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Weathering the water cycle: Condensation
This lesson introduces students to condensation as one phase of the water cycle. Through the use of the four lessons in this series in which students will learn that the water cycle is a continuous cycle.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Science)
By Cathie Hill, Jackie Parker, and Karen Neilson.
Alphabet hunt
Students will find images in our environment which contain letters of the alphabet (either man made or natural) and photograph them so that they appear as the focal point.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education)
By Lee Anne Kitzmiller.
Weather activities with Night of the Twisters
While reading the novel Night of the Twisters, students will complete activities related to weather concepts described in the story. Students will complete activities which explore the key concepts of cloud formation, air pressure, and local weather patterns.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Science)
By Melissa Bancroft.
Himalayan peaks above cloud line
Himalayan peaks above cloud line
Himalayan peaks jut out from the clouds during the last days of monsoon. The Himalayas are the youngest mountains on earth, and they form the northern borders between Nepal and China. About 16% of Nepal's landmass lies in the Himalayan region.
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman tries to stop the sun
In The Ramayana, page 5.3
A two-faced and eight-armed Hanuman is flying out of the clouds to grab the outer rings of a gold, red, and green sun. The sun is shown here as a nested set of colored concentric circles. A mountain and forest scene is visible below.
By Lorraine Aragon.
Two coconut trees and three mountain tops rise over clouds on horizon
Two coconut trees and three mountain tops rise over clouds on horizon
The silhouettes of two coconut trees and three mountain tops rise over a layer of clouds on the horizon. Bali is famous for its exquisite sunsets, as charming in the mountains as along the beaches.
Format: image/photograph
Blue and pink sunset clouds are reflected in wet-rice field at sunset
Blue and pink sunset clouds are reflected in wet-rice field at sunset
Blue and pink sunset clouds and silhouettes of trees are reflected in a wet-rice field at sunset.
Format: image/photograph
How were the Jocassee Gorges formed?
In Jocassee Gorges: Temperate rain forests of the Blue Ridge, page 2
Basically, erosion formed the Jocassee Gorges. For most of its length, the eastern continental divide, which separates land that drains to the Atlantic Ocean from land that drains to the Gulf of Mexico, runs northeast to southwest parallel to the Blue Ridge...
By Dirk Frankenberg and Stephanie Walters.
Power line hook-up over blue sky and clouds between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City
Power line hook-up over blue sky and clouds between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City
A power line hook-up between Dalat and Ho Chi Minh City is seen with blue sky and clouds in the background. Vietnam's major cities, towns, and connecting roadways are electrified.
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman searches for herbal medicines
In The Ramayana, page 5.4
A giant white Hanuman scales a mountain about double his height to find medicinal herbs for Laksman. Hanuman's arms are stretched upward and he wears golden clothes and ornaments. Hanuman's smaller monkey troops follow behind him, running on the ground and...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Clouds over Lake Lure
Clouds over Lake Lure
These are fantastic clouds over Lake Lure, lit salmon pink by the sunset. Lake Lure is located near Chimney Rock in Rutherford County, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
Arrows turn into serpents
In The Ramayana, page 5.8
A flying demon, visible in the upper left corner, shoots arrows that become serpents as they fall. The arrows become wavy as they rain down upon Rama's army. The demon moves actively in a cloud-filled sunset sky painted over a dramatic mountain and landscape...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Clouds loom over the mountain rim of Lake Batur
Clouds loom over the mountain rim of Lake Batur
This view from an elevated promontory shows much of the elevated rim of Lake Batur on a cloudy day. Lake Batur is one of several volcanic lakes that present spectacular views in the central interior of Bali. Often the active volcanoes emit steam which merges...
Format: image/photograph
Nephelococcygia - Cloud watching
As part of the 2nd grade science objectives dealing with weather, students will learn the various types of clouds as well as the term and the act of nephelococcygia -- cloud watching.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Computer/Technology Skills and Science)
By Kelley James.
A village on a hillside, terraced fields and white clouds
A village on a hillside, terraced fields and white clouds
Terraced rice fields cascade down the mountains around a group of houses in the village of Lumle in the Kaski district of Nepal. Bushes of soybean crops grow at the edges of the terraces. White clouds — it's monsoon time — hover on the horizon....
Format: image/photograph
Water and Weather
From just looking at cloud formations to building a weather station, this sampling of resources help students learn all about climate, weather, and the water cycle.
Format: bibliography/help
Rain and the Forest
Rain and the Forest
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman makes a bridge
In The Ramayana, page 4.7
In this image, as seen on a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple, a huge Hanuman lies crouched on his stomach on the bluff at right with his tail extended and wrapped around rocks on the bluff at left. Hanuman's open-mouthed face looks back over his right shoulder...
By Lorraine Aragon.
Lonely farm
Lonely farm
Mountains and clouds tower over a farmhouse on the edge of an expanse of green grass in Austria.
Format: image/photograph
Hanuman climbs mountain for herbal medicines (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman climbs mountain for herbal medicines (Thai Ramayana mural)
Hanuman climbs a mountain to obtain herbal medicine ingredients, as seen in a mural at the Emerald Buddha Temple. A giant white Hanuman scales a mountain about double his height to find medicinal herbs for Laksman. Hanuman's arms are stretched upward and he...
Format: image/photograph