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Chapter 15: Weather

Spectrum Educational Enterprises
Explore how historic figures have impacted our study of weather. What is a storm chaser?

Unit 5: Earth's Air and Water

NASA Classroom of the Future Program
Hurricanes are the most powerful of storms. Using satellite images, plot the path of a hurricane and predict when it will strike land.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Create a climate map of the United States showing average levels of precipitation for the year you were born.

Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska
Charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere, producing colored lights in the night sky. In the northern hemisphere, this phenomenon is called the aurora borealis. What is this month's forecast for the aurora borealis?

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The GLOBE program is a worldwide network of students and scientists working together to monitor Earth's atmosphere and water. Email a student involved in the program to learn more about GLOBE.