Learning Zone

Visit this hub for short articles, interactives, classroom activities, images, and videos to help you learn how the Earth works.

Cumulus Clouds

Clouds

What makes a cloud form? What are the different types of clouds? Explore these questions and test your cloud knowledge.

How Weather Works

How Weather Works

Learn how temperature, humidity, wind, and pressure influence the weather.

Satellite photo of a hurricane

Storms and Other Weather

Discover the weather conditions necessary for blizzards, tornados, hurricanes, and more

Layered structure of Earth's atmosphere as viewed from space

Layers of the Atmosphere

Can’t name the layers of the atmosphere? No problem! We are here to help you learn about the Earth’s atmosphere and how it helps make life possible.

Air Quality

Air Quality

Have you ever wondered what is in the air we breathe? Learn about air quality and how it impacts humans and the environment.

Sun and Space Weather

Sun and Space Weather

Our active Sun creates solar storms, solar wind and other phenomena. Explore the Sun and how space weather can impact the Earth. 

 

Earth as a System

Earth as a System

Dig into the interconnected parts of the Earth to better understand our planet.

Resources

Images, videos, games, and activities to help teach Earth system science concepts.

Carbon Cycle Diagram

Image Gallery

View the photos, diagrams, and graphics used throughout the Learning Zone.

Videos

Videos

Watch a video in our expansive media library.

Games and Simulations

Games and Simulations

Expand your learning through virtual games and simulations.

A student working on an activity in the classroom

Classroom Activities

Peruse our collection of more than a hundred K-12 lessons about the science of our planet.

Students working on a project

Digital Teaching Boxes

Digital Teaching Boxes are online collections of classroom-ready and standards-aligned activities, content, and multimedia that build student understanding of science, technology, engineering, and math.

Silhouette of seven children holding hands

Resources for Remote Learning

A collection of UCAR K-12 educational resources to support teachers with distance learning and families who are doing their own instruction about weather, air quality, the Sun and space weather, and other Earth science topics.