Make a snowflake - "Make an amazing snowflake from real crystal (borax). This is a beautiful project (and also demonstrates some basic principles of chemistry)." (Y,M)
Weather WebQuest - (M)
EasyFunSchool Weather Unit - Activity, ideas, resources, and many links to weather websites (Y, M, O, T)
Weather watch - in-depth teaching resources from Scholastic.com (Y, M, O, T)
Natural Disasters - 4th and 5th Grade (Y,M)
Let's study the weather together - (M,O)
NASA Educational Resources - Hurricanes - This online educational activity for grades 5-8 will allow students to investigate the causes of hurricanes and how they are named and categorized, then practice tracking one across the Atlantic Ocean. (M)
Savage Seas - Use a wave simulator and explore tsunamis, freak wanes, and trade winds (Y,M)
Google Earth - Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. (Y, M, O, T)
SnowCrystals.com - Every winter I am again amazed at snowflakes. This intriguing site from a physics professor at Caltech is full of images of beautifully intricate designs found in snow and gives you insight into the science behind them. Pick up some snowflake wallpaper for your computer while you are there. (Y, M, O, T)
Weather Wiz Kids® - Hi everybody! I’m Meteorologist Crystal Wicker . I'm a television meteorologist for the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana. I designed this website especially for kids to allow them to learn more about the fascinating world of weather. It’s also a wonderful educational website for teachers and parents that gives them the right tools they need to explain the different types of weather to children. (Y)
Bibliography of Materials to AccompanySnowflake Bentley - (Y)
Guide to Snowflake Bentley - pdf file from Weston Wood productions. grades 1-3 and 4-5 (Y)
Bentley Snow Crystal Collection - A digital library providing a high-quality collection of stunning, un-retouched images of Wilson A. Bentley’s original glass slide photographs of snow crystals. (Y, M, O, T)
Making paper Snowflake - (Y)
A Guide to Snowflakes - (Y, M, O, T)
Snow Flakes - hexagonal symmetry - (Y, M, O, T)
Grade 5 unit Study on Weather - (M)
Whittier Prince William Sound Explorer Program - The program consists of four instructor-led small group learning sessions. Students collect ice, water and plankton samples while visiting the face of the tidewater Blackstone Glacier. Topics for the sessions include:glaciers, geology, weather, navigation, and history of the sub-arctic region Grades 3rd - 12th (M, O, T)