Curriculum Visions Overview

Featured video: Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass. Playing time: 8 min
Video playlist
Introduction: classroom cinema Introduction, showing how the weather is part of the atmosphere of the world. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V483)
World weather A look at how the weather changes month by month over the world by using snow cover as an indicator. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V484)
Up through the clouds Shows what clouds look like as you go up through them by airplane. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V485)
A weather front Fast motion shows the way clouds lower and then rain falls as a weather front approaches. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V486)
Mountain weather Shows how a fine day soon turns thundery in the mountains. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V487)
Hurricane season Shows the tracks of hurricanes over a summer season. Includes the track of Hurricane Katrina which flooded New Orleans. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V488)
Snowflakes to snowballs Shows how crushing snow makes it hard. The snowball can be compared to natural snow compacting in the days after a snowfall. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V489)
A week of weather Shows how the weather changes from day to day to make a week of records at the same place. A coastal location is chosen to make it easier to see the sky and differences in wind. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 9 min (V490)
Seaside summer The weather that makes it possible to have fun at the beach. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V552)
Walking in the snow What it is like to walk around in winter just after a heavy snowfall. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V491)
Mist and fog A drive in the countryside to see the difference between mist and fog. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V492)
Dew A brief look at what dew is. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V934)
Lightning Shows lightning strikes. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V1002)
Weather near hills How features such as hills can affect weather on a local scale. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V1003)
Snowstorm Shows Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after January 2016 snowstorm. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V1186)
Carbon dioxide emissions NASA satellite imagery showing how carbon dioxide emissions vary across the world over the course of a year. Supports: textbook 'Weather book'. Playing time: 3 min (V1225)
Puddles growing ice Shows an unusual formation of ice on puddles, and explains the weather conditions that caused it to happen. Supports: textbook 'Weather book'. Playing time: 2 min (V1228)
California: Golden Gate, San Francisco A drive towards and across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The videos tells the history of the bridge, which was constructed in the 1930s, and explains the formation of the famous fog that often shrouds the bridge. Playing time: 5 min
Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass. Playing time: 8 min

Featured video: Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass. Playing time: 8 min

Video playlist

Introduction: classroom cinema Introduction, showing how the weather is part of the atmosphere of the world. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V483)

World weather A look at how the weather changes month by month over the world by using snow cover as an indicator. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V484)

Up through the clouds Shows what clouds look like as you go up through them by airplane. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 2 min (V485)

A weather front Fast motion shows the way clouds lower and then rain falls as a weather front approaches. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 3 min (V486)

Mountain weather Shows how a fine day soon turns thundery in the mountains. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V487)

Hurricane season Shows the tracks of hurricanes over a summer season. Includes the track of Hurricane Katrina which flooded New Orleans. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V488)

Snowflakes to snowballs Shows how crushing snow makes it hard. The snowball can be compared to natural snow compacting in the days after a snowfall. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 10 min (V489)

A week of weather Shows how the weather changes from day to day to make a week of records at the same place. A coastal location is chosen to make it easier to see the sky and differences in wind. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 9 min (V490)

Seaside summer The weather that makes it possible to have fun at the beach. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 6 min (V552)

Walking in the snow What it is like to walk around in winter just after a heavy snowfall. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V491)

Mist and fog A drive in the countryside to see the difference between mist and fog. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V492)

Dew A brief look at what dew is. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 1 min (V934)

Lightning Shows lightning strikes. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V1002)

Weather near hills How features such as hills can affect weather on a local scale. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 4 min (V1003)

Snowstorm Shows Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after January 2016 snowstorm. Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'. Playing time: 5 min (V1186)

Carbon dioxide emissions NASA satellite imagery showing how carbon dioxide emissions vary across the world over the course of a year. Supports: textbook 'Weather book'. Playing time: 3 min (V1225)

Puddles growing ice Shows an unusual formation of ice on puddles, and explains the weather conditions that caused it to happen. Supports: textbook 'Weather book'. Playing time: 2 min (V1228)

California: Golden Gate, San Francisco A drive towards and across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The videos tells the history of the bridge, which was constructed in the 1930s, and explains the formation of the famous fog that often shrouds the bridge. Playing time: 5 min

Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass. Playing time: 8 min

Featured video: Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes
A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass.
Playing time: 8 min

Introduction: classroom cinema
Introduction, showing how the weather is part of the atmosphere of the world.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V483)

World weather
A look at how the weather changes month by month over the world by using snow cover as an indicator.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V484)

Up through the clouds
Shows what clouds look like as you go up through them by airplane.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V485)

A weather front
Fast motion shows the way clouds lower and then rain falls as a weather front approaches.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 3 min (V486)

Mountain weather
Shows how a fine day soon turns thundery in the mountains.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 6 min (V487)

Hurricane season
Shows the tracks of hurricanes over a summer season. Includes the track of Hurricane Katrina which flooded New Orleans.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V488)

Snowflakes to snowballs
Shows how crushing snow makes it hard. The snowball can be compared to natural snow compacting in the days after a snowfall.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 10 min (V489)

A week of weather
Shows how the weather changes from day to day to make a week of records at the same place. A coastal location is chosen to make it easier to see the sky and differences in wind.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 9 min (V490)

Seaside summer
The weather that makes it possible to have fun at the beach.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 6 min (V552)

Walking in the snow
What it is like to walk around in winter just after a heavy snowfall.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 5 min (V491)

Mist and fog
A drive in the countryside to see the difference between mist and fog.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V492)

Dew
A brief look at what dew is.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 1 min (V934)

Lightning
Shows lightning strikes.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 5 min (V1002)

Weather near hills
How features such as hills can affect weather on a local scale.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 4 min (V1003)

Snowstorm
Shows Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after January 2016 snowstorm.
Supports: textbook 'Weather Book'.
Playing time: 5 min (V1186)

Carbon dioxide emissions
NASA satellite imagery showing how carbon dioxide emissions vary across the world over the course of a year.
Supports: textbook 'Weather book'.
Playing time: 3 min (V1225)

Puddles growing ice
Shows an unusual formation of ice on puddles, and explains the weather conditions that caused it to happen.
Supports: textbook 'Weather book'.
Playing time: 2 min (V1228)

California: Golden Gate, San Francisco
A drive towards and across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. The videos tells the history of the bridge, which was constructed in the 1930s, and explains the formation of the famous fog that often shrouds the bridge.
Playing time: 5 min

Crossing the Sierra Nevada: mountain weather changes
A drive across the Sierra Nevada mountains. The video shows how the weather changes in terms of cloudiness, temperature and precipitation on a drive over an 8000ft pass.
Playing time: 8 min