The Links area provides links to obtain further information on subjects contained in Scouting Resources. From here you can go on to websites related to your area of interest, pick up some further reading in related books and jot down some contact addresses.
UK Met Office
Star Rating
Quite simply outstanding...excellent source of information, resources, packs and ideas for all things weather
http://www.met-office.gov.uk/
Met Link
Star Rating
An excellent set of resources for teaching all things weather related from the Royal Meteorological Society.
Dans Wild Wild Weather Page
Star Rating
An excellent source of information pitched at kids from 6 upwards. Some good explanations and diagrams.
http://www.wildwildweather.com/
UM Weather
Star Rating
Hundreds of links, software, weather maps, weather cams, forecasts, information, graphics. What more could you want? A great portal site.
http://cirrus.sprl.umich.edu/wxnet/
Weather Dude
Star Rating
A brilliant site for kids. Explanations on weather, what it is, what causes it. Includes weather songs, activities and ideas for teachers/parents and an online 'book'.
http://www.wxdude.com/
Weather Wizkids
Star Rating
Very well set out site for kids. Contains some excellent information and resources.
BBC Weather Centre
Star Rating
A nice little site. If you want a weather forecast in the UK or across the world. Information on how they gather the data and predict the weather. Some questions from kids answered by the experts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather
USA Today
Star Rating
A good selection of weather material
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/wfront.htm
Weather Page for kids, parents & teachers
Star Rating
A very good selection of ideas and actitivies for kids.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tsa/weather_kids.html
Weather Science Hotlist
Star Rating
Good set of links. From here you can jump to learn more about every aspect of the weather. Includes activities and resources.
http://sln.fi.edu/tfi/hotlists/weather.html
NOAA Weather Page
Star Rating
A good selection of links tending towards the academic
http://www.noaa.gov/wx.html
Understanding Weather
Star Rating
A set of experiments to illustrate weather principles
http://www.galaxy.net/~k12/weather/
Weather.com
Star Rating
If you want to know the weather anywhere in the world then this is the place to come. Has news on severe weather across the world
http://www.weather.com/
UKWeatherworld
Star Rating
A useful forum based site with some UK based information and forecasts
Weather Online
Star Rating
Some useful information and links, and not just for the UK
http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/
Reading University Met. Department
Star Rating
A few links and some information on weather research
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/Weather/
Basic Meterogology - a physical outline
A good activity pack for cub age.
Robin Mc Ilveen, Van Nostrand Reinhold
Weather and its work
A good activity pack for cub age.
David Lambert & Ralph Hardy, Orbis Publishing Ltd
Images in weather forecasting
A good activity pack for cub age.
Cambridge university press
The marine observers handbook
A good activity pack for cub age.
HMSO
Handbook of Aviation Meteorology
A good activity pack for cub age.
HMSO
Weather Lore
A good activity pack for cub age.
Richard Inwards, SR Publishers
Meteorlogical Glossary
A good activity pack for cub age.
HMSO London
The world weather guide
A good activity pack for cub age.
E.A.Pearce & C.G. Smith, Hutchinson
Weatherwise
Monthly magazine of the American Meterogological Society
Weather
Monthly magazine of the Royal Meterogological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society
Has many educational leaflets and pamphlets
The Royal Meteorological Society, 104 Oxford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 7LJ
The UK Met. Office Education Service
Provides a range of teaching and reference material
The UK Met. Office Education Service, Johnson House, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2SY
The American Meteorological Society
Can provide some leaflets and information
The American Meteorogological Society, 45 Beacon Street, Boston MA, 02108 - 3693
Notes
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The reviews of the websites are subject to the above comments. Please note that this site is UK Orientated and contains mostly UK sites unless they are considered to be outstanding and useful to Scouters worldwide.
It would be impractical to list every Scouting site, this is a job best served by search engines and directories. Only sites that are 'relatively easy to find' are featured here. Obscure sites, sites that always seem to be down or completely ridden with mistakes, sites that are very outdated and sites under construction will (hopefully) not feature in these pages.
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