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Link to Resource:	http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloudact2.html
Resource Type:	Classroom Activities; Curricula and Instruction
Grade Level:	K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Language:	English
Organization:	National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Summary:	The purpose of this experiment is to observe how moisture, cooling temperature, and condensation nuclei play a role in cloud formation.
Earth Science Big Ideas:	Big Idea 1; Big Idea 3
NGSS Discplinary Core Ideas:	ESS2.D
Subjects:	6-8; 9-12; activities; atmosphere; atmospheric science; elementary school; high school; k-12; k-3; k-4; k-5; k-5 geosource; k-6; k-8; k-9; meteorology; middle school; weather
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Why Are There Clouds? by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

Earth Science World Image Bank: Clouds by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Learning Lesson: Head in the Clouds by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

AERMETRY , Storm Cloud Time Lapse by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

Kid's Crossing by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Dichotomous Key: Cloud Types by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Cloud Identification Guide by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

"Learning Lesson: A """"Hole"""" lot of clouds" by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

A Year of Weather 2013 by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2013)

A supercell near Booker, Texas by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2013)

Make Fog in a Jar! by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Make a Tornado! by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Twister in a Jar by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Make It Rain! by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

A Year of Weather 2015 by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2016)

How to Make a Barometer by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Exploring Earth: investigating Clouds by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2017)

NSSL Learning Resources for Students by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Kid's Crossing in the Classroom by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

How Far Away Is That Storm? by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Make Convection Currents! by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

WebWeather for Kids by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Tornadoes 101 by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

Storm Blog by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

The most lightning-struck place on Earth by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2016)

El Niño 101 by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

Hurricanes 101 by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2012)

Cloud Chart (Spanish) by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

K-12 Community by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Conduction! by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Earth Science World Image Bank: Meteorology Careers by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Earth Science World Image Bank: Rain by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

This NASA video will teach you more about clouds than you've ever wanted to know by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2017)

Games for Weather, Climate and Atmospheric Science Education by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Children's Misconceptions about Weather: A Review of the Literature by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2000)

How did clouds get their names? by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

Sky and Cloud Windows by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

Rain's Dirty Little Secret by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
Published: (2015)

What was the Weather Like on the Day You Were Born? by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)

School Talks Organized by Research Meteorologists (STORM) by National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)