S'COOL Cloud Types Tutorial

This tutorial provides detailed information about how clouds receive their names and the importance of root words. It was designed to help students make accurate observations for the Students' Cloud Observations On-Line (S'COOL) project. Students will also learn to associate different clouds into height groupings. Information is provided about the cloud types and on how to distinguish similar clouds based on their level (i.e. cumulus, altocumulus and cirrocumulus). Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school