Virtual Water Festival

This presentation, by Noah Newman, meets state and national standards for grades 3-5. Noah covers the atmosphere, the water cycle, weather vs. climate, and how scientists measure precipitation. He also leaves time for teachers to pause the presentation and ask their class questions.

How Does Your Precipitation Measure Up?

This exercise combines CoCoRaHS precipitation observations with NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission. This is a great way to compare precipitation estimates from satellites to ground measurements at nearby CoCoRaHS rain gauges.

Analyze the Climate at a Station in Colorado

Select a station of interest to get temperature and precipitation data. This activity will help you analyze changes in climate by season and by year and find climate extremes.

Make a Temperature Map

In this exercise, you will grab temperature data for many stations and put it on a map. This will test your Colorado geography skills and teach you the usefulness of color-coding dots on a map with values.

Reading of the Book "What Makes it Rain"

From the Usborne book collection, this book teaches young children about what makes it rain, how rainbows form, lightning and thunder, and more weather phenomena.

Watch Videos from the CoCoRaHS Educational Series

These fun animated videos will teach you about the difference between weather and climate, weather balloons, the water cycle, watersheds, and measuring the water cycle.