Weather: Precipitation
Backgrounders
Learn about humidity and the many forms of precipitation.
Edith Tobe
Career Profiles
Executive Director
The Dirt on Soil Conservation
STEM Explained
If I asked you to name a few things that all life on the planet couldn’t live without you could probably come up with some good answers, but I bet you’d never think to say dirt.
Weather: Clouds
Backgrounders
Learn how clouds form and how they can be grouped into different categories
Soonwoong Kwon
Tactical Weather Specialist (TWS)
Keven Bruce
Career Profiles
Tactical Weather Specialist
Holly Wortman
Meteorological Technician
Alan Bezanson
Senior Meteorological Instructor
Seasonal Clothing: Winter
Picture Collections
11 images of some clothing that may typically be worn in the winter such as gloves, toques, scarves and snow boots
Seasonal Activities: Winter
Picture Collections
13 images of some activities that may happen in the winter such as snowboarding, skating and playing hockey on ice
Why do we have seasons?
Backgrounders
Learn why seasons change. Discover how they’re different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Measuring and Forecasting Weather
Backgrounders
Learn about different weather instruments that meteorologists use to measure weather.
What is Soil?
Backgrounders
Learn about soil, soil texture and the various layers of soil.
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
What is soil made of?
Lessons
Students will explore the composition and characteristics of different local soils and learn about what makes soil healthy.