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Marcus P. Zillman, M.S., A.M.H.A. Author/Speaker/Consultant
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Sunday, March 20, 2005

Clouds

1) Project Atmosphere Canada: Clouds
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/teachers_guides/module7_clouds_e.html#cbasic
2) Weather
http://teacher.scholastic.com/ilp/index.asp?SubjectID=4&SubheadID=8&TopicID=106
3) Understanding Clouds and Fog
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wcloud0.htm
4) Dan's Wild Weather Cloud Gallery
http://www.wildwildweather.com/clouds.htm
5) Fractal Clouds
http://climate.gsfc.nasa.gov/~cahalan/FractalClouds/FractalClouds.html
6) Web-Weather for Kids: Clouds
http://www.ucar.edu/educ_outreach/webweather/cloudhome.html
7) Clouds
http://www.bom.gov.au/info/clouds/
8) Clouds
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/clouds/

First, the Project Atmosphere Canada offers a module to educate primary and secondary students about cloud formation and characteristics (1). The website outlines key points and offers a more in-depth discussion of water vapor, cloud formation, convection, air motion, severe weather, and more. The second website, by Scholastic, supplies many pdf documents of activities and lesson plans for all types of weather phenomena including clouds (2). Students can learn about condensation, discover what makes up a cloud, and find a key identifying the cloud types. Next, USA Today offers an online tutorial of the differing characteristics of clouds (3). Users can learn about Mammatus clouds, contrails, cloud seeding, and other cloud-related topics. At the fourth website, visitors can view meteorologist Dan Satterfield's amazing cloud photographs (4). Educators may find useful materials to supplement their lectures. Next, NASA's Climate and Radiation Branch furnishes "information on the fantastic variety of cloud forms and structures, and their implications for climate" (5). While the website is still being constructed, users can find useful information about the Bounded Cascades Fractal Cloud model, animations, and definitions of inhomogeneous cloud terminology. The sixth website, created by the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, addresses how clouds impact our lives, how they cause chaos, and how they form (6). The enlightening descriptions are packed with colorful images and short quizzes. Next, The Australian Government's Bureau of Meteorology describes the useful of clouds as an indicator of weather conditions (7). After learning how moist air can form clouds, individuals can view images of the ten most common cloud types. Lastly, Enchanted Learning offers a table of the cloud types with their abbreviation, appearance, composition, and altitude along with explanations of cloud formation and the atmosphere (8). Educators can find simple activities dealing with cloud types and the water cycle. [From The NSDL Scout Report for the Physical Sciences, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2005. http://scout.wisc.edu/

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