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Storm Spotter Glossary - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/severewx/glossary.php
Contains many words used in describing the weather. |
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USA Today: Atmospheric Science Resources - http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/wworks0.htm
Offers information on wind, air pressure, storms, fronts, hurricanes, floods, and weather prediction. |
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Online Meteorology Guide - http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
A fun and comprehensive guide with modules on clouds and precipitation, forces and wind, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, storms, and hurricanes. |
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Careers in Meteorology - http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html
Explains what a meteorologist does, why they do it, and the tools that help them do a better job. |
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Weather Words - http://www.bom.gov.au/info/wwords
The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology offers definitions of some common forecasting terms, descriptions of phenomena and precipitation, as well as wind and sea terms. |
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Weather Wiz Kids - http://www.weatherwizkids.com
Includes facts, folklore, games, jokes, experiments, and activities, written by a meteorologist. |
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Weather One - http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/weather/
Discusses several topics of weather including clouds, seasons, air pressure, winds, global warming, and violent weather. Also contains activities to give students a hands-on experience with weather. |
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JetStream: An Online Weather School - http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/
Learn about synoptic meteorology, thunderstorms, and tropical weather. |
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UV Menace - http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/ozone/uvmenace.html
Learn about how UV rays can cause cancer, the effect on the atmosphere, and how they hurt the ozone layer. |
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WeatherQuestions.com - http://www.weatherquestions.com
Concise and interesting answers to the most-often asked questions about the weather, arranged in alphabetical order. |
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Meteorology - What is it? - http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/Worksheet8.shtml
Worksheet about the ingredients that make up weather, atmospheric circulation, wind, and pressure systems. |
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Be a Weather Watcher - http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/eco_info/topics/climate/weather/index.cfm
Pretend to be a meteorologist while learning about weather and climates. |
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St. Joseph's School Weather Wise - http://www.stjoren.pp.catholic.edu.au/home/weather
From South Australia. Includes local data from the school weather station, weather records, and links. |
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Live From the Storm - http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/storm/main.htm
An interactive, animated weather resource for middle-school educators and students. Part of the Passport to Knowledge series. |
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Encyclopedia of the Atmospheric Environment - http://www.ace.mmu.ac.uk/eae/english.html
Includes a weather section with detailed accounts on everything from anticyclones to wind. Printable and very easy to understand. |
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Franklin's Forecast - http://sln.fi.edu/weather/
Exhibit about weather forecasting technologies with news topics about radar, storm tracking, satellites, and weather events. |
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Kid's PlayStation - http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
All kinds of weather information, science project ideas, online activities, and printable pages. From the National Weather Service. |
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Weatherwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weatherwise/index.shtml
The BBC Online Weather Centre. Latest forecasts from around the world and a host of experiments and activities to try. |
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BBC: What is Weather? - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/
Find out how our climate influences what kind of house we live in, what kind of sports we do, and what kind of clothes we wear. Compare different climates with each other. |
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Skywatchers - http://www.on.ec.gc.ca/skywatchers/
Games and activities, a virtual weather office, information about careers in weather, and a glossary. By Environment Canada. |