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WEATHER WATCHERS

Join Ms. Melanie to learn about cloud formation and she demonstrates high and low pressure.

METEOROLOGY

Meteorologists are scientists who study the weather. They work hard to forecast what kind of weather we can expect to happen in the next week or so.

If you’d like to better understand your local forecast,and expand your weather vocabulary then listen to this book, WEATHER WORDS AND WHAT THEY MEAN by Gail Gibbons.

Have you ever wondered exactly how meteorologists predict the weather? One thing they do is look for patterns in weather data that has been collected over many years. This VIDEO explains how you can become a weather watcher and make some of your own predictions!

WEATHER INSTRUMENTS

In order to collect the data needed to make accurate predictions you’ll need to have the right weather instruments. You can make what you’ll need right at home!

CLOUDS AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE

Did you know that our atmosphere has 5 layers? Most of our weather occurs in just one of those layers called the troposphere. Visit this site to discover even more facts about the ATMOSPHERE.

Ever wonder why the sky looks blue or why it sometimes looks pink or yellow? This EXPERIMENT will help explain.

It’s fun to watch clouds float by overhead! This video explains how to tell what KINDS OF CLOUDS will bring what kinds of weather! Watch it and then head outside for some cloud gazing fun!

Try this CLOUD IN A JAR experiment to help you understand how clouds form.

When water falls from clouds as rain or snow, it is called precipitation. But, how did that water get into the cloud to begin with? Try this WATER CYCLE activity to find out.