Fun For Kidz articles from March 2009

Fun For Kidz archives from March 2009

What causes wind?
March 1, 2009... Chimes tinkle in the breeze. A boy watches his toy glider dip and swirl through the air. A sister and brother race along a beach, holding tight to the string of their kite soaring overhead. Tumbleweeds roll and bounce gently across the desert....

An Inch of Rain.(Poem)
March 1, 2009... An Inch of Rain The clouds rolled in as I looked up And watched our weather vane. "The storm won't be that bad," Mom said. "We'll get an inch of rain." A cold wind blew all morning long. The rain came pouring...

Fun with weather logic puzzle.
March 1, 2009... Each of the four kids in this puzzle likes a different type of weather, and each kid does a different activity during this weather. Use the clues to find the type of weather and the activity that each kid likes. Hints: 1. Addison...

An en-lightning night.(properties of lightning and thunder)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... A blue-yellow flash blinks into your bedroom window. "I'll count until I hear the thunder," you decide. "Then, I'll know how closely the lightning struck." You know that works, but you don't know why. Why do you see lightning before you hear...

Ready, set, sun!(why the sky turns colors at sunset)
March 1, 2009... Do you wonder why the sky turns colors at sunset? The sun looks yellow during the day, but invisible, white light shines inside the sun. White light contains every color in the rainbow. If you hold a prism up to the sun, you can reflect the...

Weather wizards of ancient times.(Cartoon)
March 1, 2009... Meteorology is the study of the atmosphere and it's phenomena (including the weather). In days of yore, there were a few great thinkers who made astounding discoveries using nothing more than the human eye and reason. There were the great......

Make your own barometer.
March 1, 2009... You can be a scientist who studies the weather too! Make your own weather instrument that measures air pressure by following the steps below. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Assemble the materials. You will need: an empty can, a...

Rainy day puzzle.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Nine students have left their boots and umbrellas to dry in the coat room. Each row and column has something that's the same for it, but is different from the other six umbrellas and boots. Can you figure out what? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Computerized weatherman.(software weather forecasting )
March 1, 2009... This program, which is based on time-tested information, will allow you to forecast the weather. All you need to know is which direction the wind is blowing from, the barometric pressure, and whether the pressure is rising, falling, or is...

Is it raining there yet?(raifall intensity in different locations)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] One thing about the weather, if you wait long enough it will change! If it is raining at your house, is it raining at your friend's house across town? Are you both getting the same amount of rain? Let's find out! ...

Fujita scale.
March 1, 2009... It's a cool tool for measuring tornadoes! It was invented by Theodore (Ted) Fujita in 1971 and is also referred to as the F-Scale. It measures intensity of tornadoes based on wind speeds and the amount of damage these winds cause. The Fujita...

Weather homophones.
March 1, 2009... Homophones are pairs of words which sound alike but have different spellings and different meanings. All of the words in the word search puzzle are related to weather. Use the words in all capital letters as clues to figure out the weather...

Weather wise--where in our country did that happen?
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What's the state of the weather in your neck of the woods? Depending on where you live, you may have experienced some weather extremes that are hard to forget! Different states of the United States are known for...

A weather forecasting stunt.(Stunts & Puzzles)
March 1, 2009... A weather forecaster is someone who tells us what the weather is likely to be tomorrow, the next day, and perhaps even next week. They use information from all over the world that is gathered from scientific equipment. Even then, sometimes the...

Riding the back roads with Max.(LETTERS TO MAX)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Max and his owners, Linda, Craig, and their seven-year-old son, Ed, are driving the back roads of America. Perhaps you have seen Max with his head out the window. If not, here is a letter describing his most recent...

Tornado.
March 1, 2009... Circling spiral of whirling wind, the fierce tornado wails and s p i n s, ravaging everything in its path, this twisting, turning blast of wrath. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] illustrated by Pamela Harden

Tornado in a bottle.
March 1, 2009... Stir up an amazing miniature tornado inside a bottle and watch as it forms and spins, round and round, just like the real thing. Materials: * 16 oz. clear plastic soda bottle * 2 drops clear dishwashing liquid * 2 drops blue,...

Decode the weather words.
March 1, 2009... A meteorologist is a scienetist who studies the weather. Thirteen weather words are written vertically, in code below. Each word shares a letter with the word METEOROLOGIST. Paired numbers represent the other letters. Use the WEATHER CODE BOX...

Check from your bed, if it's kite flying weather!(making a wind measuring instrument)
March 1, 2009... With this neat contraption, you can figure out how strong the wind is outside by watching a red light flash on and off! The faster it flashes, the more wind there is. You can even use it to measure the wind speed in miles per hour! And you can...

The magic of heat.(thermal expansion experiment)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... A bridge expands during the summer when its molecules become more energetic. So does a skyscraper. When workers build bridges and skyscrapers, they have to give room for the beams to expand, or they could bend and break. See those cracks on the...

[Cartoon].(CARTOONS & JOKE)(Cartoon)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "I can't see you today, I'm going to be busy."

What always falls without getting hurt.(CARTOONS & JOKE)
March 1, 2009... Answer: rain

[Cartoon].(CARTOONS & JOKE)(Cartoon)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Don't you just love the sound of rain on the roof?

Foggy skies.(Poem)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Foggy Skies This morning when I woke up, I was met with great surprise. For right outside my window Loomed a treasure to my eyes. The scene was so magnificent. I kissed the family...

What causes fog?
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fog is like a cloud at ground level. Both clouds and fog are formed when air cools to the "dewpoint," or the point at which the air is holding all the water vapor that it can. When that happens, the water vapor turns...

Cloud in a bag.
March 1, 2009... Make it rain with the magical ingredients of soil, moisture, plant life, and heat. WHAT YOU NEED: * soil and small plants * plastic resealale bag * spoon * water WHAT TO DO: 1. Take a few spoonfuls of damp soil from your yard,...

What's a CoCoRaHS?
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do you enjoy watching the weather? Would you like to learn more about how weather affects our lives? Then maybe you should consider becoming a weather volunteer with the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow...

The cloud family.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "There's not a cloud in the sky," you may have remarked, looking at a clear blue sky. Later in the day, soft, puffy clouds drift in and change shapes right before your eyes. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Clouds are...

Weather watch.
March 1, 2009... The weather can vary considerably, depending upon the season and the place you live. Listed below are 21 words relating to weather. Can you find them in the puzzle? Search up, down, forward, backward, and diagonally. Unused letters reveal the...

Mystery picture puzzle.
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] bread Ohio straw thermometer balloon tepee candle carrot ball carrot button apple envelope (2) birds fish (2) socks [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]