Weather

Weather
An Internet Hotlist on Weather

created by Debbie Rosenstein
Grand Prairie ISD

Introduction | General Information | Hurricanes | Weather Forecasts | Weather WebQuests

Introduction
Check out the links below to get you started when studying a unit on weather.

The Internet Resources

General Information

Kid's Weather Sites - This page contains many fun weather projects including ... Hows & Whys of Weather for Kids This page from the Tornado Chasers site ...
The Weather Channel kids! - This site provides interactive weather games, maps, activities and educational teaching materials for classrooms.
Weather Eye - Weather education Web site, designed to be used in classrooms. It includes weather lessons, projects and more.
Weather Wiz Kids - Includes facts, folklore, games, jokes, experiments, and activities, written by a meteorologist.
Welcome to Web Weather for Kids - Learn what makes weather wet and wild, do cool activities, and become hot at forecasting the weather on Web Weather for Kids!

Hurricanes

FEMA For Kids: Hurricanes - Lists information, names, quizzes, and activities about hurricanes.
Hurricane Virtual Field Trip - Hurricanes occur in the tropical regions of the world in 7 distinct basins, and are called Hurricanes in the Carribean, Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and eastern Pacific, Typhoons in the western Pacific, and Cyclones in the Indian Ocean.
Hurricanes: Facts, Photos, Videos--National Geographic Kids - Fly into the eye of deadly hurricanes. Features information, facts and videos. Also includes hurricane safety tips.
Weather Watch: Hurricanes - Ask a weather expert questions relevant to hurricanes. Provides news on these disasters, along with scholastic weather reports.

Weather Forecasts

USATODAY.com - Weather Forecasts & News - Complete coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita · Katrina: Photos, maps, video, more · Interactive graphic: Hurricane science · Hurricane history resources.
Welcome to The Weather Underground - Weather forecasts for the US and the world with a fast, easy to use interface. Includes weather maps, graphics and radar images.

Weather WebQuests

Best Weather WebQuest Grades 3-8 - Students research the type of weather across the country and decide what location has the 'best weather.' Upon completion of their research, students use a spread sheet to share their information.
Weather WebQuest - This is a comprehensive webquest for 5th grade designed to be used over a period of days or teachers may choose to focus on only one area.

Content by Debbie Rosenstein, debra.rosenstein@gpisd.org
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Last revised Fri Feb 20 10:10:53 US/Pacific 2009