This site offers information on many aspects of water, including text, pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where users can offer opinions and test their water knowledge. Main topics include: water basics, Earth's water, water use, and special topics such as acid rain, saline water and other water-quality issues. Links to other water-related sites are also provided. Full description.

This site was designed to provide explanations of some basic cloud forms and access to detailed pictures of representative examples of each type. Full description.

This site provides an explanation for cloud formation and seeks to correct myths or misconceptions about how clouds form. Water vapor, condensation, and evaporation are discussed in the context of dew-point temperature and saturation. Educators and anyone explaining cloud formation will find hints on how to present the correct information and avoid misinforming their audiences. Full description.

In this lesson, students learn about the limitations of weather forecasting and how consumer-driven weather forecasting companies attempt to meet the demand for accurate, long-term weather forecasting. The students then act as meteorologists, researching the weather patterns occurring in specific regions of the world and developing their own weather forecasts. Objectives, a materials list, procedures, ... Full description.

This interactive, student-centered CD-ROM focuses on the Asian monsoon season. Students are guided through an investigative journey studying weather and climate patterns and their effects on the local and world environments. The CD-ROM contains complete teacher, student and resource guides (.pdf) for high school audiences and a Data Visualizer with 4,000 data graphs. A presentation of how the Asian ... Full description.

This resource consists of an activity book and 20 slides with descriptions describing the first Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) mission, which flew on STS-45 in 1992. ATLAS 1 collected data to help better understand the chemistry of the atmosphere, the energy output of the Sun, the behavior of high-energy particles as they reach the atmosphere and the structure of the universe. ... Full description.

This activity guide is based upon the second Atmospheric Laboratory for Applications and Science (ATLAS) mission, which flew on STS-56 in 1993. It probes the connection between the activities of scientists and researchers and the observable world of weather and climate. The guide is in four sections: Case History, The Search, The Motive, The Method. Full description.

This poster contains a cloud chart showing the different type of clouds and diagrams of their effects on Earth's radiation. The poster backside has activities on clouds, air pressure, temperature, humidity, latitude and longitude, and time. It is available in English, Spanish, French, and Italian. This resource was developed for the S'COOL (Student Cloud Observations On Line) project. S'COOL is a ... Full description.

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.