Science Websites for Kids Interactive Weather Websites for Kids

Interactive Weather Websites for Kids

These 20 free weather websites have games and interactives, many designed for children and older students.   Kids learn weather using the activities and lessons about weather terms, measuring tools, systems, hurricanes and tornadoes.

 
 
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Climate Kids

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Author/Host of Website

NASA.gov
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Learn what climate change is, some factors that affect it and some facts about it. Also learn some things you can do to help moderate the effects of...
 
 
Earth and Atmospheric Science Fun

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Author/Host of Website

NCAR Kid's Crossing
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
Learn about all the stuff in the sky, like clouds, rainbows, rain, snow, sun and pollution. Find out about severe weather, like thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes and blizzards. ...
 
 
Earth+

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Author/Host of Website

NASA.gov
Type of Educational Content

Software
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle (6-8)
Use NASA's Earth+ software to track the path of a hurricane on a computerized map and plot the predicted path. Earth+ is accessible to blind students, who...
 
 
Edheads Weather Activities

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Author/Host of Website

Edheads
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
Report the weather. Follow along with the Weather-Tron 3030 to help Report the Weather. Predict the weather. Take over the Predict-o-Matic and predict the weather...
 
 
Extreme Weather

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Author/Host of Website

Extreme Science
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Ever wondered what causes extreme, scary, even dangerous weather? Here's a collection of online resources that discuss common, and uncommon, weather phenomena and what...
 
 
Forces of Nature: Hurricanes and Tornadoes

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Author/Host of Website

National Geographic Society
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site has content for Parents
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
Learn more about hurricanes and tornadoes at this interactive site, that includes maps, case studies and labs that let you manipulate these weather phenomena. Teachers and parents will...
 
 
GLOBE Cloud Exploration

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Author/Host of Website

UCAR & Colorado State U.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
From site: Welcome to the GLOBE Cloud Exploration! You have the following options: Take a quick tour through the cloud types. Browse through many pictures of...
 
 
Interactive Weather Maker

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Author/Host of Website

Scholastic Inc.
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
From site: What would it be like to be a real weather person - not just someone who reports the weather, but someone who can actually control it?...
 
 
Interactives: Weather

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Author/Host of Website

Annenberg Media
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
High (9-12)
In textbook-style fashion, the site provides an overview of the atmosphere, water cycle, storms, ice and snow, forecasting and our changing climate.  Students have the opportunity to do virtual storm...
 
 
Meteorology Guide

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Author/Host of Website

U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Online Meteorology Guide is a collection of web-based instructional modules that use multimedia technology and the dynamic capabilities of the web. These resources incorporate text,...
 
 
Riding the Winds with Kalani

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Author/Host of Website

University of Illinois Extension
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary (K-5)
From site: Let's take a ride with Kalani, our weather balloon, and talk about weather! Oh, wondering about the name Kalani? It is a Hawaiian name...
 
 
Severe Weather Challenge

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Author/Host of Website

The Weather Channel Kids
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Middle and High (6-12)
From site: We need your help. As a virtual Youth Intern at The Weather Channel, your job is to run the Severe Weather Command Center, where people...
 
 
Snowflakes and Snow Crystals

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Author/Host of Website

Kenneth G. Libbrecht/SnowCyrstals.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site has Lesson Plans or Teacher Info
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: Your online guide to snowflakes, snow crystals, and other ice phenomena ... Welcome to SnowCrystals.com! This site is all about snow...
 
 
Study of Our Earth

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Author/Host of Website

KidsKnowIt Network/KidsGeo.com
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
Elementary and Middle (K-8)
KidsGeo.com provides an in-depth online textbook on the Earth's atmospheric weather systems.  There are chapters on atmospheric temperatures, pressures, moisture, and disturbances.
 
 
VORTEX2

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Author/Host of Website

National Severe Storms Laboratory/NOAA
Type of Educational Content

Website
This site is free or has some free content
Grade Level
All Ages (K-12)
From site: The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes Experiment 2 (VORTEX2) is the largest and most ambitious field experiment in history to explore tornadoes... The...
 
 
 
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