Clouds: Hands-On Science!

We say that we do hands-on science at Seabury.

Our study of clouds was literally that!

First of all, we had a Latin class and learned the cloud names.

We went outside and drew the clouds we could see.

We made clouds on our tables using shaving cream.

Here are some cirrus clouds. 

Cirrus and cirrostratus

Nimbostratus

Making the most accumulated cumulonimbus cloud 

A thunderhead!

Rain falling from a cumulonimbus cloud

Look closely for "snow flying"

Add some rainbows for fun

Cumulo-fun and cumulo-cuteness!

A high pressure system moved in and cleared the sky.

AKA kids getting excited about cleaning their tables!

Later we went outside again and imagined 

all kinds of things in the sky.

Using shaving cream and glue, we painted our clouds.

"I see a bird with a worm in its mouth."

"I see my cat."

"I see a poodle."

"I see a whale."

"I see Washington State."

He also saw Haiti and a group of Caribbean Islands.

We went outside again and found the various types using our "cloud finders". The sky was full of dark, ominous, cumulonimbus clouds and we predicted rain. Within 15 minutes, when we came upstairs for dismissal, we were greeted by sheets of rain, thunder booms, and flashes of lightning.

Our forecast was correct!