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E. Ashleigh Fagergren
Topic: Clouds
Grade Level: Fourth
Objective: This Webquest is designed for students to learn more about clouds ( where
they come from, how they form, the different types, why they are white, different
altitudes clouds can be found, etc…).




You are about to embark on a journey to learn all you can about clouds. You will visit
the following websites to find the answers to the questions. Please record in your
journal notebook the answers to the following 10 questions. You can work in groups of
two or by yourself. Enjoy!

1) http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm
What are clouds?
___________________________________
Why are clouds white?
___________________________________




2) http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml
How many different levels of clouds are there?
_____________________________________
Name the different high-level clouds
_____________________________________
_____________________________________



3) http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud2.html

What do you think is the main process behind cloud formation?

_________________________________________



When water changes phase from a liquid (water) to a solid (ice) we call this:
_________________________________________

4) http://www.wxdude.com/page9.html

What are the four basic cloud types?

___________________________________________

True of False, clouds need clean air to form?

___________________________________________



5) http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/

What do cirrus clouds look like?

__________________________________________

What do cumulus clouds look like?

__________________________________________



6) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/clouds/

What altitude would you find Cirrus clouds?

___________________
What altitude would you find Stratus clouds?

___________________



7) http://www.carlwozniak.com/clouds/types.html

Why are the names of clouds given a prefix?

_____________________________

When a cloud is producing precipitation, what prefix is it given?

_______________________________



8)
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Learning_About
_Clouds.html

Click on the link on the website that says, “View Quicktime” and watch the three minute
video on clouds. What did Dr. Chambers put in the metal tin when making a cloud?

___________________________

Dr. Chambers listed four particles that clouds form around- name two.

__________________________

__________________________



9) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/cloud-scramble/

Fill in the blanks: Water on land or in the ocean _____________, turning from a liquid to
a gas called water _________________.

Besides moving _____________ around from one place to another, clouds play a very
important part in maintaining Earth's ____________________.
10) http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/observe_step1.htm

True or False:

Clouds can be different colors___________________________.

Water droplets collected in stratus clouds can be flat__________________.
Answers:

  1) A) A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals.

      B) They reflect the light of the sun.

  2) A) Three

      B) Cirrus, Cirrostratus

  3) A) Condensation

      B) Freezing

   4) A) Cumulus, stratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus

      B) False

   5) A) High altitude, wispy clouds

      B) Puffy with distinct edges

   6) A) Above 18,000 feet

      B) Below 6,500 feet

   7) A) Indicates what level in the atmosphere it is in.

      B) Nimbo (or Nimbus at the end of the word)

   8) A)Ice Cubes

      B) Sea Salt, man-made pollution, dust, volcanic aerosols

   9) A) evaporates, vapor

      B) water, temperature

  10) A) True

      B) True
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Webquest

  • 1. E. Ashleigh Fagergren Topic: Clouds Grade Level: Fourth Objective: This Webquest is designed for students to learn more about clouds ( where they come from, how they form, the different types, why they are white, different altitudes clouds can be found, etc…). You are about to embark on a journey to learn all you can about clouds. You will visit the following websites to find the answers to the questions. Please record in your journal notebook the answers to the following 10 questions. You can work in groups of two or by yourself. Enjoy! 1) http://www.weatherwizkids.com/weather-clouds.htm What are clouds? ___________________________________ Why are clouds white? ___________________________________ 2) http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml How many different levels of clouds are there? _____________________________________
  • 2. Name the different high-level clouds _____________________________________ _____________________________________ 3) http://eo.ucar.edu/webweather/cloud2.html What do you think is the main process behind cloud formation? _________________________________________ When water changes phase from a liquid (water) to a solid (ice) we call this: _________________________________________ 4) http://www.wxdude.com/page9.html What are the four basic cloud types? ___________________________________________ True of False, clouds need clean air to form? ___________________________________________ 5) http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html/ What do cirrus clouds look like? __________________________________________ What do cumulus clouds look like? __________________________________________ 6) http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/earth/clouds/ What altitude would you find Cirrus clouds? ___________________
  • 3. What altitude would you find Stratus clouds? ___________________ 7) http://www.carlwozniak.com/clouds/types.html Why are the names of clouds given a prefix? _____________________________ When a cloud is producing precipitation, what prefix is it given? _______________________________ 8) http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Learning_About _Clouds.html Click on the link on the website that says, “View Quicktime” and watch the three minute video on clouds. What did Dr. Chambers put in the metal tin when making a cloud? ___________________________ Dr. Chambers listed four particles that clouds form around- name two. __________________________ __________________________ 9) http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/cloud-scramble/ Fill in the blanks: Water on land or in the ocean _____________, turning from a liquid to a gas called water _________________. Besides moving _____________ around from one place to another, clouds play a very important part in maintaining Earth's ____________________.
  • 4. 10) http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/wwatch/observe_step1.htm True or False: Clouds can be different colors___________________________. Water droplets collected in stratus clouds can be flat__________________.
  • 5. Answers: 1) A) A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. B) They reflect the light of the sun. 2) A) Three B) Cirrus, Cirrostratus 3) A) Condensation B) Freezing 4) A) Cumulus, stratus, cirrus, cumulonimbus B) False 5) A) High altitude, wispy clouds B) Puffy with distinct edges 6) A) Above 18,000 feet B) Below 6,500 feet 7) A) Indicates what level in the atmosphere it is in. B) Nimbo (or Nimbus at the end of the word) 8) A)Ice Cubes B) Sea Salt, man-made pollution, dust, volcanic aerosols 9) A) evaporates, vapor B) water, temperature 10) A) True B) True