Students analyze cloud data from a storm that crossed the United States in late November 2019. They identify cloud types from photos of the sky in various locations to identify the zonation of clouds across a cold and warm front. ![]() ![]() |
Download the Cloud Trivia Game for foldable fun! Print copies for yourself or your entire class. ![]() |
Use the Cloud Viewer to explore the clouds and sky outside. What type of clouds do you see? What color is the sky? ![]() |
An experiment that demonstrates why there are clouds in the sky. Start with air, invisible water vapor, particles we call condensation nuclei, and air pressure...the cloud comes later! ![]() |
A collection of educational resources to bring cloud science to elementary students. ![]() |
This Teaching Box combines hands-on activities, data analysis, and discussion that help high school students consider how weather can affect cloud types and how cloud types can affect climate. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
In this hands-on activity, students experiment to discover how moisture, pressure, temperature, and condensation nuclei play a role in cloud formation. ![]() |
In this classroom activity, students investigate how clouds change over time by making repeat observations of a section of sky and then representing their data graphically. ![]() |
Students review illustrations, maps, cross sections, and graphs that tell a piece of the story about the effects of clouds on climate. They answer "True and False" questions about each visual and discuss what they take away from the information. ![]() ![]() |
Students use a cloud identification guide to identify clouds in landscape paintings, then make their own art to identify cloud types. ![]() |