Weather and Climate

Temperature affects the way we live, the clothes we wear and activities we do. But how does temperature vary across the globe?

Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.

Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories

11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots

13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice

Learn about different weather instruments that meteorologists use to measure weather.

Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Acid rain is any precipitation that has an unusually low pH. It can be rain, snow, fog, etc. But what is a low pH and why is this a problem?

When thunder and lightning occur but the main form of precipitation is snow, not rain, it’s called thundersnow.

Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.

Make a model of the water cycle and find out how water moves around on planet Earth.