Internet Field Trip: The Atmosphere Internet Links World Builders Lesson 3--Layers of the Atmosphere Explore the layers of Earth's atmosphere. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les3/layers.html Institute on Climate and Planets: Atmospheric Pressure/ Layers of the Atmosphere Begin at sea level and trace the layers of the atmosphere. http://icp.giss.nasa.gov/education/cloudintro/pressure.html Space Academy: Earth's Atmosphere Lift off into the air. http://liftoff.msfc.nasa.gov/academy/space/atmosphere.html NOVA Online Adventure: The Atmosphere Go up, up, and away to the edge of deep space. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/balloon/science/atmosphere.html#top Internet Field Trip: Earth's Atmosphere and Air Pressure Internet Links World Builders Lesson 3: Air Pressure and Atmospheric Density We live at the bottom of an ocean of air. http://curriculum.calstatela.edu/courses/builders/lessons/less/les3/dense.html Miami Museum of Science: What Happens When a Storm Comes? See how air pressure is used to predict a storm. http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/airpressure.html NASA: It's a Breeze--How Air Pressure Affects You Try these air pressure experiments! http://kids.earth.nasa.gov/archive/air_pressure/index.html Internet Field Trip: Cloud Types Internet Links Athena Curriculum: Observing Clouds Explore the three main cloud types. http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/Athena/curric/weather/pricloud/index.html Internet Field Trip: Hurricanes and Tornadoes Internet Links Miami Museum of Science: How do hurricanes work? Fly into the eye of a hurricane. http://www.maimisci.org/hurricane/howhurrwork.html Miami Museum of Science: What is a hurricane like? Meet a family that survived a hurricane. http://www.miamisci.org/hurricane/survivors1.html