Weather Watch:

Social Studies Links

For Students

I*EARN Rope Pump Project in Nicaragua

Learn how you could help bring clean water to a rural village in Nicaragua.

Weather Maps and Movies

Current satelite maps and movies. Warning: some of these images take some time to download, like the World Wide Montages. This is a movie of the planet with the clouds swirling around it. Real cool!

Weather Warning Site

Mark Huber's Home page that tracks many different types of severe weather.

Disaster Watches

Keep track of current weather conditions and storms in the USA. Another section of Mark Huber's Web Page.

Storm Chases and other sites.

These sites link to groups who track storms - much like the movie Twister.

Weather and Climate Maps

See what is happening around the globe, weather-wise. Also another site that takes a lot of time to download but there is Canadian content.

 

For Teachers

I*EARN Educational Network

This the I*EARN home page which can connect educators to other classroms across the world and projects across the world.

An ongoing project at I*EARN is the Rope Pump Project for Nicaragua which has classrooms raise money to provide clean water for villagers in Nicaragua.

Ask Eric Lesson Plans

Several different lessons:

-Weather Tracking by Internet

-Exploring Disasters

-Understanding Floods

 

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