General Links and Resources References Meteorological Definitions from the American Meteorological Society Websites Wind Where does wind come from? Weather 101: All About Wind and Rain from Live Science Global Wind Patterns activity from NASA Renewable Wind, from Energy Kids Wind Power lesson plan for educators from PBS Windows to the Universe, from UCAR Web Weather for Kids from Education and Outreach branch of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) A Guide to the Weather, by Bill Herren with links to many excellent resources Books For Early Reader (pre grade 1) Down Comes the Rain by Franklin M. Branley and James Graham Hale What will the Weather Be? By Lynda Dewitt and Carolyn Croll Why are the Ice Caps Melting? By Paul Miesel Oh Say Can You Say What’s the Weather Today?, Dr Seuss Books For Kids (grades 1-3) Weather Coloring Books available online from NSSL Foss Science Stories: Air and Weather, Delta Publishing Pig Loves Rain! by Maryann Dobeck, Sundance Weather Reports by Anna Keyes, Sundance A Windy Day by Robin Nelson, Lerner A Cloudy Day by Robin Nelson, Lerner Walt the Weatherman, by Barbara Reeves, Sundance From Rain to Snow by Eric Michaels, Sundance What's the Weather Today? by Alan Fowler, Children;s Press Our Sun, Our Weather by Nancy White, Newbridge Wind & Storms, Rain & Fog By Fred and Jeanne Biddulph, Wright Group Twister Tess, by Ellen Dreyer, Sundance The Cloud Book by Tomie DePaola, Scholastic Hurricanes and Tornadoes by Jim Aaron, Sundance Forecasting by William Schley, Perfection Learning What Makes the Wind? by Laurence Santrey, Troll Association Can You See the Wind? by Molly Blaisdell, Perfection Learning Hot and Cold Weather by Fred and Jeanne Biddulph, Wright Group Seasons by David Steward and Alan Baker, Scholastic Air is All Around You by Franklyn M. Branley, Sundance What is Weather? Watching the Weather, Sundance Wild Weather: Thunderstorm, Sundance The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins, Sundance The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, Sundance Splish, Splash, Spring by Jan Carr, Sundance Wild Weather: Heat Wave, Sundance White Snow, Bright Snow by Alvin Tresselt, Sundance Predicting the Weather (Big book) by Sundance, Sundance Let's Try It Out in the Air by Seymour Simon, Sundance Weather by Robin Nelson (classroom set), Lerner Flash, Crash, Rumble and Roll by Franklyn M. Branley and True Kelley Books For Kids (grades 4-6) Weather Forecasting, Delta Weather Instruments, Delta Lightning by Stephen Kramer, Carolrhoda Books Tornado by Stephen Kramer, Carolrhoda Books Thunderstorms by Paul P and Diane M. Sipiera, Children's Press Grolier Hurricanes by Joseph K. Brennan, Newbridge Stormy Weather, Newbridge Weather and Climate by Fiona Watt and Francis Wilson, Scholastic Clouds by Trudi Strain Trueit, Scholastic Experiments with Weather by Salvatore Tocci, Scholastic Extreme Weather by Glen Phelan, National Geographic Weather and Climate by Rebecca L. Johnson, National Geographic Introduction to Weather by Pamela Bliss, National Geographic The Man Who Named the Clouds by Julie Hannah Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker Books For Kids (middle to adult) Weather(National Audubon Society First Field Guide) Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker Weather by Seymour Simon Tornadoes by Seymour Simon Storms by Seymour Simon The Cloud Book by Richard Hamblyn Restless Skies: The Ultimate Weather Book by Paul Douglas Divine Wind: The History and Science of Hurricanes by Kerry Emanuel Weather Wise by Alan Watts For Teachers and Parents Art and Culture in Clouds, Weather and Climate : For teachers and parents. Climate Change: Simple, Serious, Solvable : A 60 minute presentation by CMMAP Science and Education Directory Scott Denning given October 29, 2012 at the Colorado Global Climate Conference for high school students and their teachers. In Windows Media format.