2. Listed below are the four major cloud types. If you click on the link below you will find these cloud types and their definitions. On your paper record the names and a short definition or description of these four cloud types

Cirrus, Stratus, Cumulus, Nimbus.

Clouds Types http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml

3. Browse the following websites to see a picture of each of the cloud types.

Cirrus http://vortex.plymouth.edu/ci.jpg

Stratus http://vortex.plymouth.edu/st01.jpg

Cumulus http://vortex.plymouth.edu/cu02.jpg

Nimbushttp://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/lw/nbstr.rxml

4. Now that you have seen pictures of four cloud types, draw a picture of a cloud and label it as one of the four types.

5. Now that you have gathered all this information about clouds, how would you describe to Jade why there are several different types of clouds. You can use the sizes, shapes and colors of the clouds in your description.

Resources:

PSC Meteorology Program Cloud Boutique http://vortex.plymouth.edu/clouds.html

Cloud Types http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/cld/cldtyp/home.rxml

You can e-mail me with any comments or suggestions at mailto:Bwsmith0680@yahoo.com

Clouds

A Web Quest for 1^st Graders

Jade looked up at the sky today and noticed that the clouds were very thin, just floating around in the sky, but yesterday they were dark gray, thick and not moving at all. Jade was confused and didn’t understand how clouds could look so different? “I thought all clouds are the same,” she thought, “so then how can they look so different from one day to the next?” Your task is to answer Jade’s question and find out about the different clouds that she has been observing in the sky.

Your Challenge and Journey

You will need paper and a pencil for this challenge

1. Can you think about clouds that you have seen recently? On your paper can you describe these clouds and include the size, shape and color of them.