Today's Classroom Activities :

Making Clouds

lamp, bottle and cloud

Homemade Clouds
Science Pour a couple of inches of hot water into the bottom of a narrow-mouthed bottle. Turn off the lights and work as far away from the window as possible. Place an ice cube atop the bottle's opening and set up a small lamp beside it. Watch as a cloud forms. Why does it form? When does it stop, and why? What does this teach us about clouds?

Types of Clouds
Use this site to teach your students about the six different types of clouds.

Clouds
This lesson explains what a cloud is, how it is formed and the various types of clouds.

Create a Cloud Collage
Have your students create a cloud collage using the photographs from this websites. Afterward your students can write about each type of cloud or use the pictures to make a cloud identification game.