Weather Links
(from Mrs. Willging’s TeacherWeb)
Yahooligans Directory - a great Place to start with many, many
links!
http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/Science_and_Nature/The_Earth/Weather/
Today's Weather
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm
Winter Weather
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/winter/index.htm
National Weather Service
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/reachout/kidspage.shtml
Basics of Weather - all you ever wanted to know! Just scroll down the list
and
choose a category for research!
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/basics/wworks0.htm
Rain Shadow Effect Diagram
http://www.redrockcanyon.blm.gov/Education/TortoiseLessonPlan/rainshadowinformation.htm
What is a Rain Shadow Effect?
http://www.weatherpages.com/rainshadow/
Rain Shadow Diagram #2
http://www.kinderscience.com/rain_shadow.htm
Weather Station Data: Retrieve school weather data from our own
weather station and
complete weather-related activities by entering the classroom and
using the zip
code "21042."
Then choose grade 6 and you're ready to start. :)
National Geographic - Forces of Nature: create your own tornado and check out the damage it can
cause.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/interactive/index.html