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Clouds Above
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Children observe Earth clouds and discover that there are different kinds of clouds at the upper, middle, and lower levels of our atmosphere.
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Teacher's Guide
Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.
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Related Programming Resources
| Related Links |
GLOBE Observer
GLOBE Observer app Cloud Identification Key The Cloud Lab Cloud Viewer Exoplanet Diversity: Atmosphere |
| Originating Source | Lunar and Planetary Institute/National Center for Interactive Learning |
| Related Books [Suggest a book] |
The Everything Kids' Weather Book: From Tornadoes to Snowstorms, Puzzles, Games, and Facts that Make Weather for Kids Fun!
National Geographic Kids Everything Weather: Facts, Photos, and Fun that will Blow You Away Do You Know that Clouds Have Names? |
Reviews
A great use for our big picture windows
I set this up as a passive program during winter break. We have large windows in the Children's area, so I hung the NASA cloud chart for comparison, reworked and posted some of the included background info and invited participants to create the cloud types they see with cotton ball bits on small blue quarter sheets. I posted a large piece of matte board and left it with pieces of tape for them to add their submissions. It's been a nice way to incorporate the outdoors with the convenience of being inside and warm in the days before school starts up again.