Directory of Weather Resources

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Resources in This Category

• About Temperature

  http://eo.ucar.edu/skymath/tmp2.html
  Information on different kinds of thermometers, with a discussion of the physics behind temperature.

• BBC: What is Weather?

  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/whatisweather/
  Find out how our climate influences what kind of house we live in, what kind of sports we do, and what kind of clothes we wear. Compare different climates with each other.

• Bureau of Meteorology

  http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/Worksheet11.shtml
  Worksheet provides an activity to learn about atmospheric pressure.

• Bushfire Weather

  http://www.bom.gov.au/weather-services/bushfire/about-bushfire-weather.shtml
  Learn how fires, of both natural and human origin, have affected the environment of Australia. Includes weather patterns and maps.

• Careers in Meteorology

  http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/careers.html
  Explains what a meteorologist does, why they do it, and the tools that help them do a better job.

• Classroom Activities

  http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/crclm/act/home.rxml
  Introduction to basic meteorological concepts such as pressure, fronts, and surface maps.

• Dan's Wild Weather Page

  http://www.wildwildweather.com/
  Newschannel 19's very own weather guru Dan Satterfield keeps us up to date with the latest weather news and explains all the scientific stuff as well.

• Franklin's Forecast

  http://sln.fi.edu/weather/
  Exhibit about weather forecasting technologies with news topics about radar, storm tracking, satellites, and weather events.

• JetStream: An Online Weather School

  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/
  Learn about synoptic meteorology, thunderstorms, and tropical weather.

• Live From the Storm

  http://www.passporttoknowledge.com/storm/main.htm
  An interactive, animated weather resource for middle-school educators and students. Part of the Passport to Knowledge series.

• Meteorology - What is it?

  http://www.bom.gov.au/lam/Students_Teachers/Worksheet8.shtml
  Worksheet about the ingredients that make up weather, atmospheric circulation, wind, and pressure systems.

• Online Meteorology Guide

  http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/home.rxml
  A fun and comprehensive guide with modules on clouds and precipitation, forces and wind, air masses and fronts, weather forecasting, storms, and hurricanes.

• PlanetDiary

  http://www.planetdiary.com/
  Highlights natural phenomena and current events from around the world.

• Skywatchers

  http://ec.gc.ca/meteoaloeil-skywatchers/
  Games and activities, a virtual weather office, information about careers in weather, and a glossary. By Environment Canada.

• Storm Spotter Glossary

  http://www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/?n=spotterglossary
  Includes many words used in describing the weather.

• Twister - Ohio State University Wx

  http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/
  Weather data and weather related resources.

• UV Menace

  http://www.cotf.edu/ete/modules/ozone/uvmenace.html
  Learn about how UV rays can cause cancer, the effect on the atmosphere, and how they hurt the ozone layer.

• Weather One

  http://extension.illinois.edu/treehouse/
  Discusses several topics of weather including clouds, seasons, air pressure, winds, global warming, and violent weather. Also contains activities to give students a hands-on experience with weather.

• Weather Wiz Kids

  http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
  Includes facts, folklore, games, jokes, experiments, and activities, written by a meteorologist.

• Weather Words

  http://www.bom.gov.au/info/wwords
  The Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology offers definitions of some common forecasting terms, descriptions of phenomena and precipitation, as well as wind and sea terms.

• WeatherQuestions.com

  http://www.weatherquestions.com/
  Concise and interesting answers to the most-often asked questions about the weather, arranged in alphabetical order.

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