Weather

Websites for Research and Information

• Weathercation - A website developed by a meteorologist to explain weather in kid-friendly terms.
• Interactive Weather Information Network - Live weather information from the National Weather Service that is updated every 60 seconds. Choose to view by state.
• The Weather Channel -Look up weather forecast for any area. Also includes links to how weather effects daily life (ex: allergies, home and garden, travel,…)
• Intelllicast - INTELLiCast provides one of the most colorful and user-friendly sources of current weather information, images, and forecasts on the World Wide Web. (It's a lot like a TV weather report.) Similar to weather.com
• Weather Basics by USAToday - Links to graphics and text that examine various weather phenomena, including the basics of things such as winds, what goes on in thunderstorms, tornadoes or hurricanes, or how dust from the Sahara Desert sometimes crosses the Atlantic Ocean.
• Wild, Wild Weather - A meteorologist’s web page designed for kids age 6 – 16. Includes games, puzzles, quizzes in addition to basic information.
• Kentucky Roadway Weather Information System

Webquests and Online Activities

• Weather at Alfy.com - Check out the games, links, and lesson plans from Alfy.com
• Wild Weather Crossword Scavenger Hunt
• Online Weather Re Project - created for 3rd grade by McGraw Hill
• How do you measure weather? - 1 minute cartoon from NASA
• Weather BrainPop Movie - remember you can only view 2 movies a day without a subscription
• Advanced Weather BrainPop Movie

Teacher Resources

• Weather Unit - Multidisciplinary unit on weather