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Rain and dull clouds, windy blue skies, cold snow, and sticky heat are very different conditions, yet they are all weather.
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Air pollutants have an impact on our planet's climate. Some pollutants cause the climate to warm, while others cause a temporary cooling effect.
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Water can be in the atmosphere, on the land, in the ocean, and underground. It moves from place to place through the water cycle.
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Students learn that clouds change over time.
Clouds are both universal and mysterious. The science of clouds helps students feel closer to the sky and in awe of nature as they learn elementary concepts of physics, the water cycle, and atmospheric science. Explore the educational resources in this teaching box and bring cloud science to your elementary students.
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Students will understand how different types of clouds form where warm and cold air meet in mid-latitude cyclones and that these storms and clouds will likely change as the climate warms. Students will also learn that changes in clouds due to climate warming may cause even more changes in climate and that this is an area of active research.