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This art project lets students create a cloud book. This cloud book is about different types of clouds - cumulus, stratus, and cirrus.

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Teach science for kids with free clouds activities, resources and videos. Here are 23 smart activities to teach clouds and the types of clouds. These clouds for kids resources cover printables, experiments, websites, songs and videos along with art projects and a fun cloud treat. I'm excited to share these creative resources with you - I hope they can save you time in searching for lesson plan ideas!

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Cloud Books to Make

1. My Cloud Book Printable - Students fill in the blanks for cumulus, stratus and cirrus clouds. This is a 9 page free download half-page printable book.

2. Types of Clouds - Describe and make examples of the four types of clouds - cirrus, cumulus, stratus and nimbus. Use crayons and cotton balls to make each one!

3. Clouds By Altitude Flap Book - Use the positions of clouds in the atmosphere to create a flap cloud book. Have students add their own words to make the text or add bullet points of information.

Clouds Science for Kids Websites

4. All About Clouds Website for Kids - The most popular questions about clouds answered in kid-friendly manner. Includes why are clouds white, why do clouds float and info on 16 types of clouds! Plus, more weather related lesson plans and experiments for fog, pressure and evaporation.

5. NASA Clouds for Kids Charts - Free, printable introduction to clouds chart and a cloud identification chart with pictures. You could totally turn these images into a cloud viewer like this one.

6. Identify A Cloud Online Quiz - Use photographs to identify clouds amongst a list of 9 kinds including stratocumulus, altostratus and cumulonimbus.

Types of Clouds Songs

7. Clouds Song for Kids - This song about clouds is to the tune of The Itsy Bitsy Spider. Describe each of the three main types of clouds as puffy, dark and wipsy to help students remember them.

8. Types of Clouds Song for Kids - This clouds song for kids is to the tune of The Ants Go Marching. It describes each of the three categories of clouds and will be easy for students to sing along!

Teaching Clouds Videos

9. Predicting Weather Using the Clouds Video - Learn in under 6 minutes how weather is predicted including NASA satellites. I like the section that starts at about 2 minutes in.

10. Clouds in the Water Cycle Video - This water cycle video uses animation (and thick accents, mind you) to explain evaporation, condensation, precipitation and the role of clouds in the water cycle.

11. Clouds and Lightning Video - This neat time lapse video explores how warm air rises and cools to form clouds. It depicts how clouds become anvil shaped and invites students to wonder how ice plays a role in creating lightning.

12. The Three Main Clouds: Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus Video - This weather chasing video models the 3 main types of clouds with great video illustrations.

Teaching Clouds & Experiments for Kids

13. Using Clouds to Predict the Weather - Teach students how to "predict" the weather and use this information to track their predictions. Were they correct often over a week-long time period... do they have a future as a meteorologist?

14. Cloud in a Jar Experiments for Kids - Conduct this experiment for kids with ice, hot water and a jar. You can watch a cloud form through the glass quickly.

15. Graphing Cloud Types - After learning about the types of clouds, have students make their favorite and graph the class' results. You could also do this as a class graph with the types of clouds you see over a week or month.

16. Holding a Cloud (Microwave Soap Experiment) - How to make a cloud using Ivory soap and a microwave. Simply place the soap in the microwave for 1.5 mins - and poof - an instant cumulus cloud!

Fun Teaching Clouds Resources

17. Two Ingredient Cloud Dough - Bring the clouds into your word work by making cloud dough with only 2 ingredients. Students can form spelling words or stamp magnetic letters into the dough.

18. My Pet Cloud - Send your students home with a gift to remember science lessons on clouds. A pet cloud in a bag is a fun way to send home a piece of the sky. This includes a free printable tag bag topper.

19. Clouds Cotton Candy Flavored Jello Treat - Wrap up your investigations on clouds with a fun clouds jello treat. Food in the classroom is fun with this simple jello for the sky and whipped cream or cool whip for the cloud layers.

20. Find the Picture in the Clouds - Have a fun activity for fast finishers or as a creative writing prompt starter. Students find pictures within cloud photographs by outlining the edges of the clouds.

Clouds Art Projects

21. Reverse Cloud Print Class Book - Use any stencil to create an object in the center of the paper. Use sponges or cotton balls to paint the blue sky around the stencil. A fun twist to painting clouds with white paint for It Looked Like Spilt Milk.

22. Puffy Shaving Cream Clouds - Get the coolest texture to your painting clouds art project by adding shaving cream. A great way to illustrate clouds with a 3D effect.

23. Sky Above Clouds Art Project - Create stunning art to go along with any of your science investigations. Here is a Georgia O'Keefe inspired painting of clouds with blues, pinks and purples.

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This website shows different types of tools meteorologists use to measure weather and predict future weather forecasts.

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Meteorologists are people who analyze and forecast, or predict, the weather. Weather forecasts might be for the general public. There are also special weather forecasts for people like farmers, sailors and pilots.
Meteorologists need a lot of data to predict weather conditions. This information comes from different weather instruments.
Here are some examples of weather instruments:

Thermometers measure the temperature.

Barometers measure atmospheric pressure. Atmospheric pressure is also called air pressure.

Hygrometers measure humidity. Humidity is the concentration of water vapour in the air.

Several different measuring tools may show their measurements using needles on dials. These include thermometers (left), barometers (centre) and hygrometers (right) (Sources: 1-1111 [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons, sarawutk via iStockphoto and Cjp24 [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons).

Anemometers measure wind speed. The stronger the wind, the faster the anemometer spins.

Windsocks measure wind speed and wind direction. You often see them at airports. They help pilots and air traffic controllers choose flight paths.

Wind vanes measure wind direction. They often have an anemometer attached.

Several different tools are used to measure wind speed and direction. These include anemometers (left), windsocks (centre) and weather vanes (right) (Sources: RitaE via Pixabay, Olaf Oliviero Riemer [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons and Karsten Paulick via Pixabay).

Rain gauges measure rainfall. Snow gauges measure snowfall.

Weather balloons are filled with hydrogen or helium gas. They float up into the atmosphere carrying other weather instruments. They gather information on temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure and wind speed.

Other measuring tools include rain gauges (left), snow gauges (centre) and weather balloons (right) (Sources: Famartin [CC BY-SA 3.0] via Wikimedia Commons, CambridgeBayWeather [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons and U.S. Navy [Public domain] via Wikimedia Commons).

Did you know?

A rising barometer means atmospheric pressure is high. This usually means sunny and dry conditions are on the way. A falling barometer means atmospheric pressure is low. This usually means stormy or wet weather is on the way.

Meteorologists also interpret maps, photographs and radar data from the ground, from airplanes, and from satellites in space. They use all of this information to make predictions about the weather. These predictions might be for the next few hours. Or they might be for the next seven days.

How do you become a meteorologist?

There are different ways to become a meteorologist. Some people get a university degree in atmospheric science. Some people get a degree in meteorology. Other people get a degree in math or physics.

The weather presenters you see on TV aren't always meteorologists!

What is a weather station?

Weather stations collect data from weather instruments. There are almost 1 100 weather stations in Canada. Meteorologists can use this information to predict the weather.
Some weather stations are located on land, including along the shore. Others are located offshore, on ships and buoys. Satellites also provide information on the weather.

Did you know?

Alert, Nunavut, is home to the world's most northern weather station. The station is located 800 km from the nearest town. About 200 people work there!

What is Environment Canada?

In Canada, the government department that makes weather forecasts is called Environment Canada. It collects weather data from various sources. Some examples of sources are:

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This video explains topics of how to measure wind, the tools meteorologists uses, basic knowledge of wind direction and speed, and different types of winds.

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This interactive website helps identify the different seasons that occur and the transitional periods.

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Although most of you know what seasons are, we wanted to give you a quick overview. Seasons are all created because the Earth actually sits on a small tilt. If you put a stick through the planet and watched it spin, you would see that we spin 23.5 degrees off a straight up and down position. Since we are at a tilt, different parts of the planet are warmer during different times of the year. With the tilt, our year is broken up into four seasons.

For the northern hemisphere, summer is the warmest time of year. It's not because the planet is that much closer to the Sun, it's because the top part of the Earth is facing the Sun for a amount of time. The longest days of the year occur during the summer months. June is the time of the summer solstice, the longest day of the calendar year. The time of the solstice is determined by the location of the Sun. It is directly over the Tropic of Cancer on that longest day. Never forget about the southern hemisphere. During the longest day in the north, you will find the shortest day in the south. When there's a heat wave in the United States, it is probably snowing in South America. Summer events include high temperatures, longer days, droughts, and tropical cyclones.

This is one of the two in-between seasons. During summer, the North Pole is leaning towards the Sun and the South Pole leans towards the Sun in winter. Fall sees the planets axis directly in line with the Sun. The Sun is directly over the Equator during the autumnal equinox (September) and heating the northern and southern hemispheres equally. As the northern hemisphere is moving towards shorter days and the cold winter, the southern hemisphere is watching the snows melt and the flowers bloom during their spring. Autumn events include leaves falling from trees, shorter days than summer, and harvesting summer crops.

This is the season where the Earth is tilted way from the Sun and the South Pole is getting all of the light. It's almost constant night during the cold nights in the North Pole. The South Pole is home to many research scientists who are taking advantage of the long days and warmer temperatures. Winter finds snows across North America and summer fires and drought across the interior of Australia. In December, the Earth hits its next marker when the winter solstice occurs. That shortest day of the year (for the north) happens when the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn at noon. From that point, everything starts to change again. Winter events include colder temperatures, snow and winter storms, the shortest days of the year, and the hibernation of some animals.

Ahh the last season. Spring is a time for rebirth and emerging from the short and cold days of winter. While the northern hemisphere sees spring from March through June, it is fall in the southern hemisphere. March is the time of the vernal equinox that signals the official start of spring. But in reality, plants and animals start spring as soon as the weather starts to warm up. For them it's not about calendars, it's about the weather changing. As far as the position of the planet, it is a bit of a mirror image to our position in autumn. The Sun is directly over the Equator during the equinox and the northern and southern hemispheres are receiving about the same amount of the Sun's energy. Spring events include blooms of wildflowers, new leaves on trees, warmer days that winter, and wetter weather (not snow).

Or search the sites for a specific topic.

Arctic Melt Season Lengthening (NASA/GSFC Video)

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This interactive activity includes a background information on how water changes into different forms.

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How do Meteorologist predict the weather?

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Effects of Weather on Animals and Plants

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About This Quiz & Worksheet

Answer these questions to find out what you know about the effect of weather on humans. You will be asked to identify different ways the weather affects humans and other life forms.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

In this set of quiz questions you'll review your understanding of:

Mental health and the weather

How a drought affects plants

Regular movement of animals with the seasons

Skills Practiced

Reading awareness - make sure you know the most important information from the lesson, such as the type of weather that is likely to cause flooding

Remembering details - remember what you've learned about ways rocks change in cold weather

Learning practice - use what you know to answer questions about different ways weather can affect people and plants

Additional Learning

To find out more about this part of the world, read the lesson titled How Weather Affects Us: Lesson for Kids. This lesson will help you understand topics like:

The importance of sunlight for humans

Weathering

Common clothes worn during different seasons

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Summary Students follow weather forecasts to gauge their accuracy and produce a weather report for the class. They develop skills of observation, recording and reporting.
This engineering curriculum aligns to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

Engineering Connection

Engineers must understand global and localized weather patterns for many reasons. Environmental engineers are concerned with weather because it indicates how and when a pollutant may travel. Mechanical, electrical, computer and aerospace engineers must thoroughly understand weather when they design equipment and technology used outdoors or used to predict and measure weather, such as radar, satellites, storm sensors and weather modeling software applications.

Learning Objectives

After this activity, students should be able to:

Learn how to prepare a weather report based on real-life weather forecasts.

Apply skills in analysis, synthesis, evaluation and explanation to their writing and speaking.

Write and speak in the content areas using the technical vocabulary of the subject accurately.

Use reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing skills to solve problems and answer questions.

Educational Standards

Each TeachEngineering lesson or activity is correlated to one or more K-12 science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) educational standards.

All 100,000+ K-12 STEM standards covered in TeachEngineering are collected, maintained and packaged by the Achievement Standards Network (ASN), a project of D2L (www.achievementstandards.org).

In the ASN, standards are hierarchically structured: first by source; e.g., by state; within source by type; e.g., science or mathematics; within type by subtype, then by grade, etc.

NGSS Performance Expectation

Click to view other curriculum aligned to this Performance Expectation

This activity focuses on the following Three Dimensional Learning aspects of NGSS:

Science & Engineering Practices

Disciplinary Core Ideas

Crosscutting Concepts

The complex patterns of the changes and the movement of water in the atmosphere, determined by winds, landforms, and ocean temperatures and currents, are major determinants of local weather patterns. Because these patterns are so complex, weather can only be predicted probabilistically.

Suggest an alignment not listed above

Materials List

Paper and pencils

Worksheets and Attachments
Visit [www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_air_lesson05_activity3] to print or download.

Introduction/Motivation

Everybody loves the occasional "snow day." But, can you trust the local weather service to deliver a nice blizzard on cue? Even though weather reporters would like to take credit for good weather and avoid blame for the not-so-good, all they can really do is try to report the weather as accurately as possible. Fortunately, they have advanced technology working for them, such as Doppler radar, satellite imagery and weather forecasting software programs.

With the advent of satellite imaging, Doppler radar and sophisticated weather modeling software, weather forecasting is becoming increasingly accurate. Jokes about the unpredictable nature of weather are still common - "If you don't like the weather around here, wait five minutes!" - but the local meteorologist is not quite as likely to take the blame. If it rains on your parade or picnic, that's probably because you didn't watch the latest weathercast.

In this activity, you are going to take a closer look at how the weather report is delivered in your area. You will keep a record to see how accurate the weather report is. At the same time, you will observe how the report is presented so you can produce a weather show for your class. In the process, you will become better acquainted with weather terminology and learn how the latest weather forecasting technology works.

Procedure

Background

During this activity, students gauge the accuracy of local weather reports for themselves, and at the same time observe the local weather presenter. The goal is to present their own weather report for the class. In the process, students become more familiar with weather terminology (see the Air Pollution unit, Lesson 4, Word Origins & Metaphors: Take Their Word for It! literacy activity), learn about how weather forecasting technology works, and develop presentation skills.

If possible, videotape one or more evening weathercasts (4-6PM) and view in class, discussing how the weather is presented. Help the students identify the segments of the broadcast, noting the use of maps and symbols (see Figure 1). Discuss the meaning of weather symbols and basic terminology used by the meteorologist. Critique the style of presentation. The objective is to prepare the students to produce their own weathercast.

Figure 1. A 12-hour weather forecast map, created by University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR). See http://www.ucar.edu/ucar/weather-map.html for today's map.

Consider taking the students on a field trip to a local television station to see for themselves how a weather report is produced, and meet local weather personalities they have seen on TV.

Observing

Background research: Watch the evening weather report (4-6PM time slot) on your favorite local news channel for one week. Using the Weather Watcher Worksheet, record the forecast for the following day, noting the basic weather forecast description: High and low temperatures, sunny/cloudy, rainy/snowy/windy, chance for precipitation, etc. At the same time, take some notes about the presentation itself. Observe the weather reporter's presentation style. Notice how s/he uses maps and explains weather phenomena for the viewer. Learn the tricks of the trade! The following day, observe the weather and record the actual weather conditions. Was the forecast accurate?

Thinking

Weather reporters love to brag about their Doppler - or Super Doppler or NEXRAD - radar systems. Have you ever wondered what all the hype is about? Learn how the latest tools work: radar, satellite imaging and weather forecasting software (see the References section or search for weather forecasting technology on the Internet).

Writing

Imagine you are presenting the television weather report for the evening news (4-6PM). Prepare your script. Your report should include:

Today's weather - local, state, national weather maps

Record high and low temperatures

Outlook for the evening

Air quality report including pollution alerts and burning restrictions

Tomorrow's prediction

Five-day forecast

Some interesting weather trivia or an explanation of a weather phenomenon

Create weather maps to use for your report. Make three maps, if possible: one for the local report (city and counties), one for a statewide report and one for the national report (often a satellite image). Make reusable symbols for high and low fronts, as well as cloud, sun, rain, snow and lightning symbols. What other props will you use? An umbrella? Raincoat? Sunglasses? Videotape your presentation if possible.

For extra credit, have students incorporate a lay person-level explanation of Doppler effect or Doppler shift as part of their in-class weather program presentation.

Vocabulary/Definitions

accurate: Exactly factual; errorless.

doppler radar: Radar that uses the Doppler effect to measure velocity of approaching weather.

forecast: To estimate or calculate in advance, especially to predict (weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data.

front: Meteorology. The interface between air masses of different temperatures or densities.

satellite imagery: Pictures taken by photographic equipment mounted on satellites.

weathercast: A broadcast of weather conditions.

Assessment

Pre-Activity Assessment

Check to make sure students have completed their Weather Watcher Worksheets, both forecasts and actual data.

Activity Embedded Assessment

After introducing students to weather technology, use call-out questions or a pop quiz to reinforce vocabulary and understanding.

Post-Activity Assessment

Depending on the number of students in the class, a different student can deliver the weather forecast each day for a month and be assessed for presentation skills. The shared props for a "Weather Corner" - items such as maps, weather symbols and other graphic images - can be designed and assembled by the class.

Activity Extensions

Play Vivaldi's Baroque masterpiece, The Four Seasons, for the class (see Figure 2). Discuss how the music reflects the qualities of the weather from season to season. Discuss the characteristics of Baroque music. Have students write down their impressions or create a poem, drawing or watercolor to illustrate a season (see Figure 3). Weather and seasonal change are a favorite theme of poets, composers and artists alike. See How Artists See the Weather: Sun, Wind, Snow, Rain by Colleen Carroll.

Figure 2. Painting of Antonio Vivaldi by François Morellon La Cave, 1723.

Figure 3. The Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, paintings by Giuseppe Arcimboldo. 1573. Oil on canvas. Louvre, Paris, France.

Activity Scaling

Creating and presenting an in-class television weather program may be an individual or two-person activity.

References

Cain, Dennis R. and Kirkwood, Paul. National Weather Service Radar FAQs. Updated March 10, 2004. National Weather Service, NOAA. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/radar/radinfo/radinfo.html

Carroll, Colleen. How Artists See the Weather: Sun, Wind, Snow, Rain (How Artists See). Abbeville Press, 1996. (A beautiful accompaniment to lessons on figurative language.)

CNN Weather. Updated July 22, 2004. CNN.com. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.cnn.com/weather/

Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. Accessed July 17, 2004. (Source of vocabulary definitions, with some adaptation) http://www.dictionary.com

Farmer's Almanac. Updated 2003. Alamanac Publishing Co. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.farmersalmanac.com

Glossary of Meteorological Terms. NovaLynx Corporation. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.novalynx.com/glossary.html

Oates. Language Arts Weather Watch, Teacher Objectives and Rationale. St. James All Grade School, School District 3, Newfoundland, Canada. Accessed July 23, 2004. (Comprehensive language-arts activities focused on the weather theme.) http://projects.sd3.k12.nf.ca/multiage/weather/teacher.html

Satterfield, Dan. Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page. Newschannel 19, WHNT-TV, Huntsville, AL. Accessed July 23, 2004. (A TV meteorologist's interactive site.) http://www.wildwildweather.com/

"See" Inside a Closed Box! (See how radar works). Last updated September 8, 2006. ASA Space Place, National Aeronatucs and Space Administration (NASA). Accessed September 18, 2006. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/topo-bear/

Seeley, Mark. Weather Talk - Jargon. Updated June 2, 2004. Minnesota Climatology Working Group. Accessed July 23, 2004. (For weather buffs and word lovers, a colorful discussion of weather terminology. Learn what Abraham's Tree, fulgurite, nowcasting, comma clouds and the gustiness factor mean and when to expect the ozone season. Written from a Minnesotan's point of view, but interesting at any latitude.) http://climate.umn.edu/cawap/mpr/jargon.htm

The University Corporation for Atmospheric Research. Updated 2004. UCAR. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.ucar.edu/ucar/

Watt, Fiona and F. Wilson. Weather and Climate (Science and Experiments Series). E.D.C. Publishing, 1991.

The Weather Channel. The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.weather.com

Weather Forecasts & News. USA Today. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm

Real Time Weather Data. National Center for Atmospheric Research. Accessed December 21, 2011. http://weather.rap.ucar.edu/model/

The Weather Underground. Updated 2003. The Weather Underground, Inc.. Accessed July 23, 2004. http://www.wunderground.com/

World Wide Weather, Grades 3-5 science curricula. Updated 2000. International Society for Technology Education (ISTE). Accessed July 23, 2004. (Weather-related activities.) http://cnets.iste.org/students/pdf/3-5WorldWideWeather.pdf

Yamnitz, Kyle. Weather Thematic Unit, Lesson #21. Teachers.net. Accessed July 23, 2004. (Highly recommended resource for literacy activities based on the weather theme; includes detailed bibliography.) http://teachers.net/gazette/JAN02/lessons.html

Copyright © 2004 by Regents of the University of Colorado.

Contributors Jane Evenson; Malinda Schaefer Zarske; Denise Carlson

Supporting Program Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder

Acknowledgements

The contents of this digital library curriculum were developed under a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation GK-12 grant no. 0338326. However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policies of the Department of Education or National Science Foundation, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

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