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Meteorologist Crystal Wicker explains all kinds of weather to kids, teachers and parents. Her hurricane page explains how hurricanes develop, what hurricane hunters do, and includes links to lesson plans on other sites.
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This meteorology guide for high school students and grown ups, is published by the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Reasons to visit are the animated videos explaining the science of hurricanes.
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Sky Diary publisher Chris Kridler is a storm chaser and journalist. Her site answers commonly asked questions about hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning, as well as housing her amazing storm and sky photos.
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Scholastic.com has a great hurricane section that includes a glossary, experiments, videos, clickable infographics, recommended links, an interview with a meteorologist, and a quiz.
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Visit this NASA site to learn how hurricanes are created, why they move, and how deadly they can be.
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For high school students and grown ups, Nature Skills provides lots of information about Outdoor Safety, Animal Tracking, Wild Plants & Trees, and more.
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To inspire families to go outside, Nature Rocks hosts several tools on their front and you'll be rewarded with a list of possible activities. page. First is an Activity Finder. Enter your child's age, how much time you have and where you are
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With their Families' Club kit, Nature Explore provides field-tested, research-based nature activities for families, clubs and classrooms.
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Sections deserving of a shout out are Names & Classification (with articles such as "On the Beauty of Scientific Names") and Tools for Backyard Naturalists (with both online and offline resources to help with species identification.)
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Surfnetkids.com reviews five websites with fun activities, suggestions and learning opportunities all designed to get you outside!
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The FieldGuides to more than 5,500 species of animals and plants are the core content here at eNature. The species are searchable by keyword, color, size, region and even zip code!
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Spatulatta is a video cooking site "where kids teach kids to cook."
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