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Your search for weather produced the following results:
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.
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.
Severe Weather Safety Guide
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/safety.php
Find safety tips for tornadoes, flash floods, lightning, blizzards, hurricanes, and more.
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 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.
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.
Odyssey Magazine- Adventures in Science
http://www.odysseymagazine.com/
Read articles all about science topics, visit a virtual classroom to see images of animals, people, weather and space and more on this site.
WeatherWeb: Weather Resources for Schools
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~kamr/
"This website provides curriculum resources for teachers and students teaching and learning about the Weather as part of middle and high school Earth and Atmospheric Science."
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.
Glacier
http://www.glacier.rice.edu/
This website introduces you to Antarctica . Learn about its oceans, weather, climate and the expeditions to this frozen continent.
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.
Global Computing--American States
http://www.globalcomputing.com/states.html
This site has links to all of the 50 states' official websites. Most of the individual state pages have information about the state's government plus education, weather, tourism, and more.
Weather: What Forces Affect Our Weather?
http://www.learner.org/exhibits/weather/
Explore the forces behind the weather.
Geological Society of America - Education Resources
http://www.geosociety.org/educate/resources.htm
This site links to lesson plans and resources for topics in Earth Science such as volcanoes, energy, paleontology, space, weather and more. The lesson plans are sorted by topic or by age group (elementary, intermediate and secondary).
Schools Online
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/SchoolsOnline/index.html
Use these online activities from the University of Illinois to explore science concepts such as weather, plant life, natural resources, insects and animals past and present. The activities are also available in Spanish.
El Niņo
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/eln/home.rxml
Basic information about El Niņo is augmented with maps and graphics on the impact of El Niņo on the sea surface temperatures and global weather.
Space for Species
http://www.spaceforspecies.ca/
Check out this colorful look at how satellite telemetry, remote sensing,astronaut observations, and weather satellites help track wildlife. Track the real time movements of migratory animals such as polar bears and leatherback turtles, monitor climate and habitat conditions, evaluate threats to wildlife along migration routes, download a tracking journal for observations, and
much more. Take a look at the Scientific Sleuth page and learn more about the process of scientific investigation.
Winter Storms
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter/index...
Learn all about winter weather here.
Virtual Antarctica
http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~kpt/terraquest/va/
Have you ever wondered what life in Antartica is like? Find out about the weather, the glaciers, and the animals in Antarctica. If you're really interested, there's even information about what you would need to bring for a trip there.
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.
NEWTON's Ask A Scientist archive
http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/archive.htm
An archive of questions received and answers composed through NEWTON's Ask A Scientist service for K-12 students and educators. The following subjects are represented: astronomy, biology, botany, chemistry, computer, general science, engineering, environmental, mathematics, molecular biology, physics, veterinary, weather, zoology. The archives cover the years 1991 to 2001.
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.
Welcome to Antarctica
http://www.theice.org/
What is it like to live and work in Antarctica? Robert Holmes goes there every year to repair weather stations, and he shares his experiences at his Website through words and photographs.
Everyday Mysteries: Fun Science Facts from the Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/
"Did you ever wonder why a camel has a hump? If you can really tell the weather by listening to the chirp of a cricket? Or why our joints make popping sounds? These questions deal with everyday phenomena that we often take for granted, but each can be explained scientifically." Read the answers to questions that other people have asked or ask your own question.
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.
It's Time to Play!
http://kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/fit/what_time.html
What are some fun things to do to get your body moving? This site has suggestions to help you regardless of how many people are around or the weather. Click on the "More Articles Like This" tab on the right to find out even more about sports and exercise.
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.
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.
The Old Farmer's Almanac
http://www.almanac.com/
This is a web version of The Old Farmer's Almanac, "North America's oldest continuously published periodical" which is published once a year in September. The Almanac lists interesting information about the weather, sunrise and sunset times, phases of the moon, gardening information, seasonal recipes and crafts, and many other items.
CBBC Newsround
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/
This British site gives you "your stories, your world- first!" News subjects include stories from around the world, TV and film, sports, music, animals, and much more. There are also fun online games and chat topics.
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.
Science Learning Network
http://www.sln.org/
Fun science activities and facts. Meet "The Atoms Family," learn "The Science of Cycling," or find out about windmills and whirligigs.
Answers.com - Answer Library
http://www.answers.com/main/what_content.jsp
Subject-categorized directory to all of the free almanacs, atlases, biographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias and other reference works available from Answers.com. Be advised that the IPL does not consider entries or information from Wikipedia, WikiAnswers, or Answers.com's User Contribution section to be reliable sources of information.
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