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You will be learning all about weather by first working through boards #1-4 and then choosing a type of weather to further research. You will compile your research information into a graphic organizer and prepare a simple presentation to share out with the class.

Please add your name and your type of weather below. There are no more than 5 students allowed for each different type.
*Cloudy is not allowed to be used for this research project.*

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Watch this video to learn about the different types of weather. As you listen, write down the different types of weather you hear. Comment with your list, draw a picture and share, or record yourself reading each different type.

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Name and list the 4 different seasons as pictured above. Can you describe the type of weather that occurs during each using 2-3 words? Comment your response below.

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As you're watching the video think about these questions: How can we predict the weather? Why would we want to predict the weather? Post a comment below with your thoughts.

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Research and define the following words:

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Research and define the vocabulary words below.
*You can record yourself talking, draw a picture, or post a comment with your response.

weather
temperature
climate
thermometer
seasons
forecast
meteorologist
prediction
rain
snow
wind
storm

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Before beginning your research, read through each section of the rubric carefully to see how you will be graded. Throughout your research process, please reference the rubric to ensure all expectations are being met.

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After reviewing the rubric for all expectations and further explanations, complete this graphic organizer as you research your chosen type of weather.

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Your presentation will consist of two parts:
1. First you will upload the final copy of your completed research and record yourself presenting all the information you have learned about your chosen type of weather to share with the class.

2. You will prepare a very short (~1min) mini weather forecast presentation that you may either record and upload here or may share in person in front of the class.

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🌧☔️ What is rain? ☔️🌧 Explained for kids by Carl Cloud

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All about rain.

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Facts Just for Parents, Teachers and Students

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This web page contains rain facts for kids and is a great resource for anyone of any age researching rain. Our goal is to provide you with the latest and most accurate rain facts from scientific sources. In addition to rain facts, you'll find some pretty rain pictures and additional resources for researching rain.

The cloud facts listed below will help you learn what rain is, how fast rain travels, some of the past historic rainfall amounts, how meteorologists estimate rainfall amounts and other useful facts about rain. We hope these facts about rain are helpful and help you learn more about this important meteorological event.

If any of the below rain facts are inaccurate, please contact us and let us know.

19 Rain Facts for Kids

1. Rain is liquid water that falls from a cloud in the form of droplets.

2. Rain is one of the six main types of precipitation.

3. The three most common type of rain clouds are cirrus, cumulus and stratus clouds.

4. Most freshwater deposits on our planet come from rain.

5. Rain is a key component in the Earth's water cycle.

6. One droplet of water spends on average around eight days in suspension before falling back to Earth as rain.

7. A forest that receives between 98 and 177 inches (2,500 to 4,500 mm) of rain each year is called a rainforest.

8. The majority of the Earth's rainforests are found in South America, Africa and Asia.

9. Meteorologists can estimate how much it will rain using weather radar.

10. Meteorologists can measure the actual amount of rainfall using a rain gauge.

11. Small raindrops travel at about 4.5 mph (7.2 km/h), while large raindrops can travel up to 20 mph (32 km/h).

12. Acid rain, termed by Robert Augus Smith in 1952, is rain with a low pH level.

13. Heavy amounts of rain in short periods of time are associated with thunderstorms and hurricanes.

14. Heavy amounts of rain can cause flash flooding in a short period of time.

15. Even though Antarctica has all that ice, it receives little rainfall, making it the driest continent on Earth.

16. The record for the most rain to fall in one minute goes to Unionville, Maryland, on July 4th, 1956, 1.23 inches (31.2 millimeters) of rain fell in 60 seconds.

17. The record for the most rain to fall in one hour goes to Holt, Missouri, on June 22nd, 1947, 12 inches (305 millimeters) of rain fell in 60 minutes.

18. The record for the most rain to fall in 24 hours goes to Cilaos, Réunion, on January 7th to 8th, 1966, 71.9 inches (1,825 millimeters) of rain fell during Tropical Storm Denise.

19. The record for the highest rainfall in a year goes to Cherrapunji, Meghalaya, India between 1860 to 1861. 1,042 inches (26,470 millimeters) of rain fell in a 365-day period.

Rain Pictures

A picture of rain falling on the roof of a building. Photo Credit: linearclassifier

A picture of a man walking in the rain with a umbrella. Photo Credit: Victoria Jones PA

A picture of a massive rain storm and flash flooding. Photo Credit: lps-WOLF

Additional Resources for Rain Research

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Wind Facts For Kids

Check out our fun wind facts for kids and enjoy a range of interesting information about wind.

Learn how wind forms, what we use to measure wind speed and direction, what sports take advantage of wind, what solar wind is and much more.

Wind is the flow of gases, here on Earth it refers to the movement of air.

It is caused by differences in air pressure. Air rushes from high pressure areas to lower ones.

Short bursts of wind moving at high speeds are known as gusts.

Depending on their strength, winds can be known as a breeze, gale, storm or hurricane.

Wind direction is given by the direction from which the wind comes.

Weather vanes are used to indicate wind direction.

Anemometers are used to measure wind speed. Make an anemometer.

A knot is a unit often used to measure wind speed. Make a wind vane.

Sea breezes occur because heat from the Sun takes longer to warm the sea than the land, creating a difference in air pressure.

Wind can provide energy through the use of wind turbines. More on wind energy.

Sailing ships use wind to power their movement with the help of sails.

Many sports and recreational activities make use of the wind, these include kite boarding, wind surfing, sailing and paragliding.

Solar wind in outer space is a stream of charged particles that come from the Sun.

Saturn and Neptune feature the fastest planetary winds in the Solar System.

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What Makes it Snow? Winter Precipitation for Kids - FreeSchool

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Winter is officially here and the snow has begun to fall.

Kids all over the northern hemisphere are slipping on their snow boots and heading outside to play.

There's no question that snow makes the cold more fun, but it's also fascinating to learn about!

Here's a blizzard of 50 fun facts about snow that your kids will love:

50 Facts About Snow for Kids

1. Each year, at least 1 septillion snowflakes fall from the sky.

That's 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. (24 zeroes!)

2. Snow forms in clouds.

When the temperature is below freezing (less than 0ºC or 32ºF), snow begins to form in the clouds.

3. You need dirt to make snowflakes.

Snowflakes are made of tiny ice crystals that form on tiny bits of dirt in the air.

4. Snowflakes grow on the way down.

As the crystals of ice grow, they become heavier and fall toward Earth.

5. Some snowflakes are made of one single ice crystal.

6. Other snowflakes are made of up to 200 ice crystals joined together.

7. Probably no two snowflakes are exactly the same.

But they can look alike. One scientist found two identical snow flakes from a snowstorm in Wisconsin.

8. Snowflakes can be symmetrical six-sided shapes.

Like the ones you make from a piece of paper!

9. A snowflake is made of frozen water, so it has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom (H2O).

Water molecules are shaped like a V, so when they align and freeze together, a hexagon shape develops.

10. Snowflakes can also be irregular and have different shapes.

11. There are 35 different types of snowflakes.

Science blogger Andy Brunnin has painstakingly catalogued 35 different types of snowflakes:

12. The air temperature around a snowflake determines its shape.

Needle-like crystals form at 28 degrees F, while low temperatures of 23 degrees F will lead to flat crystals.

13. Snow is actually not white. It's clear.

It appears white because of the way the sun reflects off of the ice crystals.

14. Snow can appear in a wide variety of colors.

Dust particles, pollution or fresh-water algae can color it black, orange or blue.

15. A snowstorm or winter storm is when there is a heavy snowfall and a lot of snow accumulates on the ground.

16. A blizzard is a severe snowstorm that has high winds of at least 35 mph and reduced visibility to less than a quarter miles for 2 hours or more.

17. A ground blizzard is when it's now snowing, but strong winds blow around loose snow, causing lower visibility and making it hard to see.

18. A "thundersnow" is a snowstorm that also has thunder, lighting, and strong winds.

19. Lake-effect snow happens when cold air moves across a large body of warm water.

Water vapor is sucked up into the cold air mass, where it freezes and falls back down as snow.

20. Snowfields are places that are covered in snow year-round.

Examples are the north pole, south pole and in high altitudes on mountaintops.

21. Snow leopards find their habitat in snowfields on mountaintops.

22. As the climate warms, the snow cover on some mountaintops has been shrinking.

This is happening a lot especially near the equator.

23. Snow can cause "snow blindness" because of the ultraviolet radiation it reflects.

You should always wear eye protection when you're skiing or playing in the snow!

24. The most snow to ever fall in 24 hours happened in Capracotta, Italy on On March 5th, 2015.

100.8 inches (2.56 meters) of snow fell in a 24 hour period.

25. The highest snowfall in the United States in 24 hours fell in Silver Lake, Colorado in 1921.

75.8 inches of snow fell in a one day period.

26. The most snow to every fall in one year fell in Mount Rainier, Washington in 1971.

102 feet of snow fell in a 365-day period.

27. The world's largest snowflake was recorded at 15 inches across and 8 inches thick.

It was found at Fort Keogh, Montana in the United States on January 28th, 1887. It's a Guinness Book of World Record!

28. The most snow to every fall in a single day was 63 inches of snow.

It happened in Georgetown Colorado on December 4th, 1913.

29. Snow has never been reported in Key West, Florida.

30. It can be to warm too snow, but it's never too cold to snow.

31. Snow is just one form of precipitation.

The five other forms of precipitation are drizzle, rain, sleet, graupel, and hail. (Graupel is a soft version of hail.)

32. Light and fluffy snow is often called 'powder'.

33. Snow melts when it's warmer than a freezing temperature of 32 degrees.

34. Frost is not snow.

Frost is made from water than was already on the ground.

35. It's possible for snow to fall with warm air as high as 50 degrees.

But only if environmental conditions are just right!

36. When it snows with temperatures above freezing, the temperature will drop. If the snow is falling heavily, the temperature will quickly drop to near 32 degrees. This is due to evaporation and melting, both cooling processes.

37. It takes about 1 hour for a snowflake to reach the ground.

38. Most flakes fall at speeds of one to four miles per hour.

It depends on each snowflake's size and mass and the surrounding environmental conditions,

39. The largest, heaviest snowflakes can reach speeds up to 9 mph.

40. Snow can appear in a wide variety of colors.

Dust, pollution or fresh-water algae can color it black, orange or blue.

41. Freshly fallen snow absorbs sound waves, making everything seem quieter.

42. The Inuit have 50 words for snow.

43. The Scots language has 421 terms related to snow.

Some words include 'skelf' (a large snowflake), 'spitters' (small drops of driving snow) and 'unbrak' (the beginning of a thaw).

44. On Mars, there are sudden violent snow storms in the summer months.

45. Monkeys have snow ball fights.

Japanese macaques, or "snow monkeys" have been observed playing with snowballs.

46. Chionophobia is the fear of snow.

It derives from the Greek word for snow "chion".

47. Snow is a great insulator because it is up to 95% trapped air.

This is why many animals burrow deep into the snow during winter in order to hibernate.

48. Igloos use only body heat to warm them.

They can be 100 degrees warmer inside than outside.

49. The Common Council in Syracuse, New York passed a decree that any more snow before Christmas Eve was illegal.

50. The world's largest snow ball fight took place on January 12, 2013 in Seattle.

5834 people came together to attack each other with snow balls.

Frequently Asked Questions About Snow

How many snowflakes fall each year?

Each year, at least 1 septillion snowflakes fall from the sky. That's 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000. (24 zeroes!)

Can snowflakes be the same?

Probably no two snowflakes are exactly the same. But they can look alike. One scientist found two identical snow flakes from a snowstorm in Wisconsin.

How fast does snow fall?

Most flakes fall at speeds of one to four miles per hour. It depends on each snowflake's size and mass and the surrounding environmental conditions. The largest, heaviest snowflakes can reach speeds up to 9 mph. It takes about 1 hour for a snowflake to reach the ground.

We hope you loved these fun snow facts as much as we do.

Here's wishing your lots of fun experiences playing in the snow this winter - and maybe even a snow day!
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The sky is dark and the air is thick. Lightning flashes and thunder claps. Winds blow. Heavy rain falls. It's a thunderstorm! The National Storms Laboratory says there are 16 million thunderstorms in the world each year. At any moment, about 2,000 of them are taking place. "Thunderstorms can happen at any time," Patrick Marsh told TFK. He's a weather scientist. "But thunderstorms are more likely in the summer than in the winter."

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Forming a Storm

A storm is a powerful of the . Add lightning and thunder into the mix, and it's a thunderstorm. Thunderstorms can be dangerous. They can bring strong winds and hail. Heavy rains can cause flooding. And lightning is very powerful and hot (see "It's Striking!"). It can hurt people.

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Being aware of the weather can help keep people safe. That's where meteorologists like Marsh come in. Meteorologists are scientists who study the weather. They use tools such as satellites and radar. These tools help them predict when a storm is coming and how bad it will be. By making predictions, meteorologists can warn people when weather is on the way.

What's the best way to stay safe during a thunderstorm? "When you see lightning, it's time to go inside," Marsh told TFK. "And when you're inside, stay away from the windows."

Thunderstorms can be loud and . But they're nothing to be afraid of. "You don't need to be scared of thunderstorms if you take the proper actions," Marsh says. "Just think of thunderstorms as grumpy clouds."

It's Striking!

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Lightning is a quick, powerful burst of electricity. It forms in a storm cloud. Lightning happens fast. And it is more than five times hotter than the sun. Lightning can flash inside a storm cloud. It can flash from one cloud to another. It can also strike the ground.

Thunder is the sound that lightning makes. But we hear a clap of thunder after we see a flash of lightning. That's because light travels much faster than sound.

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