Cloud Types

Mastery Evidence

• Name and describe the three main cloud types: cumulus, stratus, cirrus
• Explain that clouds form when water vapour cools and condenses
• Use cloud type to make a simple prediction about the weather

Assessment Prompt

“If [child] looked up at the sky, could they identify whether the clouds are fluffy cumulus, flat stratus, or wispy cirrus, and explain that clouds are made of tiny water droplets?”