Weather

Learn what climate change is, some factors that affect it and some facts about it.  Also learn some things you can do to help moderate the effects of climate change.  For teachers, there are activity ideas and lessons on weather…

Learn about all the stuff in the sky, like clouds, rainbows, rain, snow, sun and pollution.  Find out about severe weather, like thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards.  Read stories from kids who’ve been in severed weather, try out some of…

From site:  What would it be like to be a real weather person – not just someone who reports the weather, but someone who can actually control it? Well here’s your chance. Using our Interactive Weather Maker, you’ll be able…

From site:  Virtual science comes alive.  Make rainbows.  Control a tornado.  Play with lightening.  Make a snowflake.  Hit a home run.

From site:  The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) is the largest and most ambitious field experiment in history to explore tornadoes… The VORTEX2 teams will be looking to understand how, when and why tornadoes…

From site:  The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text, colorful diagrams, animations, computer simulations, audio and video to introduce fundamental concepts…

KidsGeo.com provides an in-depth online textbook on the Earth’s atmospheric weather systems.  There are chapters on atmospheric temperatures, pressures, moisture, and disturbances.

From site: Ever wondered what causes extreme, scary, even dangerous weather? Here’s a collection of online resources that discuss common, and uncommon, weather phenomena and what causes them. You’ll also find some world records in extreme weather, as well as…

From site:  Welcome to the Weather Lab! Here you can test drive the tools meteorologists use every day. Click on each tool below for more information about the tool along with instructions on building it and using it in an…

In the Cloud Lab, learn how clouds form, the different types, what they tell us about weather, and how they help forecast weather and climate. You will classify some clouds and investigate how they change rapidly in tropical storms. The…

Note: The Weather Channel Kids site has retired. So the link provided is to an archived version, courtesy of the Wayback Machine. Your job as a virtual Youth Intern at The Weather Channel will be to run the Severe Weather…

From site:  Let’s take a ride with Kalani, our weather balloon, and talk about weather! Oh, wondering about the name Kalani? It is a Hawaiian name that means sky. You can get started with Kalani by clicking on the weather…

From site:  Warm near the equator and cold at the poles, our planet is able to support a variety of living things because of its diverse regional climates. The average of all these regions makes up Earth’s global climate. Earth’s…

Weather Wiz Kids has lots of information, pictures and illustrations of weather events. Hurricanes, tornadoes, winter storms, clouds, rain & floods, thunderstorms, lightening, wind, temperature, and climate are all explained. There’s also info on other earth events, such as wildfires,…

From site:  Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena … Welcome to SnowCrystals.com!   This site is all about snow crystals and snowflakes — what they are, where they come from, and just how these remarkably complex…