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In this activity, learners discover how the extent of various wind speeds changes in each of the four quadrants around a hurricane.

In this online Flash game, learners will captain a sailing challenge, adjusting boat direction and sails, seeking the way to take greatest advantage of varying wind speeds and directions to catch the

In this quick activity, learners use a toaster to investigate the source for the Earth's wind. Learners hold a pinwheel above a toaster to discover that rising heat causes wind.

In this quick and easy activity and/or demonstration, learners illustrate the effect of the weight of air over our heads.

In this weather activity/demonstration, learners watch as a ping pong ball is suspended in a stream of air supplied by a hair dryer.

In this weather forecasting activity, learners determine the location of cold and warm fronts on weather plot maps.

In this thought-provoking activity, learners plan a hypothetical project to build and operate wind turbines in their community.