Teaching Resources

We've got a variety of informational tools to assist you with teaching weather in the classroom. No matter what level you teach, the information provided here will help you integrate hands-on electronic weather applications into your lesson plan.

Click here to get free lesson plan units on weather for every age group!

The GLOBE Program - Global Learning and Education to Benefit the Environment
GLOBE is a worldwide, hands-on primary and secondary school-based science and education program.

We are very pleased that GLOBE has developed a new protocol for using Davis weather stations. This new protocol allows students to use a Davis weather station to collect and analyze continuous weather data for their school. This data can then be transferred to the school's computer then submitted to GLOBE via email. Get details here.

Case Studies

The document, Case Studies: Use of Electronic Weather Stations as Multiple-Intelligence Teaching Tools (1.1 MB) features two middle schools that have integrated Davis weather stations into their lesson plans.

Weather Station Exercise

The college-level text, Introducing Physical Geography, by Alan and Arthur Strahler, includes a supplemental CD which elaborates on the textbook material. The chapters on Weather and Climate on the CD feature an interactive weather station exercise using Davis weather stations. NOTE: This is a WinZip compressed executable 3.05 MB file. If you have a dial-up Internet connection, this may take time to download. Once the compressed files have been downloaded, click on "start.htm".

Academic Resources

There are many academic and grant resource websites that can put value-added curricula at your fingertips. Browse the selection we've put together.

Be sure to check out Other Weather Sites for additional education and general weather information.