This lesson plan asks students to think about the weather in their area and introduces them to weather and temperature trends in different latitudes of the United States. They will look at the current weather map and record the high temperatures for a few cities. They will conclude by drawing pictures of themselves outdoors in their hometown and in another place that has different weather. Full description.

In this lesson, students use daily observations, videos, and activities to learn about meteorology and the changing nature of weather. They will also identify weather events that are commonly reported in the news and discuss how weather affects lives. They should understand that weather can change daily and weather patterns change over the seasons, and that it has characteristics that can be measured ... Full description.

This weather education website has been developed for kids, parents, and teachers from national TV meteorologist Nick Walker. Users can browse through his songs, definitions, weather proverbs, parent/teacher resources, and more. The site hosts an on-line weather basics book with information about clouds, thunder and lightning, precipitation, meteorology, snow, the Sun, air pressure, seasons, forecasting, ... Full description.

This website hosts an interactive global school project about weather. Classes must be registered to participate, and the project runs twice a year during the school year. Students from around the world track their local weather and share the data with others on the website. This allows them to exchange weather information across climate zones; and predict, track, and research global weather by asking ... Full description.

This is an online activity book from the National Weather Service that teaches about hazardous weather. The site also includes links to kids sites for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA). Full description.

The Weather Watch series of online projects investigates seasonal weather phenomena. Students discover the scientific explanations for these events, and use tools and resources for enhanced research. The Hurricanes project allows students to monitor patterns and plot the progression of hurricanes. The Winter Storms project contains an interactive weather maker allowing students to create different ... Full description.

The Kids Science News Network (KSNN) is one of five programs offered by the NASA Center for Distance Learning. It uses animated characters (for grades K-2) and web and video technology (for grades 3-5) to help children understand the everyday phenomena of our world. The characters in this animated video discuss scientific instruments, such as thermometers and satellites, that are used to measure and ... Full description.

This standards-based module uses hands-on activities and real-time data investigations to allow students in the elementary grades to investigate weather phenomena both locally as well as in other places around the world. By using hands-on activities and real-time data investigations, the students will develop a basic understanding of how weather can be described in measurable quantities, such as temperature, ... Full description.

This website contains information, maps, photos, and links to everything about the weather. Topics covered include radar, climate, tornadoes, clouds, precipitation, lightning, humidity, temperature, forecasting, hurricanes, wind, and pressure. Each of these topics contains a brief description with links to weather maps, websites, and learning activities. There is a teachers section with links to specific ... Full description.

This collection of lesson plans and activities on space weather includes material on features of the sun, sun-Earth interactions, magnetism and magnetic fields, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), auroras, and many other topics. Each lesson plan includes a summary, a list of prior knowledge and skills, correlations to math and science standards, preparation and in-class time, and a list of materials. There ... Full description.