Spuzzled for Kids
- This site takes NOAA images and offers students the chance to put those images into
the correct order while also learning more about the environmental work of the Agency.
There is a weather puzzle at this site in three levels of difficulty.
scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/noaa/spuzzled/index.shtml
SciJinks Weather Laboratory This exciting website is a joint NOAA/NASA
site that helps students learn more about the weather while having fun.
scijinks.jpl.nasa.gov/weather
Flash Riprock and the Bolt from the Blue This is a lightning safety poster in pdf
format that can be downloaded. It also lists lightning myths that need to be dispelled.
www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/lightning/flashriprock.htm
Night of a Thousand Trains This is a tornado safety poster in pdf format that
can be downloaded. It also lists tornado myths that need to be dispelled.
www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/mesoscale/1000trains.htmh
Low Water Crossing -
This site lets you download QuickTime 30 to take a video tour showing
the dangers of driving in high water. There is a quiz to
check your awareness of flood dangers, too.
www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/tt2/xwater/index.shtml
VORTEX: Unraveling the Secrets - A Storybook This project,
Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment, helps
teachers and students understand facts about tornadoes and shows how the
scientific method of making observations, collecting data, and
developing and testing hypotheses to reach an informed conclusion is
used.
www.nssl.noaa.gov/noaastory/
Science with NOAA Research - This web page provides middle
school students with research and investigation experiences using on-line
resources. Even if you do not have much experience in using web-based
activities in science, the directions here are easy to follow. Weather
topics include tornadoes, lightning, hurricanes and forecasting.
www.oar.noaa.gov/k12/
Weather Lessons - This web page provides a basic introduction to map analysis and interpretation.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/lessons
Severe Weather Primer - Provides a basic introduction to thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods, hail, lightning, winter weather, and damaging winds.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/primer/
Where & When Does Severe Weather Occur? - Answers from NOAA's National Severe Storms Laboratory.
http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/news/stories/hazard.html