Weather Watch
Learn more about weather at this site from Scholastic. You can learn the secrets of weather reporting, control the weather with the interactive Weather Maker activity, explore the power of hurricanes, learn about winter storms, or investigate tornados.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Weather Wiz Kids
Learn about hurricanes, tornadoes, clouds, rain, wind, and more at this site from meteorologist Crystal Wicker. You'll also find weather jokes, games, and quizzes as well as weather folkore, photos, and careers in weather.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
SciJinks Weather Laboratory
View weather movies, check out some weather jokes, learn about weather folklore, or see how a weather satellite works at this interactive site from NASA.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
Hurricane Strike
This multimedia learning package from the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research is aimed primarily at middle school students. It integrates disaster safety and preparedness with science instruction. Students work through a seven day simulation and prepare as a hurricane approaches.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
The Weather Dude
This site from meteorologist Nick Walker has loads of information for kids about the hows and whys of weather. You'll can also find out the truth behind weather proverbs, links, weather songs and weather quizzes!
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
WW2010
This site from the University of Illinois features online guides to weather for students as well as current weather information.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Hurricanes
Learn more about hurricanes at this site for kids from FEMA. You can take a hurricane quiz, learn about hurricane classification, and even play a hurricane game.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Flying Into the Eye of a Hurricane Storm Center
Learn about hurricanes at this site from National Geographic. Learn how planes are used to get hurricane data, view a video of hurricane damage, and get some hurricane survival tips.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
In Focus: Floods
Learn more about floods at this site for students from the PBS Newshour. You can read real-life accounts of floods, learn about the people who help out during a flood, or learn more about the science of floods.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Middle School Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Kidstorm
Learn about tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes, and storm chasing at this site from journalist Chris Kridler.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary/Middle Teacher Section: No Searchable: No
Hurricane Storm Center
See what is is like inside a hurricane at this site from the Miami Museum of Science.
Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: No
