1. Cirrocumulus
1.1. Thin, white patch, sheet, or layered of clouds without shading
1.2. High in the atmosphere
1.3. (Ten Basic Cloud Types, n.d.)
2. Cirrostratus
2.1. High in the atmosphere
2.2. Resemble a large, thin, rippling sheet across the sky.
2.3. Usually signify rain or snow is coming.
2.4. Ten Basic Cloud Types, n.d.)
3. Cumulus
3.1. Large and fluffy like cotton balls
3.2. Signify good/fair weather
3.3. Low in the atmosphere
3.4. Sharp, distinct edges are made up of water droplets
3.5. (Tobin, 2016)
4. Cirrus
4.1. High in the atmosphere
4.2. Made of ice crystals
4.3. Signify a change in weather
4.4. (Tobin, 2016)
5. Stratus
5.1. Covers the sky like a blanket
5.2. Cause cool temperatures in the day and warm temperatures at night.
5.2.1. These types of clouds act as a shield from the sun, by reflecting and absorbing the sun's rays.
5.2.2. At night the heat trapped within the clouds warms the earth.
5.3. Low in the atmosphere
5.4. (Tobin, 2016)
6. Nimbo- or -nimbus
6.1. Precipitation
6.1.1. Rain
6.1.1.1. water droplets; water vapor condenses around a particle in the cloud and becomes heavy enough to fall to the ground in liquid form
6.1.2. Sleet
6.1.2.1. Ice pellets that melt when they pass through a warm layer in the atmosphere. The rain then falls through a deep, freezing layer and the droplets refreeze into pellets of ice.
6.1.3. Snow
6.1.3.1. Ice crystals that have formed around a dust particle in the atmosphere. Snowflakes are made up of multiple ice crystals. Snow is formed within the cloud.
6.1.4. Freezing Rain
6.1.4.1. water droplets that fall and freeze on contact with the ground
6.1.5. Hail
6.1.5.1. hard, round ice pellets; formed when a water droplet are trapped in a freezing downdraft with in a cloud. The droplets are frozen into ice pellets. These pellets are then caught in an updraft within the cloud because they are not heavy enough to be pulled down to earth. The pellets go through this cycle multiple times, collecting more and more layers of ice until they become too heavy and fall as hail.
6.1.6. (Windows, 2008)
6.2. Cumulonimbus
6.2.1. Summer thunderstorm clouds
6.2.1.1. Strong, short, bursts of rain
6.2.1.2. Hail
6.2.1.3. Tornados
6.2.1.4. Snow
6.3. Nimbostratus
6.3.1. Long, steady rain showers
7. References
7.1. Precipitation Types: Climate Education Modules for K-12. (2013, August 9). Retrieved October 8, 2016, from http://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/k12/.preciptypes
7.2. Melisurgo, L. (2016). Sleet vs. freezing rain: What is the difference? NJ Advance Media for NJ.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016, from http://www.nj.com/weather/index.ssf/2016/02/sleet_vs_freezing_rain_how_to_tell_the_difference.html
7.3. Ten Basic Cloud Types. (n.d.). Retrieved October 7, 2016, from http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/clouds/cloudwise/types.html
7.4. Tobin, Declan. (2016). Fun Cloud Facts For Kids. Easy Science for Kids. Retrieved from http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-clouds/
7.5. Windows to the Universe team (2008). Biomes and Ecosystems. Retrieved , from http://www.windows2universe.org
8. Standards
8.1. 5.E.1 Understand weather patterns and phenomena, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time.
8.1.1. 5.E.1.1 Compare daily and seasonal changes in weather conditions (including wind speed and direction, precipitation, and temperature) and patterns.
8.1.2. 5.E.1.2 Predict upcoming weather events from weather data collected through observation and measurements.
8.1.3. 5.E.1.3 Explain how global patterns such as the jet stream and water currents influence local weather in measurable terms such as temperature, wind direction and speed, and precipitation.
9. Altostratus
9.1. Low in the atmosphere
9.2. Gray or white coloring
9.3. Cover the whole sky and look soft
9.4. Signify that snow or rain is coming
9.5. Ten Basic Cloud Types, n.d.)
10. clouds
10.1. Tobin, 2016)
11. Extending Concepts
11.1. Atmospheres (Windows, 2008)
11.1.1. Troposphere
11.1.1.1. Where weather occurs
11.1.2. Stratosphere
11.1.2.1. Where planes fly
11.1.3. Mesosphere
11.1.3.1. Where meteors burn up
11.1.4. Thermosphere
11.1.4.1. Where space shuttle orbits
11.1.5. Exosphere
11.1.5.1. The thin upper limit of the atmosphere
11.2. Season vs. Climate vs. Weather
11.2.1. Elliptical orbit
11.2.2. Axis
11.2.3. Angle of Insolation
11.3. Water Cycle
11.3.1. Condensation
11.3.2. Precipitation
11.3.3. Evaporation
11.3.4. Runoff
11.4. Weather Measurement Tools
11.4.1. Thermometer: temperature
11.4.2. Barometer: air pressure
11.4.3. Rain Gauge: measures the amount of rainfall
11.4.4. Anemometer: wind gauge
11.4.5. Wind Vane: wind direction
11.5. Fronts
11.5.1. Continental Arctic
11.5.2. Maritime Polar
11.5.3. Maritime Tropical
11.5.4. Continental Polar
11.5.5. Continental Tropical
11.6. Air Masses
11.6.1. Stationary Fronts
11.6.2. Occluded Fronts
11.6.3. Warm Fronts
11.6.4. Cold Fronts
11.7. Elements that Affect Weather
11.7.1. Air Pressure
11.7.2. Altitude
11.7.3. Temperature
11.7.4. Humidity
12. Cloud Formation
12.1. Clouds are white because they reflect light from the sun.
12.2. Gray clouds become so filled with water that they don’t reflect light.
12.3. Masses of clouds form shadows, which can also cause the clouds to look gray.
12.4. (Tobin, 2016)
13. How precipitation is formed (Melisurgo, 2016)
14. *Fog: Water droplets condensed on the ground; a cloud at ground level.
15. Crosscutting Concepts
15.1. Scale, Proportion, and Quantity
15.1.1. Standard units are used to measure and describe physical quantities such as weight and volume. (5-ESS2-2)
15.2. Systems and System Models
15.2.1. A system can be described in terms of its components and their interactions. (5-ESS2-1),(5-ESS3-1)
15.3. Connections to Nature of Science
15.3.1. Science Addresses Questions About the Natural and Material World.
15.3.1.1. Science findings are limited to questions that can be answered with empirical evidence. (5-ESS3-1)