Weather Websites
Access these weather related websites to find your local forecast, experience a virtual tornado or hurricane, and learn about safety management in times of weather related disasters. Several of the sites contain real time images and at the Wilson Snowflake Bentley website you can see some of his actual snow crystal images.
See "Books Galore" to find a selection of
books on weather.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency: FEMA for Kids
- http://www.fema.gov/kids/index.html
- The information on this site is aimed especially toward children and aims to help them learn what to do in case a disaster strikes. There is also a special section for teachers and parents.
- The Field Trips Site…Online Education Inside the Classroom and Out
- http://www.field-trips.org/
- Take a virtual field trip to learn about tornadoes or hurricanes.
- Franklin’s Forecast
- http://sln.fi.edu/weather/index.html
- There are directions for making various types of weather instruments, definitions of weather terms, instructions on how to read radar images, career connections and other weather data on this site from the Franklin Institute.
- HowStuffWorks-Learn How Everything Works!
- http://www.howstuffworks.com/
- Visit this site to find out how floods work, how hurricanes work, how lightning works, how snow makers work, how tornadoes work and how the forces of nature work.
- The Weather Channel
- http://www.weather.com/
- Learn how weather can affect your health, change your travel plans, or impact your garden. Find your local weather or see what the weather is like on the other side of the world.
- Weather Dude: Meteorology Made Simple for Kids, Parents, and Teachers
- http://www.wxdude.com/
- Meteorologist Nick Walker presents his favorite weather resource materials. There’s also an online book titled Weather Basics.
- Wilson Snowflake Bentley-Photographer of Snowflakes
- http://snowflakebentley.com/
- Learn more about the man who was the first person to photograph a single snowflake and see some of his snow crystal images.
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