Information+Resources

= Check out these websites = = Look for pictures and videos = =Other resources to try= (Note: The online encyclopedias and databases require a password if you are using them from home. See Mrs. Fay or Ms. Link for access) = Places to find newsworthy events =
 * Dan's Wild Wild Weather Page Learn about "the wonders of the atmosphere" (from Dan Satterfield, a meteorologist in Alabama)
 * FEMA for Kids: The Disaster Area Has information about some weather topics, including hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, thunderstorms, and winter storms (from the Federal Emergency Management Agency)
 * Middle School Science with NOAA Research Environmental science information and activities for middle school students (from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
 * [|The Storm Encyclopedia]Answers to questions about severe and extreme weather, including winter storms, hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes (from the Weather Channel)
 * Tropical Twisters Learn about hurricanes, how they work, and what they do (from NASA)
 * The Weather Encyclopedia "Where you'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about weather" (from the Weather Channel Kids)
 * Weather Watch: Severe Weather and Natural Disasters Learn about volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, winter storems, and tornadoes (from Scholastic)
 * Weather Learn about the forces that affect the weather, including information about powerful storms and ice and snow (from the Annenberg Foundation)
 * Weather Wiz Kids "Learn about the fascinating world of weather" (from meteorologist, Crystal Wicker)
 * Google Advanced Image Search (under "Usage Rights," select "labeled for reuse" OR under "Domain," type .gov)
 * Wikimedia Commons
 * Google Advanced Video Search(limit Domain to don't show results from youtube.com)
 * Bing Video Search
 * National Geographic Video Search
 * Reuters News
 * Books in the library -- Check the 551s
 * Earth Science topics from the Grolier New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia
 * Earth Science topics from the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
 * Search for your topic in World Book Student
 * Search for your topic in the Kid Search database
 * Search the weather sites listed above. You can use this custom Google search engine.
 * Reputable news sources, such as... CNN, ABC News, CBS News, etc.
 * FEMA's list of federal disasters. You can search by type of disaster (e.g., tornado, hurricane, flooding)