Watching the weather

Explains what weather forecasts are and why they are important, looks at the various tools and indicators used to make a weather prediction, and includes an activity.

Explains what mist and fog are and how they form, looks at the types and dangers of fog, discusses the importance of mist to people, plants, and animals, and includes an activity.

Explains the causes and effects of wind, and how winds are measured.

Discusses the sun, how the earth and other planets travel around it, measuring the sun's heat and how it's warmth changes with the seasons, and how people use the sun for energy.

Explains the nature, causes and effects of snow.

Photographs, illustrations, and simple text teaches about rain, where it comes from, and how plants and animals need and use the rain.

Describes the various kinds of clouds and how they are formed, how meteorologists study and measure clouds, and storms associated with certain cloud formations.

Explains what dew and frost are and how they form, looks at some of the dangers caused by frost, discusses the importance of dew and frost to plants and animals, and includes an activity.

Presents a study of what causes thunder and lightning, lightning shapes, flying through storms, storm warnings, and staying safe.