4th Grade 4 th Grade Weather Unit By Kelly Stedman

Cumulous Clouds white, puffy white, puffy looks like a fluffy cotton ball looks like a fluffy cotton ball predicts fair weather predicts fair weather

Cumulonimbus Clouds large, gray, dark large, gray, dark predicts thunderstorms predicts thunderstorms “thunder clouds” “thunder clouds”

Cirrus Clouds high in sky high in sky wispy, light wispy, light predicts fair weather, or a change in weather predicts fair weather, or a change in weather

Stratus Clouds low in sky, gray “blanket clouds” if it touches ground- we call it fog predicts precipitation (rain/snow)

Weather Instruments Anemometer Rain Gauge Wind Vane Barometer Thermometer