Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Kinds of Clouds

We're learning about different kinds of clouds and how they can help meteorologists predict weather. We're going to make a "snow" mobile to help us understand what kind of clouds and where the clouds should be in the atmosphere in order for us to get snow. Until then, this should tide you over!

NASA Predicting Weather

Download this cloud type visual and question worksheet by clicking on the picture.

We used Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs as today's speculative writing prompt and read it afterwards.

Click the picture to download the Google Doc.

Check out the movie website to play games or watch the movie trailer.

You can also check out Babbling Abby's unit which also includes The Day It Rained Hearts, which is perfect for right around Valentine's Day!

Match cloud pictures to their names!

Play the Cloud Concentration game to match different cloud types!


Check out the Enchanted Learning clouds page.

See resources for kids on the science page of my class website.