
http://www.athropolis.com/index.htm

This fun kids' site is dedicated to Arctic stories, games, and facts, as well as a wonderful library and set of links to Arctic history and weather.

Billy and Maria: Weather Coloring Books for Children
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/bm/bm_main.html

These coloring books will help you learn about the weather and the National Weather Service. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to print these pictures out.

Dan's Wild Weather Page
http://www.wildwildweather.com/

You'll find lots of information about all kinds of weather topics at this page. Learn about weather forecasting, tornadoes, lightning, and more. Some links are given to teacher resources, too.

EPA Global Warming Kids Page
http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/index.html

So what’s the big deal about global warming and what is it exactly? Find out and learn about the greenhouse effect and climate change as well. This site was written just for kids.

Hanging Ten
http://www.exploratorium.edu/theworld/surfing/index.html

Find out how rain, wind, and tides affect surfing. Learn about the physics of surfing.

How do Hurricanes Work?
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/

Get inside of a hurricane to learn how these big storms happen. Learn how to understand radar images and about instruments used to measure storms.

Hurricane Basics
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/huricane/whbasics.htm

Learn the difference between a tropical storm and a hurricane. Find out when and where hurricanes strike and how long they last. This site offers lots of information about hurricanes and other weather topics.

A Hurricane Hunter's Photo Album
http://home.att.net/~typhoon1/index.html

"A photo album and virtual tour with many pictures of typhoons and hurricanes taken from an airplane by an ex-Hurricane Hunter."

Hurricane Storm Science
http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/hurricane0.html

This site explains weather instruments, takes you inside a hurricane, details some famous killer hurricanes, explains hurricane tracking, contains links to current hurricane and weather data, and has a section of storm survivors' stories.

Hurricanes!
http://www.worldbook.com/wb/WebSite?id=http://www.worldbook....

"World Book takes a look at hurricanes, including how they behave, how they cause damage, and how to protect buildings from them."

Journey North
http://www.learner.org/jnorth/current.html

Journey North tracks the springtime migration of many different species by connecting students across North America with the Internet. Students "share their own field observations with classrooms across the Hemisphere. In addition, students are linked with scientists who provide their expertise directly to the classroom. Several migrations are tracked by satellites, providing live coverage of individual animals as they migrate." Teacher discussion areas are also included.

Lightning: The Shocking Story
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/96/lightning/

"Get the science and the stories behind the bolts that strike our earth a hundred times every second."

Owlie Skywarn Homepage
http://noaa.kids.us/

Join Owlie the Owl as he shares tips for staying safe during dangerous weather (like tornadoes, lightning, flash floods, hurricanes, and winter weather). Here, you'll also find advice for protecting yourself from carbon monoxide.

Questions and Answers about Snow
http://nsidc.org/snow/index.html

Find out all about snow.

Sky Diary KIDSTORM
http://skydiary.com/kids/

This site has information about weather phenomena such as tornado, lightning, hurricanes, as well as storm chasers, who like to observe and study these phenomena up close.

USA TODAY Weather
http://asp.usatoday.com/weather/weatherfront.aspx

Find out just how the weather works, including what goes on in thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes. Learn all about air density, air masses, and air pressure. You can even Ask Jack a question about the weather or read the list of frequently asked weather questions.

Weather Dude
http://www.wxdude.com/

Weather can be fun when you ask the Weather Dude, Nick Walker. Nick is the Weathercaster for KSTW Channel 11's "11 News Midday" in Seattle, Washington. Find out today's weather or ask Nick a question about the weather. And try some of Nick's favorite links to other weather sites. Guides for parents or teachers are provided.

Weather Watch
http://www.teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/

Do you know the difference between a cumulous and a cirrus cloud—or, between an anemometer and a barometer? Learn to observe, gather data, investigate, and analyze weather at this site featured by Scholastic.

Weather Wiz Kids.com
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/

This website is all about the weather! Learn about hurricanes, lightning, tornadoes and all sorts of different kinds of weather. Find weather games, jokes, words, flashcards, stories and weather experiments.

Weather: What Forces Affect Our Weather?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/

Explore the forces behind the weather.

What's It Like Where You Live?
http://www.mbgnet.net/

Explore other environments, like the rainforest, tundra, desert and more! Learn what each of these places is like, what kinds of plants and animals they have, and where in the world these zones are located.

Winter Storms
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter/index...

Learn all about winter weather here.