Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head....
We did this in conjunction of Kray getting his Weather BSA Merit Badge.
See our flapbooks.
Please see the General Science page for more books and links.
| Resources--books | Resources--websites | Projects | Writing Assignments |
Resources
Books
Non-Fiction--Information books:
 | 1001 Questions Answered about The Weather by Frank H. Forrester (Dover, 1981; ISBN 0486242188)* |
| A Guide to Weather by William J. Burroughs et al.. (Fog City Press, 1996; ISBN 1876778652)* |
| Air is All Around You by Franklyn M Branley, illustrated by Holly Keller (Harper Trophy, 1962; ISBN 0690045026) KR |
| Can It Rain Cats and Dogs? (scholastic Question and Answer) |
| Can it Really Rain Frogs? by Spencer Christian and Antonia Felix (John Wiley, 1997; ISBN 0471152900) |
| Do Tornadoes Really Twist? (scholastic Question and Answer) |
| Feel the Wind by Arthur Dorros (HarperCollins, 1989; ISBN 0064450653) KR |
| Field Guide to Snow Crystals by Edward R LaChapelle (University of Washington Press, 1992; ISBN 094641713) |
| How The Weather Works by Michael Allaby (Reader's Digest)* |
| Hurricane Watch by Franklyn M Branley, illustrated by Giulio Maestro (HarperTrophy, 1985; ISBN 0690044704) KR |
| Hurricanes (Kids Discover) June 2002* |
| Hurricanes by D. M. Souza (Carolrhoda Books, 1996; ISBN 0876149557) KR |
| Hurricanes Have Eyes But Can't See and Other Amazing Facts About Wild Weather by Melvin and Gilda Berger (Scholastic, 2004; ISBN 0439625343) |
| Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole (Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0590446878)* KR |
| It's Raining Cats and Dogs; All Kinds of Weather, and Why We Have It by Frankly M. Branley, illustrated by True Kelley (Houghton Mifflin, 1987; ISBN 039533070X) |
| Kicks up a Storm: A Book About Weather (Magic School Bus) by Nancy White (scholastic) |
| Lightning by Seymour Simon (Morrow Junior Books, 1997; ISBN 0688146384) KR |
| Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color (Magic School Bus) by George Bloom & Jocelyn Stevenson illustrated by Carolyn Bracken (scholastic)* |
| Rain & Hail by Franklyn M Branley, illustrated by Harriett Barton ( HarperCollins, 1963; ISBN 069004352X) KR |
| Rain & Snow (Kids Discover) December 2002* |
| Snowflakes by Joan Sugarman, illustrated by Jennifer Dewey (Little, Brown & Co, 1974; ISBN 0316821128) KR |
| Storms by Seymour Simon (Scholastic, 1989; ISBN 0590463209)* KR |
| Sunshine Makes the Seasons by Franklyn M. Branley illustrated by Giulio Maestro (HarperCollins, 1974; 069004481X) KR |
| The Weather by John Lynch (Firefly book, 2002; ISBN 1552976408) --gorgeous picture book |
| Thunderbolt; Learning About Lightning by Jonathan D. Kahl (Lerner, 1993; ISBN 0822525283) |
| Thunderstorms by Paul P. & Diana M. Sipiera (Children's Press, 1998; ISBN 0516264427) |
| Tornado Alert by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Giulio Maestro (HarperCollins, 1988; ISBN 0064450945) KR |
| Tornadoes by Seymour Simon (Scholastic, 1999 ISBN; 0439189357)* KR |
| Water Up, Water Down; The Hydrologic Cycle by Sally M. Walker (Carolrhoda, 1992; ISBN 0876146957) |
| Water, Water Everywhere by Mark J. Rauzon & Cynthia Overbeck Bix (Sierra Club, 1994; ISBN 0871565986) KR |
| Weather by Brian Cosgrove (DK Eyewitness, 1991; ISBN 0679207845) |
| Weather by Seymour Simon (Morrow Junior Books, 1993; ISBN 0688105467) KR |
| Weather, Explained by Derek Elsom (Henry Holt; 1997; ISBN 0805048758) |
| Wet All Over: A Book About the Water Cycle (Magic School Bus) by Patricia Relf* |
| Wet Weather by Jonathan D. Kahl (Lerner, 1992; ISBN 0822525267) |
| What Makes an Ocean Wave? (Scholastic Question and Answer) |
| What Makes Day and Night by Franklyn M. Branley, illustrated by Arthur Dorros (Harper Collins ISBN 0064450503) KR |
| What Makes it Rain by Susan Mayers (Usborne Starting Point Science, 1989; ISBN 0746002742)* KR |
Activity Books:
| The Wow's and Why's of Weather by Mary Kay Carson (Scholastic, 2000; ISBN 0590365088)* |
| Weather and Climate by Barbara Taylor (Scholastic, 1992; ISBN 0439099642)* |
| Weather Forecasting by Mark Breen & Kathleen Friestad (Williomson, 2000; ISBN 1885593392) |
| Weather, Science Works for Kids Series by Mike Graf (Evan-Moor, 2002; ISBN 1557998329)* |
Fiction:
| Twister On Tuesday (Magic Tree House Series) by Mary Pope Osborne (research guide available) |
Audio/visual:
| Weather (DK Eyewitness video) |
| The Weather (two disc--DVD) Warner Home Video hosted by Donal McIntyre BBC production |
Websites
General Weather Sites
| National Weather Service |
| The Weather Channel and their education site |
| How the Weather Works (UASToday's list of links and lessons) |
| Weather from Edhead.org |
Units or activities on Weather
| MeritBadge.com (super site!) |
| Classroom Activities from University of Illinois |
| The Weather Unit |
| Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page |
| Weather Dude's web page (Nick Walker's web page) |
| Predicting Weather |
| Mrs. Bee's Busy Classroom (fun little/easy activities) |
| Pratt's Educational Resources on Weather (pre-2) |
| Gander Academy Weather Theme |
| Weather & Climate from DiscoverySchool.com and another unit on just Weather |
| Web Weather for Kids |
| More lesson plans from the University of Michigan (can find links for beginner and advanced here) |
| Wonders of Weather fun activities |
| Science and Technology for Children lesson plans--to purchase |
| Think Quests list of challenges for weather |
| List of activities for grades K-4th |
| Build Weather Instruments links that take you to instructions on other web pages |
Water, Clouds and Precipitation Weather Sites
| Follow a drip (water cycle) |
| Water Science |
| Cloud Identification quiz (see how well you know your clouds) |
| Cloud Atlas to help you better understand the nomenclature of clouds |
| Cloudman's Mini Cloud Atlas |
| Cloud Types Wonderful Site!! |
| Cloud Classification |
| Cloud Classification (with pictures) |
| Snowflakes a Thematic Approach |
| Make-a-Flake (snow) |
| Snow Crystal Primer (with tons of lessons on snowflakes!) |
| Snow Stories and other great snow stuff |
| Snow Crystals (awesome pictures--don't forget to see page 2) This is from an Electron Microscope page visit the home page and see some cool pictures!--links at the bottom of the page |
Storm Sites
| Tropical Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center, National Weather Service |
| Storm Prediction Center, National Weather Service |
| Hurricanes from USA Today |
| Hurricane Watch Net |
| The Tropical Meteorology Project (Colorado State University) |
| Kid's Hazards Quiz (National Geophysical Data Center) |
| Weather.com SafeSide (what to do and how to be safe) |
| Severe Weather Forecasting |
| Powers of Nature (cool pictures and not just weather related disasters, earthquakes and volcanos) |
| Stormtrack.org (the pictures are pretty cool, but it really is just a site for those who track storms to post their adventures) |
| Cool Tornado pictures |
Forecasting Sites (these usually have great links in their sites)
| CNN Weather page |
| USA Today Weather page |
| MSNBC Weather page |
| Wunderground |
| Intellicast...weather for "Active Lives" |
| AccuWeather page |
| Weather Online |
| Usisys Weather |
Other specific sites
| Climate Prediction Center National Weather Service |
| Encyclopedia of Atmospheric Environment (more for the effects of weather and pollution) |
| Wind |
| Wind Energy & the Coriolis Forces |
| Weather in Space outline |
Sites with lists of links (many links are on multiple lists)
| USAToday's list of links---excellent resource! |
| Unit on Weather (really just links) |
| Weather Resources (great list of links) |
| Weather Links |
| List of links to weather pages |
| another list |
| Davis list of links |
| Acorn Academy's list of links for Weather |
| National Weather Service Forecast list of links |
| Environment and Weather Sites |
| Golden Triangle list Part 2(Galveston, TX) but there are some links that might interest someone. |
| Index of lists (scroll to the bottom for some quizzes) |
| Everything about Teaching Weather TONS!!!! of links |
| K-12 Partnership Program's unit on Weather (just links) |
| List of lists |
| Internet Weather Links |
| Exploring Weather Website |
| Best Teacher Site for Weather Resources and Links |
| Athena Curriculum Weather links |
| UK Meteorology (and a few other European sites) |
| 73 links (some broken--sorry--but the web master describes the links) |
| Nearctica list of weather links |
| Resources for teaching Meteorology |
| University of Nebraska's list of links |
| List of books---this has a list of web sites but I have yet to find them working, but the list of books was worth a line on my web page |
Visit our Science Resource web page
Projects
| We built a Stevenson's Screen and put together flapbooks. |
Writing assignments
| The writing assignment went along with our flapbooks. |
Completed: October, 2003
November, 2006
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