Learn About The Weather

Come and learn the weather with BarometerBob!! I have been teaching myself the weather for years, and now it's my turn to share the knowledge that is avaialble on the World Wide Web!! This page has been specifically designed with both the Student and the Teacher in mind, let alone a person that has just questions to be answered!


Lightning

LIGHTNING Q&A...From the National Severe Storms Labratory(NSSL)

Thunderstorms

THUNDERSTORMS Q&A...From the National Severe Storms Labratory(NSSL)

Tornados

TORNADO Q&A...This site answers questions about what, where, and how tornados happen!!!

Hurricanes

When and Where Do Hurricanes Occur...This is an overview of how, where and why Tropical Cyclones develop from Jackson State University Meteorology Program !!!

Hurricane Track Simulator...This site from METED and the Comet Program, gives you an interactive lesson on how Tropical Cyclones are steered by other weather systems



Hurricane Movie Catalog...This site from NASA has movies of past hurricanes

Miami Museum of Science-Hurricane: Storm Science...This site is for younger viewers, and gives them a step by step study of Hurricanes. From what it's like inside, to how they develop

HURRICANE Q&A...This site is from the Hurricane Research Division, they are the experts

EarthSciuence Lab Hurricanes...This is an interactive website that allows you to predict a hurricanes track

Canadian Hurricane Centre: Just For Kids!Hurricanes affect portions of Canada Too, learn more from the Canadian Hurricane Center

Germantown K-12This is a page about meteorology

Winter Storms

American Red Cross- Winter Storm...The American Red Cross has gathered some iofo and links about Winter Storms!!!

Winter Storms, the Deceptive Killers from the NWS...Sometimes winter storms are accompanied by strong winds creating blizzard conditions with blinding wind-driven snow, severe drifting, and dangerous wind chill!!!

Scholastic-Winter Storms...this is an interactive site about winter weather, also gives a Jump Start for your research paper !!!

Winter Storm Resource Center... Learn about how winter storms form, the history of winter storms, and about the impact of winter storms.!!!

Clouds

Cloud Types from 2010 UofI.edu...common cloud classifications!!!

PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique...PSC Meteorology Program has developed this page to provide explanations of and access to detailed pictures of some basic cloud form!!!

Cloud Types from NMU.edu...Clouds are defined by their general appearance and level in the atmosphere!!!

Clouds and Precipitation...The purpose of this module is to introduce a number of cloud classifications, different types of precipitation, and the mechanisms responsible for producing them!!!

Clouds Slide presentationThis slide presentation gives you the up's and dow's about Clouds, how their formed, to what kind they are...!!!

K-12 Lessons and Activities



Make your own weather station!...Elementary and Middle School Activities for building your own barometer, weather vane, compass, rain gauge, hygrometer, and log journal are here!!!

Stormy Weather...This site is full of complete projects and webquests related to weather, designed for use by cooperative groups and culminate in a final shared presentation!!!

Franklin's forecast...Based on Ben Franklin's interest in Weather, contains activities, curricular ideas, and more.!!!

Thirteen Ed Online... Learn how meteorologists measure the weather. Students can examine some online, real-time data resources that measureweather across the country!!!

The Weather Unit...Here is an elementary weather unit that integrates all parts of the curriculum. It is very well done.!!!

Bad Meteorology...This site is dedicated to provide educators and students knowledge about incorrect weather information on the web. It dispels many commonly accepted myths related to weather!!!

Weather Eye...Weather related information and lesson plans are organized by K-12 Grade Levels. Teachers and students will find this a great resource!!!

Bill Nye's Twistin Tornadohere is a nifty class experiment. Even my kids have performed this in school!...!!!

The COMET Program The COMET Program is a on line series of different courses about the weather...!!!

Education Outreach at NOAA Environmental Technology LaboratoryThis site is from NOAA, the best educational and resources for K - 12...!!!

El Ni?o Theme Page access to distributed information on El Ni?o...!!!

TeachNet.Com/WeatherThis site has a number of interactive lessons for both teachers and students...!!!