How High are the Clouds?

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


• Teacher Page

by Don Carlin, Bailey Middle School

Estimating cloud height using Excel In this WebQuest, middle school students will search the Internet to research the four basic cloud types, the conditions necessary for clouds to form, create a cloud in a bottle, and create a spreadsheet to estimate cloud height. Students will also use an Internet site that specifically generates cloud height when ambient temperature and humidity are given. Students will use this site to check on the accuracy of their graphs.

Introduction

NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to develop educational activities for middle school students. Your Teacher has been selected to submit several activities for publishing in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Educational Website. 

Along the way, you will make a cloud in a bottle, experiment with temperature, dew point and cloud formation, and construct a graph of the relationship between temperature and cloud height.

You will write a report on this activity and submit it to your teacher. In the report, you will tell your teacher what you learned and which activities were too easy or too hard for you.

 Your contribution to this activity will help them develop lessons geared for students your age.