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Lightning and Thunder and their Relation to Speed (Member Created Video)

New November 2022! How fast are lightning and thunder? How soon do you see or hear them? Find out in this video created by students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School.

New November 2022! How fast are lightning and thunder?  How soon do you see or hear them?  Find out in this video created by students at Ladue Horton Watkins High School.

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Weather can change on a dime. One hour it&#8217;s sunny and bright and the next hour the clouds roll up and the lightning starts. Suddenly, what was a pleasant outing on the golf course or a boating adventure on the lake quickly becomes a very different situation. Explore the wonders of weather in these ET videos and related activities.
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<li>Just how accurate is your local weather forecast? Have your learners track weather for a week or two and create a chart comparing the forecasts they see on TV with the actual weather that occurs. As part of their learning, use <a href="/search/-heckw_498?grades=k-12">these ET videos</a> to take them inside a weather station to meet meteorologists and see instruments they use to forecast and track the weather.</li>
<li>Why not create a family or classroom weather station? Build your own weather vane, rain gauge, barometer and other instruments or pick up a few at the local hardware store and track your weather this summer. To learn more about how various weather instruments work, including some you can&#8217;t build yourself, supplement your child&#8217;s learning with <a href="/search/-heckw_7939?grades=k-12">these ET videos</a>.</li>
<li>Give your kids a chance to create their own video-based weather report focused on weather that happened one day in your town. Use a cell phone to take pictures or video of the day&#8217;s weather to use in the report and create maps or drawings as well. Watch local weather reports or <a href="/search/-heckw_7941?grades=k-12">these ET videos</a> for ideas and related subjects to learn more.</li>
<li>Got a young learner fascinated by weather? Give them a chance to learn more with <a href="/search/-heckw_7940?grades=k-12#videos">these ET videos</a> featuring meteorologists explaining what causes certain types of weather to occur and what they like about being a meteorologist.</li>
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Explore the wonders of weather in these ET videos and related activities.

Explore! Weather

Meteorologist Wes Browning helps us explore the Big Picture Question, &#8220;How is weather created?&#8221; as we learn about weather phenomena and his work to understand the weather and inform us about it.

Meteorologist Wes Browning helps us explore the Big Picture Question, "How is weather created?" Learn about weather phenomena and his work to understand and forecast the weather.

Fascinating Weather Events

Learn about amazing events in weather history.

Learn about amazing events in weather history.

Causes of Lightning Color and Different Sizes of Tornadoes

Meteorologist Chris Higgins describes what causes lightning to be different colors and tornadoes to be different sizes.

Meteorologist Chris Higgins describes what causes lightning to be different colors and tornadoes to be different sizes.

Size and Duration of Hail and Rain

Meteorologist Chris Higgins answers student questions about the formation of rainstorms and hail and what causes hail stones and rain drops to be different sizes.

Meteorologist Chris Higgins answers student questions about the formation of rainstorms and hail and what causes hail stones and rain drops to be different sizes.

Lightning and Rain

National Weather Service meteorologist Wes Browning answers the question: Why doesn&#8217;t the electricity from the lightning go into the rain and get carried down to the ground?

National Weather Service meteorologist Wes Browning answers the question:  Why doesn't the electricity from the lightning go into the rain and get carried down to the ground?

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