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NOAA weather education NOAA Weather Education
A collection of weather resources for teachers. Includes: hurricanes, space weather, El Nino, weather maps, weather patterns and more.
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SciJinks SciJinks
SciJinks is weather and Earth science made fun for middle school kids. It has games, activities, videos, and "Now I get it" articles.
National Geographic Weather National Geographic Weather Education
A portal to weather information from National Geographic. Clouds, climate, barometers, weather maps, precipitation, and more.
Cloud Spotter - National Weather Service National Weather Service Cloud Spotter
Students can use the "cloud spotter" to make weather observations in the field and record their data.
NOAA weather National Weather Service Jetstream
"An Online School for Weather." Contains information for teachers and "Learning Lessons" for students. Topics include wind patterns, cloud formations, thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, flooding, and more.
Snowflake formation How do Snowflakes Form?
A snowflake begins when a tiny dust or pollen particle comes into contact with water vapor high in Earth's atmosphere. The water vapor coats the tiny particle and freezes into a tiny crystal of ice. This tiny crystal will be the "seed" from which a snowflake will grow.
University of Washington Northwest Weather Watch
This lesson plan demonstrates the importance of storm preparedness by understanding how storms are created. This classroom activity can easily be adapted for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
weather experiments Over 30 Weather Experiments
Here is a site put together by a meteorologist with tons of weather experiments and information for kids.
Hurricane names How are Hurricanes Named?
The World Meteorological Organization develops a list of names that are assigned in alphabetical order to tropical storms as they are discovered in each hurricane season.
educator's reference desk The Cloud in the Bottle
This lesson plan demonstrates cloud formation through an exciting classroom activity. This demonstration is a good way to introduce and expand the topic of clouds for elementary, secondary, middle school, and university level students.
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National Science Teachers Association
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Associations for Science Teachers
NSTA's list of science teaching societies in U.S. states and Canadian provinces. Find professional development near you.



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