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[img]Recommended Website:          Weather Wiz Kids

http://www.weatherwizkids.com



Age Range: 8-12 (approximately)

This fun, fascinating, and user-friendly website is designed
to help kids learn all of the different types of weather and
the science behind it. Created by a television meteorologist,
it offers information through simple text and lots of helpful,
colorful illustrations that answer two basic questions about
various types of weather: "What is it?" and "What causes it?"

When you get to the site, you'll see an introduction and some recent weather news stories.
Then, use the menu on the left side of the screen to learn about:

*Hurricanes
*Tornadoes
*Winter Storms
*Clouds
*Rain & Floods
*Thunderstorms
*Lightning
*Wind
*Temperature
*Climate

You'll also find information on weather safety, weather instruments, and weather folklore.

DON'T MISS THE WEATHER EXPERIMENTS! It's on the menu, but here's the direct link:       http://www.weatherwizkids.com/WxExperiments.htm



Get instructions for how to:

*Make a Tornado
*Make a Cloud in a Bottle
*Make a Rain Gauge
*Make Thunder
*Make Lightning
*Make Rain
*Make Your Own Barometer
*Make A Thermometer
-and much more!

You can also see terrific weather photographs and learn what it takes to have a career as a meteorologist.

A big THANK YOU to ClickScholar Rebecca Holt for recommending this site - a ClickSchooling Award Winner (CSAW).

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
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