This video was produced in 1977 and, while some of the footage is dated, it provides historical footage regarding the importance of meteorological information obtained from NASA satellites for predicting and monitoring severe storms. Length: 15:00. Full description.

This resource provides detailed information about cloud identification, observing, and reporting. It also provides an activity on how to make a cloud in a bottle. French and Spanish versions of the chart are also available. This resource was developed for the S'COOL (Student Cloud Observations On Line) project. S'COOL is a component of NASA's Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) project. ... Full description.

This bookmark for students provides basic information about the importance of ground truth measurements for investigative science and the formation of clouds. It also provides information about an opportunity for students to participate in a real-time collaborative scientific experiment with NASA scientists: the S-COOL project. S'COOL (Student Cloud Observations On Line) is a component of NASA's Clouds ... Full description.

This bookmark for teachers provides basic information about the importance of ground truth measurements for investigative science and the formation of clouds. It also provides information about an opportunity for students to participate in a real-time collaborative scientific experiment with NASA scientists: the S-COOL project. S'COOL (Student Cloud Observations On Line) is a component of NASA's Clouds ... Full description.

This tutorial provides detailed information about the importance of ground truth measurements for investigative science and various cloud properties. Students Cloud Observations On-Line, or S'COOL, is a K-12 educational outreach effort of CERES, a NASA instrument that observes Earth from space. CERES stands for Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System. CERES measurements contribute to our understanding ... Full description.

The GLOBE Database, as of April 2005, houses over 12 million student observations from over 6,900 schools in 89 countries. The purpose of these activities is: first, to help guide the teacher through these millions of data, and second, to inspire teachers and students to both collect GLOBE data as well as to use these data in their own research. The activities have been designed to help students and ... Full description.

This collection of imagery and visualizations is derived from the geosynchronous and polar orbiting environmental weather satellites administered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service. Other sources include the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and The National Space ... Full description.

Become an amateur meteorologist by building your own weather station and keeping a record of your measurements. Older students can independently follow instructions on how to build five different instruments (barometer, hygrometer, rain gauge, weather vane, and compass). Younger students will need adult supervision with hammer and nails. Full description.

This site covers many of the components of cloud formation and cloud types. Although written for the high school level, the middle school student could grasp most of the concepts with the assistance from the teacher. Specific concepts covered include the importance of and mechanisms that produce rising air, cloud types, and ptyes of precipitation. There are nice graphics and images to support the ... Full description.

This project gives students the opportunity to appreciate how difficult it is to predict the weather when making forecasts. By accessing an assortment of images and data, the students will be asked to forecast on a regular basis and determine the accuracy of the forecasts by comparing them with the actual observed data. Students will also complete specially constructed activities that introduce forecasting ... Full description.