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Lesson plan: Head in the clouds. Cut along dotted lines and make a small hole in the center of both wheels. Attach wheels together using a brass fastener. Record cloud observations onto a cloud observation form. Complete lesson plan and PDF versions of wheels/forms are located at...
https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/ll_headclouds
There are over 35 lesson plans in the National Weather Service education website JetStream - An Online School for Weather, a free resource at www.weather.gov/jetstream.
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High Clouds16,500 - 60,000 feet
Middle Clouds6,500 - 25,000 feet
Low CloudsUp to 6,500 feet
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Stra
tocu
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usPr
edom
inan
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tratif
orm
in
the
form
of r
elat
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y lo
w
gray
and
/or w
hitis
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shee
t or p
atch
sh
owin
g lit
tle v
ertic
al
deve
lopm
ent.
Stra
tocu
mul
usel
emen
ts a
re
ofte
n ar
rang
ed in
ba
nds
or
rolls
.
Cirrostratus
Transparent or semitrans-
parent, whitish cloud veil
with hairlike or smooth
appearance, totally or
partially covering
the sky, and often
producing a
partial or completehalo.
Nimbostratus
Dark gray cloud that
produces steady rain.
Results from thickening
Altostratus. The cloud
base lowers as rain
increases
eventually
reaching the
‘low’ cloud
region.
Cumulonimbus
The thunderstorm
cloud
that can grow to over 1
0
miles high. M
ature
clouds a
re identified
by the fla
t anvil-
shaped top.This
flatteningindica
tes the
height of the
tropo- pause.
Cirrocumulus
Thin, white patch or layer
of cloud without shading.
Com
posed of very
small elem
ents in
the form of grains
or ripples. Most
elements
appear less
than the
width of
onefinger.
AltocumulusComposed of mainly water
they appear as white or gray colored roll-like elements, bands or
individual puffs. Tend to occur in
sheets or patches with
wavy, rounded masses or rolls.
Cum
ulus
Has
ver
tical
dev
elop
men
t
that
is n
otic
eabl
e. L
ooks
like
whi
te fl
uffy
bal
ls o
f
cotto
n w
ool.
The
flat
clou
d ba
se, a
nd it
s
elev
atio
n w
ill
depe
nd u
pon
the
hum
idity
. The
mor
e hu
mid
the
air,
the
low
er th
e
clou
d
base
.Stra
tus
Flat featureless
clouds th
at
are low to the ground.
These clouds v
ary in
color from gray to
white. Usually
covering the whole
sky. S
tratus
clouds a
lso
appear in
fragments
during
periods
of
rain.
AltostratusG
rayish or bluish color,
never white, and the
greater part is always
translucent enough to reveal the sun (or
moon). O
bjects on the ground do
not cast shadow
s and halos are never
seen.
CirrusAppears as detached clouds in the form of
white, delicate filaments, or white, or
mostly white patches or narrow
bands. These clouds have a
hair-likeappearance,
or a silkysheen,
or both.
Lesson plan: Head in the CloudsCut along dotted lines and make a small hole in the center
of both wheels. Attach wheels together using a brass fastener. Record cloud observations onto a cloud observation form.
Complete lesson plan and PDF versions of wheels/forms are located at...
https://www.weather.gov/jetstream/ll_headclouds
This is part of one of over 35 lesson plans in the National WeatherService education website JetStream - An Online School for
Weather, a free resource at www.weather.gov/jetstream.
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