Our World: Cloud Inspection
Find out why scientists and meteorologists study clouds and what tools they use to collect data about the effect of clouds on Earth's climate. Learn to tell the difference between cirrus, stratus and cumulus clouds.
Background Information
Grades K through 5
- GLOBE (Elementary) Do You Know That Clouds Have Names?
- NASA JPL The Types of Clouds and What They Mean
- NASA Space Place Unscramble the Clouds
- UCAR Web Weather for Kids
Grades K through 12
- NASA/NOAA Introduction to Clouds
Activities
Grades K through 5
- GLOBE Hands On Cloud Activities
- GLOBE (Elementary) Clouds Module
- Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System
- NASA Space Place Make a Cloud Mobile
Grades K through 8
- My NASA Data Cloud Sort Activity
- NASA JPL Make a Cloud in a Bottle
- NISE Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds
Grades K through 12